Since it opened in 2017, the primary care clinic serving Portland’s LGBTQ+ community has seen more than 1,000 patients and has added two mental health providers Prism Health, Portland’s first allopathic health clinic focused on primary care for the LGBTQ+ ...
21 Jun 2019 - Ellena Rosenthal
The ensemble’s executive director, Richard Jung, talks about the show and the chorus’s role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement Fifty years ago this month, the struggle for gay rights in the U.S. changed course forever, thanks to a group of gay, lesbian, bisexu ...
14 Jun 2019 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The 1969 uprising in New York City inspired a movement that continues today, but oppression of the LGBTQ+ community’s most marginalized persists, as well At the heart of the story of the Stonewall Rebellion are homeless LGBTQ+ youths, transgender people o ...
14 Jun 2019 - Kathleen Hinkel
Stark Street was once the heart of LGBTQ+ culture, but now ‘we can go anywhere,’ says Walter Cole, better known as the legendary drag queen Darcelle XV PORTLAND, 1964 and 1965: Mayor Terry Schrunk declared war on bars frequented by gays and lesbians follo ...
11 Jan 2019 - Sarah Hansell
COMMENTARY | Sexual and gender minorities are not counted by the Census Bureau, keeping many issues facing those communities out of sight and mind The Census Bureau keeps track of how many people speak Gaelic, how many employees the greeting card industry ...
3 Aug 2018 - Matthew Caruchet
The sport of quidditch has evolved beyond recognition from its fantastical beginnings in the Harry Potter books, but J.K. Rowling’s core message of acceptance and tolerance remains I have a broom handle between my legs, which I’m struggling not to drop wh ...
18 May 2018 - Gary Ryan
The clinic strives to make everyone feel comfortable accessing primary care – no stigma, no judgment Brandon wore his favorite blue nail polish the first time he visited Prism Health, and as he walked into the brightly colored building on Portland’s South ...
12 Jan 2018 - Ellena Rosenthal
COMMENTARY | Everyone deserves access to health care and protection from discrimination Every June, LGBTQ communities around the world come together to celebrate their resilience, strength and activism. The annual parades and events commemorate the Stonew ...
16 Jun 2017 - Jimmy Radosta
She found her place in Portland’s LGBTQ community – but wasn’t always forthcoming about her sexuality. Now, her pageant crown leaves no doubt. Shayla Adkins was beaming in the bathroom line at The Trap in Southeast Portland, straightening the crown atop h ...
16 Jun 2017 - Emilly Prado
The state is not only willing, but eager to work with LGBTQ couples as foster parents Growing up LGBTQ can be tough. For kids growing up Oregon’s foster care system, it can be even tougher. From the time Rickey Bedolla was about 3 years old, he spent mos ...
16 Jun 2017 - Emily Green