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black lives matter

mutual aid

Protesters project a list of demands onto the wall of the Portland Police Bureau's downtown headquarters as Mayor Ted Wheeler attempts to dialog with members of the crowd on July 22

Portland’s Black Lives Matter Protests Prove the Power of Mutual Aid

Donald Trump has described Portland’s Black Lives Matter protesters as “sick and deranged anarchists and agitators.” But after more than 100 nights of collaboration, protesters describe the crowd as “the…

Tuck Woodstock —

Sep 18, 2020

community

literary fiction

lgbt book reviews

Stray City Is a Love Story about Friendship, Portland, and Chelsey Johnson’s Queer Community

If I could have willed a book into existence, that book would be Stray City — so I talked to Chelsey Johnson about her debut novel and what it’s like…

Vanessa —

Feb 12, 2019

christianity

portland

first person

I Accidentally Went Looking For God In Portland

On Easter Sunday, I didn’t go to a church, but I quietly praised God at brunch in community with friends and strangers and so many carbs and those tiny Cadbury…

Adrian —

May 3, 2017

lesbian bar culture

lesbian history

culture

The State of the Lesbian Bar: Portland Sees Popups Replace the E Room

A rich LGBT watering hole history, the last lesbian bar’s betrayal, and thoughts on the current landscape of queer women’s parties and spaces — a dramatic tale of Portland, Oregon…

Alley Hector —

Dec 18, 2014

alcohol

beer