The Downstairs Gallery showcases works from BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and disabled artists When Daren Todd opened The Downstairs Gallery in August, he was surviving, accepting opportunities after the coronavirus pandemic took both his bartending gig and his promisi ...
6 Jan 2021 - Andrew Jankowski
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
Portland activists push for greater inclusion of Black trans and queer voices in the movement In June 1969, police clashed with Black transgender women and other LGBTQ+ groups during the Stonewall uprising, galvanizing generations of activists and inspiri ...
2 Jul 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
A homeless camp for people of color and another for the general population are also set to open over the weekend With Oregon residents ordered to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, houseless communities are at increased risk of infection because o ...
18 Apr 2020 - Celeste Noche
A Portland show, Igniting Voices, will explore an evolution of the experiences of presenters ages 16 to 76 Marilyn Lowles was 51 when she realized her gender identity. As someone assigned male at birth, she was living as a man at the time. Her wife sugges ...
14 Feb 2020 - Sarah Hansell
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
The former Basic Rights Oregon fundraiser explains people power, the art of persuasion and ‘the right respect’ For 20 years, Cathy Abbruzzese diligently dialed the phone for Basic Rights Oregon, raising money the hard way: $20 and $50 at a time. Her effor ...
3 Jan 2020 - Emily Green
Anthony Hudson’s full-length production, ‘Looking for Tiger Lily,’ follows the quest to find validation as a Native artist and be at peace with a complex identity July 21, 2020, update: The world premiere of “Looking for Tiger Lily" has been postpone ...
8 Nov 2019 - Danielle Frost
The trans queer poet and educator runs awQward Talent, which teaches the freedom to just ‘be’ On the lower level of Seattle’s Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, J Mase III stands in front of a small group of people eager to learn about artist sustain ...
23 Aug 2019 - Lisa Edge
For years, his former in-laws have prevented him from being part of the boy’s life, in defiance of repeated court orders When Micah was first placed in his grandparents’ care at 6 months old, all involved agreed it was in the child’s best interest. His t ...
16 Aug 2019 - Emily Green