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Withers: Adams will not seek reelection

James Withers — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:15:39 +0000

Portland’s Mayor Sam Adams has decided not to run for reelection. In a letter to the city, the mayor said he wanted to stay focused on his job. A campaign would require full time effort on his(...)

Assault on Oregon gay couple may be hate crime

logointern1 — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:00:54 +0000

A gay couple in Portland, Ore., was assaulted by three unknown men in an incident that is now being investigated as a bias crime.

According to OregonLive.com, Brad Forkner and Christopher(...)

Withers: What does 2010 mean?

James Withers — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:41:48 +0000

Wish I knew. Some pre-coffee cattiness: not going to miss Sharon Angle, Christine O’Donnell, and Carl Paladino as they slink away from the public stage. I know their supporters think those(...)

Gay student-teacher rehired and still gay

logointern1 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:00:32 +0000

Seth Stambaugh, 23-year-old Oregon student-teacher, was fired in September from Sexton Mountain Elementary School following a complaint made by a 4th grader’s parent regarding the following(...)

Monday Watercooler: A weekend of memorials for dead students

James Withers — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:08:22 +0000

Bishop Long stays mum. Bishop Eddie Long is only offering cryptic comments about the sexual allegations against him. In his sermon yesterday he said something about not being “pulled into a(...)

Top gay family cities: Portland

logointern2 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:00:41 +0000

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a special MWF Pride series on the top small(ish) cities for LGBT families to live, from a great site for families, We Are Goodkin. Check them out, and(...)

Students disciplined for defacing dorm with anti-gay graffiti

logointern1 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:30:55 +0000

Southern Oregon University is not expelling the two students who defaced a dorm with anti-gay slurs, Fox 12 Oregon reports.

Rather, the university hearing board mandated that Blake Adkins and(...)

Gay-friendly judge wins Ore. Supreme Court race

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:23:27 +0000

(Portland, Ore.) An appeals court judge who wrote a historic opinion extending gay and lesbian rights, has won a seat on the Oregon State Supreme Court.

Jack Landau, an Oregon Court of Appeals(...)

The state of gay marriage: NY, NJ, NH, Ore., Mich. and DC

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:52:28 +0000

The struggle for marriage equality looks like a juggling act this week: New York’s up in the air, New Jersey is poised to hop from one hand (the legislature) to another (the governor). And(...)

Ore. gay rights activists aiming for new vote

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:05 +0000

(Salem, Ore.) Gay rights backers kicked off a voter education campaign Monday aimed at eventually overturning Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Evan Wolfson of the national gay rights group(...)