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The Future of HIV Treatment Is Injectable

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Promising Drugs Could Expand Treatment–If We Get Out of Our Own Way by Vivian McCall [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] As Sidney Adjetey laid on an exam table at Harborview Medical Center with his T-shirt hiked up, research clinician Phoebe Bryson-Cahn examined injection sites on either side of his belly button. In April, University of Washington

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Q Marks the Spot

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

For two decades, the Q Center has been a safe haven for the LGBTQ2SIA+ community—and they have even bigger dreams for the future. by Abe Asher [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Even though it’s currently only open by appointment at its longtime home on North Mississippi, the Q Center’s building, shuttered for two years during the height of

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Queer Bars in Portland, a History

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Silverado was once Flossie's; Lowensdale Park was once a place to cruise—take a brief dive into a history of our city's queer spaces. by Joe Streckert [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] The Silverado is obviously and stridently a gay bar. Rainbow tassels line the kitchen, attractive men in snug underwear sling drinks, and posters of shirtless

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Where to Find a Queer-Owned Bar or Restaurant Near You

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Fourteen spots to try during Portland Pride Summer—and beyond! by Julianne Bell [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Happy Pride Summer! It’s a great time to think about how you can put some of your hard-earned dollars toward supporting local LGBTQ-owned businesses, while you’re out and about this summer and all year long. And so? We’ve rounded

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Cocktail-Coded

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Northeast Portland neighborhood wine bar Bonne Chance built a queer clientele on allyship and Malört. by Andrew Jankowski [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] What makes a gay bar? Is it that little Progress Pride flag in the window? If that were the case, nearly every bar in Portland would feel queer-coded. No, what makes a gay bar is not simply the

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Queer Eye for the Pedalpalooza Ride

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Portland leads the way in welcoming riders of all genders and sexualities. by Taylor Griggs [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Despite the campy spandex uniform worn by those truly dedicated to the sport, cycling still has a reputation for having a certain straight guy “bro” quality that can make it intimidating for non-men and queer folks to get involved. But

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We Are in Cinema's Golden Age of the Lesbian Dirtbag

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Celebrate Pride with lesbian cinema! Without crying, for once! by HR Smith [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Historical moments in queerness arrive in many forms. One of them arrived this spring, when movie audiences watched a roided-out lady bodybuilder smash a scumbag’s face into a coffee table before she and her long-suffering girlfriend put his corpse into

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Find Queer Comedy Tonight!

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Our roundup of the best queer (and queer adjacent) comedy shows in Portland. by Wm. Steven Humphrey [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Portland’s comedy scene is, hands down, one of the best in the nation, and that includes a tsunami of LGBTQ+ comedians and queer based (and adjacent) comedy shows. Seriously... there are so many! Here’s a roundup of some of the

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Mona Chrome Is—Ironically Enough—a "Walking Crayon Box"

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Gary Barnes sees drag as a way to combine their passions for painting, costume design, and dance—all at once! by Andrew Jankowski [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] RuPaul’s Drag Race has had so many seasons and spinoffs that an entire generation doesn’t remember a time before RuPaul sent scores of drag superstars sashaying away. Portland drag

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All Pride All the Time

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

There’s something happening every weekend, as we count down to Portland Pride! by Andrew Jankowski [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Pride is in July again this year, but the queer fun lasts all summer long (and beyond). That’s why our roundup of summer queer events gives you plenty of dance parties, drag shows, and more, as we count down to Pride

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EverOut's 2024 Pride Event Calendar

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

Don't miss a minute of fun during this year's Queer Summer! by Julianne Bell [Find the Mercury's Queer Guide in print—available in more than 500 spots citywide!—eds.] Community Oaks Park Pride Oaks Park celebrates the Portland queer community with a day of discounted rides, limited-edition treats, pride-themed carnival game prizes, special performances, and more. Did I mention free cake and balloons

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QUEER PUZZLE PAGE!

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/13

You don't have to be queer to figure out these puzzles... but it helps! by Wm. Steven Humphrey Click here to expand, download, and print for your puzzling pleasure! (Oh, and scroll down past this annoying sidebar. 👉 Seriously, technology is the worst.) STUMPED?!? Find the answers for all these puzzles here!

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Good Morning, News: New Mayoral Candidate, Traffic...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/12

by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! It's going to be sunny for the rest of the workweek, but as soon as the weekend hits, BAM—we're in for clouds and rain. But

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Portland Chefs Again Win Top Honors at the James...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/12

Oh, we were actually just talking about Langbaan and Gregory Gourdet being wonderful. by Suzette Smith Oh, we were actually just talking about Langbaan being wonderful. And now they have a James Beard Award. Neat! Just two weeks back, critic Andrea Damewood revisited reviews from her first year of food criticism for the Mercury, and highlighted the Slabtown prix fixe restaurant, dubbing it "absolutely essential

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How a Food Bank Illuminated Cultural, Political...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/11

The situation in Gaza has sent shockwaves through politics, universities, K-12 schools, and recently the Oregon Food Bank by Kevin Foster The Oregon Food Bank (OFB) says it hasn’t seen a big financial loss since losing support from a number of Portland-based Jewish organizations after the food bank called for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Israel’s war against Palestine.” OFB says the loss in support is

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Savage Love: Feathered Friends (With Benefits)

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/11

Grandma has a very... unusual... relationship with her pet parakeet. (Gulp.) by Dan Savage [Dear Readers: I’m traveling today. Please enjoy this infamous column from the first decade of Savage Love. — Dan] As an avid reader of your column, I thought of you and only you for help with this problem. My grandmother, 78 and widowed, is a kind, generous woman who has seen her share of difficult times. She is a bit

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Good Morning, News: How To Buy a Portland Streetcar,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/11

by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! We're in for a high of 74 degrees with a visit from the clouds today. 🌤. If you've been too blissed out in the sunshine to

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STREET VIEW: Biketown for Who?

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/11

Portland deserves a better bike share program. by Taylor Griggs At the end of May, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced upcoming adjustments to Biketown, the city’s Nike-branded bike share program. The changes involve cuts to Biketown for All: the popular, critical component of the bike share system that has allowed thousands of low-income Portlanders to temporarily rent electric bikes,

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Kids are Just Tiny Humans

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/11

by Anonymous Listen, I get it. You don't feel comfortable around kids, and you don't want to be around them at a restaurant or brewery or whatever. But here's the thing; you're no prize either. I don't want to hear about your job or hobbies or smell your stank ass breath or whatever. But I need to deal with you. And you need to deal with me. And that kid is just another motherfucker we all have to deal with. No more no less. So just suck

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This Portland Gay Bar Is Opening a Family-Friendly...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/06/10

Since spring, we've wondered about "Scandals East." Here's the plan. by Suzette Smith In keeping with the bar's title, Scandals found itself the subject of rumor this spring, after architect Iain MacKenzie tweeted out a liquor license application for a "Scandals East" on NE Alberta. The gossip engine roared to life—was the downtown location moving? Was it closing? It is not, but Scandals East won't be more of the

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