tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113419622008-05-14T23:59:44.763-07:00Gavin S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01226876468819538640noreply@blogger.comBlogger839125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-56691466673056356892008-05-14T22:36:00.000-07:002008-05-14T22:38:18.528-07:00

Tomorrow at 10am, the California Supreme Court will make their ruling on whether California's marriage ban will be upheld or not. Stay tuned.

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-45488493462482037582008-05-11T19:49:00.000-07:002008-05-11T20:00:01.992-07:00

Obama picked up an endorsement from California superdelegate Crystal Strait, a Young Democrats of America board member and a former California Young Democrats president. "It's probably the hardest decision I've made in my life," Strait told CNN. "I respect both candidates so much. But listening to how young people voted and caucused around the country, I know this was the right decision." [...

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Some great stories surrounding the race for president. Young evangelical voters ditching the GOP and voting for Obama? [Seattle Times] Saturday Night Live gives Clinton a not so subtle hint [video here] GOP Convention organizer, Doug Goodyear, resigns after his PR firm accepted $350,000 to represent the Burmese junta in 2002. [source] Regional campaign manager for McCain, Doug Davenport, also

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As Oregonians are voting right this very second - and each day following until May 20th (we all vote by mail), I feel this wave of change and damn it feels good. With a solid victory in North Carolina and what I consider a victory in Indiana - Obama-rama is taking hold. On a side note, Oregonians should know that Obama will be in here Oregon May 9th and 10th. That is this Friday and Saturday!

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-21527255053317098742008-05-02T14:42:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:57:49.867-07:00

It's no surprise that we are crazy about the idea of having Sam Adams as Portland's mayor. His unique vision, his tackling of the big/controversial issues and his steadfast drive to create a more livable Portland - or as his campaign would say 'Let's Move Portland Forward'. That sums it up. It's also hard to overlook the fact that Portland would make history, aside from his groundbreaking,

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On April 29, the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted plaintiffs' motion for expedited review in Lemons v. Bradbury, the lawsuit filed by out-of-state groups seeking to revive last year's failed referendum against Oregon's domestic partnership law by forcing elections officials to change the way they treat signatures on voter petitions. The original review schedule set by the Court likely

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A monument honoring the homosexual men and women who were persecuted due to their sexual orientation and perished during the Holocaust is to be established in Meir Garden in Tel Aviv, according to Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai A quarter of a million homosexuals were persecuted during the Holocaust, and tens of thousands were murdered because the Nazi Party believed their sexual preference to be

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-28887227493218686702008-04-27T18:05:00.000-07:002008-04-27T18:34:54.872-07:00

After failing on their first attempt to overturn Oregon's Anti-Discrimination and Domestic Partnership laws, Oregon's anti-gays (who actually live in Tennessee) have admitted possible failure. More importantly they are claiming a possible failure on IP 146 which is Oregon's Domestic Partnership law. This means that Oregon's Anti-Discrimination law would be the only one on the ballot come November

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-80605899050073626152008-04-26T14:54:00.000-07:002008-04-26T14:59:50.154-07:00

In just about a month (May 30) the Sex and the City movie will be in theaters! I for one cannot wait. Take a look at this new trailer.

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Could it be? Shall we plan celebration parties already? Well not quite yet - but on the heels of Basic Rights Oregon appealing (to the Oregon Supreme Court) the language of two initiatives (IP 144 & IP 145) that would aim to repeal Oregon's newly enacted Domestic Partnership and Anti-Discrimination laws, and the possibility of the same thing happening to the third filed by anti-gays... they may

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Basic Rights Oregon delivered today. They're taking the fight to the Oregon Supreme Court. Just Out is reporting that BRO may in fact be holding up the anti-gay initiatives by appealing to the OSC. Via JustOut: Basic Rights Oregon's legal representation - Margaret Olney, of Smith, Diamond and Olney, representing BRO's Jeana Frazzini and Frank Dixon - have just filed appeals to the state Supreme

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Check. Check and uhh - check. Here is the first national ad from the DNC.

