Many thought the Adams/Breedlove saga ended with the release of the Oregon State Attorney General’s report.

An angry Beau Breedlove took to the KGW Channel 8 airwaves last night, and left behind new accusations.

You can listen to the interview here.

That’s right, kids. Adam Lambert, the crazily charismatic American Idol runner-up — and groundbreaking Rolling Stone cover boy — is in P-town. Lambert is set to perform, along with his fellow AI finalists, July 5 at the Rose Garden. The show marks the first date of this summer’s AI Live touring juggernaut.

Just Out knows that Lambert is stationed at downtown’s Hotel Monaco throughout his Portland visit. If fans catch sight of our beloved performer, please send your anecdotes and pics our way and we’ll post them here.

Tickets for Sunday’s 7 p.m. performane run $40.50-$69.50, available at 877-789-7673 or through www.rosequarter.com. Knowledge of his hotel room number runs $500 — or so we hear.

Photo by Matthew Rolston, courtesy of Rolling Stone.

Peter David’s X-Factor, 45 - a best-selling X-Men related title - is breaking new ground with the image at right.

The issue features mainstream comics’ first same-sex kiss, between Rictor and Shatterstar. The characters’ relationship has been hinted at throughout the series.

On David’s blog, he is quick to assure fans that “no, it’s not a fake out. A number of people seem to be concerned that Star is still under Cortex’s control. Or that Rictor is going to freak out the next panel and say, ‘Dude, what the hell?’ That would be cheap. I don’t do cheap. Okay, sometimes I do, but not this time. I’m not interested in having people say, ‘Peter David introduced this and then chickened out.’”

As per the news today about the ruling in favor of Diane Schroer (nee David Schroer), the Human Right Campaign has issued a supportive public statement today.

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued the following statement today in reaction to the decision by the U.S. Department of Justice not to appeal an earlier court decision in Schroer v. Billington, in which a federal district court concluded that Library of Congress officials violated federal sex discrimination law when they withdrew a job offer from a transgender woman because she was transitioning:

“The Administration made the right decision in standing by the court’s ruling that the Library of Congress violated the law and discriminated against Diane Schroer for being a transgender woman,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.  “Diane served her country for 25 years in the U.S. Army with bravery and distinction, but despite her expertise and experience, the Library of Congress decided she couldn’t continue that service in civilian life simply because she is transgender.  We applaud Diane’s continuing work to make sure discrimination based on gender identity ends in this country and congratulate her and the ACLU, which represented her, on this important victory.” Schroer testified in June of 2008 at an historic Congressional hearing on workplace discrimination based on gender identity.  The hearing, “An Examination of Discrimination Against Transgender Americans in the Workplace,” discussed the real and pervasive mistreatment transgender workers face everyday, the role Congress can play in eradicating discrimination based on gender identity, and how corporate America is leading the way toward full equality in the workplace. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), introduced in the U.S. House last week, would address discrimination in the workplace by making it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on the person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.  This bill would reflect the values, shared by the vast majority of Americans, that employment decisions should be based on a person’s qualifications and work ethic.  To learn more about ENDA, visit: http://www.hrc.org/laws_and_elections/enda.asp.

Looking for something to satiate your wily outdoor whims this 4th of July weekend? Great Frith, who isn’t?

This Saturday, Portland’s LGBTQ soccer club,  NetRippers F.C., will be hosting their second annual co-ed soccer tournament at Fernhill Park in northeast Portland (NE 37th and Ainsworth).

For extended details on schedule, participation, registration, contact and costs, check out the NetRippers F.C. Web site.

After Monday’s pledge from President Obama to reaffirm the gay rights agenda he promised during his campaign run, the White House announced today that it will not fight a ruling awarded to Diane Schroer (formerly David Schroer) for $491,190 in back pay and damages because of sex discrimination.

Schroer, a retired Army Special Forces commander from Alexandria, VA, was offered a job at the Library of Congress when she was a man. But the job was rescinded after Schroer informed a library official about the planned operation to become a woman.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Schroer’s behalf in 2005, and two months ago a federal judge awarded her $491,190 in back pay and damages because of sex discrimination.

The Library of Congress and President George W. Bush’s Justice Department had argued unsuccessfully that discrimination because of transsexuality was not illegal sex discrimination under the Civil Rights Act.

Schroer said she saw the administration’s decision not to appeal as a recognition that transgender discrimination must end and “gives me renewed hope and restores some of my shaken faith in what our country stands for.”

“This case put employers on notice that discrimination against transgender individuals is like any other form of discrimination — counterproductive and against our principles as a nation,” she said in a statement. But she added that Congress must pass a law preventing “rampant” transgender discrimination across the country.

The move on behalf of the White House and the Obama administration not to challenge the ruling is being heralded as a good first step to recovering the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans community’s trust.

The ACLU said the decision not to appeal fits with Obama’s campaign promises to protect transgender workers against discrimination and his administration’s recent order taking steps to bar gender identity discrimination in federal employment.

“The administration’s decision not to challenge this important civil rights ruling is a welcome sign that it intends to live up to its commitment to help end transgender discrimination in the workplace,” said Sharon McGowan, a staff attorney with the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project.

Perry Hart, Roxie Hart and Miss Avon Laydee Hart invite you to the third annual Pink Ribbon Show. This annual event is a benefit for the local chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

The list of performers includes, but is not limited to, Topaz Crawford, Roxie Hart, and the new Miss Gay Oregon, Adrienne Alexander.

Opening the show will be a special performance by RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant wannabe Bolivia Carmichaels.

This show is being presented at the Egyptian Club at 3701 SE Division. Show starts at 7:00, on Friday, July 3.

Art lovers, a new exhibit showcasing works by area queer artists open Thursday, July 2 at the BFA Gallery at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, 1241 NW Johnson St.

The focus of this exhibit is the works of PNCA artists who are queer, or, are working with queer themes. Co-curated by Saral Black, Finn Grey and Wayne Bund, this show brings together faculty and students as they present a contemporary exhibit of queerness.

This show runs through August 2.

Al Franken is now officially a U.S. Senator. From Minnesota.

Seriously.  He really is this time. It says so here.

If it’s on the Web, it must be right.