While the ‘No on 9‘ committee successfully defeated the measure, it did not challenge the dominant white supremacy that persisted throughout the movement and society 1992 was a significant year in Oregon's political history. The state was in the mids ...
9 Nov 2022 - Cecil Charles P...
Opposition to the anti-LGBTQIA+ Measure 9 rallied support throughout Oregon to fight a shared cause The draconian anti-gay ballot measure put forth by the ultra-Christian Oregon Citizens Alliance, or OCA, in 1992 was barely defeated. It was the first time ...
2 Nov 2022 - Melissa Lang
Oregonians came close to adopting one of the most regressive laws in the country, but activists and community members fought hard against Ballot Measure 9 Thirty years ago, a ballot measure went before Oregon voters that has since been referred to as “one ...
26 Oct 2022 - Melissa Lang
“ A year ago, I was showering in the dark.” While this experience may seem unfamiliar to some, to many transgender people it’s more than relatable. Turning the lights off can be a simple accommodation when what you see may not match who you are. Chloe, wr ...
6 Jul 2022 - W. Barnett Marcus
Pops, a Street Roots staffer and former vendor, has faced harassment in public restrooms, as have so many other trans and gender non-conforming people James “Pops” Duby, Street Roots’ vendor program assistant, was visiting the Lloyd Center with his wife o ...
19 May 2021 - Kat Wasula
‘Black queer femmes need to be the center of everyone’s advocacy,’ says Ben Louis, an organizer of PDXQueerFront Ben Louis is a 17-year-old non-binary individual living in Portland. They are passionate about advocacy and journalism, often blending both to ...
19 May 2021 - Ben Louis
The last time columnist Ga lo Vann saw her, it was on the news: The Black trans woman had been found hanging from a noose in a tree Ga lo Vann is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Eastern Oklahoma and a prisoner at Oregon State Correctional Ins ...
19 May 2021 - Ga lo Vann
Portland has been a refuge for transgender people fleeing atrocities elsewhere, but we must recognize where we are still failing these members of our community Many transgender people face a difficult choice. The choice is not about which gender to identi ...
19 May 2021 - SR editorial board
A CROOKED PATH FORWARD | We must take action to save LGBTQ+ lives I was 38 years old the first time I lived with a gay man. We were roommates in treatment. A counselor had taken me aside and asked if I was OK sharing a room with him. He was originally as ...
5 Jul 2020 - Dustin Dandliker
COMMENTARY | Trans people experiencing homelessness find few protections from HUD Ben Carson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, made news last year for his statements about transgender people. In a September 2019 meeting w ...
10 Jan 2020 - Jonah DeChants