You may know her as a comedian, but Margaret Cho takes on many roles in her life. The Korean-American speaks on her sexuality and LGBTQ activism in the media. Margaret Cho has been doing stand-up comedy since her early teens. In 1994 she starred in an ABC ...
5 Nov 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar
My parents and the people I grew up around are kind, loving, caring people. Stereotypes are easy, but reality is always more complicated. I never learned hate from them, but there was a lot of fear. As Evangelicals, one of the things they feared most was ...
23 Jan 2014 - Peter Walker
If you have attended any dance parties around Portland recently, chances are you’ve noticed revelers taking a break from the festivities to wait in line. The sight is an odd one until you find local artist Michael Horwitz at the center of the crowd, color ...
29 Jan 2014 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
In this month of Gay Pride, we have seen real progress that all of us can celebrate. State by state, the scales of discrimination against gay men and lesbians are falling away. In May, a federal judge struck down Oregon’s ban on marriage for same-sex coup ...
15 Jun 2014 - SR editorial board
In her debut novel, Northwest author Megan Kruse explores family and queerness from three perspectives Megan Kruse came of age as a queer youth in quasi-rural Washington – outside of Tulalip to be exact. And like many youths, she gravitated toward Portlan ...
6 Mar 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
As co-directors transform Basic Rights Oregon, they remain committed to putting LGBTQ issues ‘front and center’ Advocacy group Basic Rights Oregon sees this as a “transformational moment” in the fight for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender a ...
7 May 2015 - Jared Paben
We'll continue to stand against the forces of bigotry and homophobia It was not that long ago that the LGBTQ community was subjected to sanctioned discrimination and violence. It’s been only 12 years since the first state in the union, Massachusetts, ...
8 Dec 2016 - SR editorial board
Transgender advocates ramp up efforts to help people change their documents as they anticipate threats to LGBTQ rights The transgender community has gained more civil liberties during the administration of President Barack Obama than at any other time in ...
11 Dec 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Anna Vasquez is one of the San Antonio Four – LGBT Latinas imprisoned for more than a decade for a horrific crime that never occurred. Now, Vasquez is working to protect others from wrongful conviction. Anna Vasquez and three of her friends – Elizabeth Ra ...
10 May 2017 - Suzanne Zalokar
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