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Shocking. Blue Oregon has the dirt on McCain's keynote address at a 1993 fundraiser for the Oregon Citizens Alliance (OCA) headed up by Lon Mabon. The OCA was responsible for numerous anti-gay ballot initiatives up until their last attempt in 2000. If you've lived in Oregon for any amount of time, you know the OCA and their hateful and often violent ways. From Blue Oregon: It seems that the

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-23849725740887498142008-04-18T13:21:00.001-07:002008-04-18T18:19:57.540-07:00

Ok boys and girls. Check out this new clothing line from Portland. It's got hot and sexy written all over it.

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I thought this was a joke when I saw it on another blog. Could it be that my high school in a little suburb of the Bay Area would really be putting up an exhibit of gay athletes? That's huge. You see the school is located in Danville, CA. About 40 minutes outside of San Francisco. It's a place with a lot of money and sometimes, but not always that can breed conservatives. This should be

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-72259906651357041462008-04-17T11:34:00.000-07:002008-04-17T11:42:29.860-07:00

Portland's very own Gossip made an appearance on David Letterman last night. Beth Ditto, Gossip's queer lead vocal can sure belt it out. Video below: Check them out on iTunes and hear the rest of their music. Hat tip to Stephen at JO.

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For those of you in Portland, I highly recommend heading out to Mississippi Pizza tonight to see Eric Himan perform at 9pm. Eric's an amazing talent and queer to boot. Mississippi Pizza is a very intimate venue, perfect to watch him up close and personal. Here's a video of Eric: Come tonight! Mississippi is located at: 3552 N Mississippi Ave Portland, OR 97227

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Last week California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger came out and came out strong against an anti-marriage equality initiative currently in the works in California. His strong opposition to the anti-marriage initiative surprised many of us as he vetoed two marriage equality bills within the last two years. Here's the video in case you missed it. More about a possible victory in the Supreme Court after

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-88856120267832403472008-04-15T09:48:00.000-07:002008-04-25T18:13:50.304-07:00

After all the speculation including the possibility he was dating T.R. Knight, 28 year-old Luke Macfarlane has come out of the closet. The Brothers and Sisters star's interview is below. Though no secret to his family and close friends, Macfarlane has, until now, been guarded about his personal life as a gay man. Over lunch in Los Angeles, where he lives, he initially insists that he has no

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-36948251017154957392008-04-14T18:23:00.000-07:002008-04-14T18:30:34.523-07:00

That's right. I was just as surprised to hear it. Of all the places Chelsea decided to swing by on Saturday night was Portland's annual famed Red Dress Party. Though she didn't wear a red dress (as required) she was wearing a Product RED t-shirt under her suit jacket. Photo via Marty Davis at Just Out.

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Via Queerty: Bill O'Reilly probably thinks himself the straightest man in America, but he's sure got a strange fixation with the homosexuals. If that video isn't enough to job your memory, we all remember how windbag Bill blasted the Padres' gay day, fabricated anarchic lesbian gangs, ragged on two teenage gays and, most recently, derided pregnant trans man Thomas Beatie. Okay, so that last

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That's right - right here in the grand ol' United States of America a committed couple could face jail time for wanting to be married. Their trial started this morning. The trial for lesbian couple Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 14th at the Denver City and County Building located at 1437 Bannock Street, in Courtroom 117M. The two were arrested for

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After 17 years of trying, Detroit has become the latest city to ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity. City council voted 8-1 to amend the city's nondiscrimination ordinance which already bars discrimination against lesbians and gays. City Council President Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. said, "The practices and policies of the City of Detroit should promote a public confidence in the

Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11341962.post-54829083019131306562008-04-08T09:24:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:20:32.269-07:00

This morning Basic Rights Oregon weighed in on the U.S. Senate race between Jeff Merkley and Steve Novick. Basic Rights Oregon announced that it has endorsed Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate in Oregon's Democratic Primary. "Jeff Merkley has been a strong ally on issues important to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community," said Basic Rights Oregon Executive Director Jeana Frazzini. "As

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