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Riki Wilchins: A queer titan looks back
Activist and author Riki Wilchins thinks “we may be reaching a point of diminishing returns on identity politics — that is, organizing everything politically by who and what you are.” By Leela Ginelle,...
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Where Are They Now? – Catching Up With A Few Characters from Our First Two Years
By Nick Mattos, PQ Monthly In our two years of covering the region’s LGBTQ news, PQ Monthly has highlighted some interesting, odd, controversial characters. To bring you up to speed, here are updates...
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Vice Clique: An Old-Fashioned Gay Sex Scandal
By Robin Will, Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest for PQ Monthly Who can resist a good sex scandal? In November of 1912, The Portland News was selling extra editions on the street,...
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“Given Time, I am Confident Attitudes will Shift” –Lisa Naito, 2004
Editor’s note: PQ Monthly interviews former Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn and Commissioners Lisa Naito, Serena Cruz Walsh and Maria Rojo de Steffey—who answer questions together for the first time...
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A brief history of Oregon’s freedom to marry movement
By George T. Nicola, Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN), Special to PQ Monthly I came out in 1970 through the Portland Gay Liberation Front (GLF), Oregon’s first...
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Rob Nosse Appointed to the Oregon House
By George T. Nicola, Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN), Special to PQ Monthly The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners has appointed equality champion and Oregon Nurses...
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Portland Latino Gay Pride 2014 Produces Festive Events
By George T. Nicola and Liz Rodriguez, GLAPN Special to PQ Monthly Portland Latino Gay Pride (PLGP) sponsored its official annual series of events Friday July 25 through Sunday July 27. The Friday...
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Oregon State Bar Continuing Education Class to Cover Oregon Legal...
By George T. Nicola and Kevin Clonts, GLAPN, Special to PQ Monthly The Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN) and OGALLA: The LGBT Bar Association of Oregon, in partnership with...
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Oregon State Bar Cosponsors Continuing Education Class “LGBT Rights in...
By George T. Nicola, Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN), Special to PQ Monthly On September 4, OGALLA: The LGBT Bar Association of Oregon; GLAPN (Gay & Lesbian Archives of...
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Oregon State Bar Sponsors Class on Marriage Equality
By George T. Nicola, Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN), Special to PQ Monthly The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Diversity Section presented a September 25 Continuing Legal Education...
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A Royal History: The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court in Context
By Nick Mattos, PQ Monthly Who reigns over Oregon like a sovereign? What was, and is, the most fabulous fraternity in all the land? Oregon’s oldest LGBTQ organization, and one that has raised hundreds...
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Three Portland Metro Openly LGBTQ Candidates Win Their Elections
George T. Nicola By George T. Nicola, GLAPN Three openly LGBTQ Portland areas candidates for public office won in the November general election. Attorney Karin Power took 54% of the votes in a field of...
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Pioneering Straight Ally Gretchen Kafoury Dies
By George T. Nicola, GLAPN In 1973, a small group of Oregonians in the state’s recently launched gay movement wanted to obtain non-discrimination legal protection for the first time. However, none of...
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GLAPN celebrated its 21st birthday with an exhibit and opening reception
By George T. Nicola, GLAPN GLAPN has been collecting, documenting, and sharing the LGBTQ history of the Pacific Northwest, especially Oregon, since 1994. Our history is community based, which means it...
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Portland PFLAG Black Chapter Holds Black History Month LGBTQ
By George T. Nicola, GLAPN “If we don’t know where we’ve been, how will we know where we’re going?” asked PFLAG Portland Black Chapter introducing the LGBTQ community to a special celebration honoring...
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Nominations are Now Open for Queer Heroes NW 2015
By Robin Will and George T. Nicola, GLAPN For the fourth year, GLAPN (Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest) and Q Center are teaming up for Queer Heroes NW, to name a queer hero for...
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“The Most Interesting Woman Who Ever Lived in this State …”
By Robin Will, GLAPN Dr. Marie Equi’s progressive radical lesbian feminist credentials are as germane today as they ever were. She was the talk of the town, not always in a good way, 100 years ago,...
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A Different Daughter, Billye Talmadge
Billye Talmadge, Ph.D September 1955, she joined a group of other women in Rose Bamberger’s living room for a gathering that would lay the foundation for the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first...
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Local Activists Win Light a Fire Awards
Light a Fire Award winners left to right Jean DeMaster, Giovanni Blair McKenzie, Anita Yap By George T. Nicola, GLAPN Each year, Portland Monthly magazine presents its Light a Fire Awards which it...
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PFLAG Portland Wins National Award
PFLAG Portland in Portland’s 2014 Pride Parade By George T. Nicola, GLAPN PFLAG Portland Oregon originated in 1976 as Parents of Gays (POG). In 1983, it joined a coalition of national groups to become...
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