World Forestry Center hosts ChocolateFest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Washington Park. Admission is $5-$8. Read on:
ChocolateFest is Portland’s premier chocolate event. Visitors can indulge in our cascading chocolate fountains, be delighted by delicious chocolate samples, and shop in our Chocolate Bazaar and Market. Stop by for Choco-talks [...]

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Get ready for your close-up, queer Portland.
Just Out has learned that multiple national news outlets are descending on Portland this weekend to cover the continuously unfolding saga of mayor Sam Adams.
According to sources contacted at this paper, CBS News and the Logo Network are among the national media planning to touch down in Stumptown this weekend [...]

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Two girls attending California Lutheran High School in Riverside, Calif. were expelled from their school because administrators believed they had a romantic relationship.
Is that legal?
The girls’ families sued under the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, which prevents for-profit businesses from arbitrarily discriminating against customers.
And they lost.
According to this article:
The Fourth District Court of Appeals in [...]

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Butch it up, lady!

Football might not be everyone’s thing – though football players might – but how can you not love the amazing spectacle and living-room insanity that is Super Bowl Sunday?
If you want to share some of that rowdy Super Bowl fever with other queers, head over to the Egyptian Room, 3701 SE Division [...]

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The lineup for the three-day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival scheduled for April 17 to 19 near Palm Springs, Calif., has been announced, and there are some major surprises, including the legendary Paul McCartney and trouble magnet Amy Winehouse (for my take on her last Coachella appearance, click here).
Queer acts include Morrissey, Hercules [...]

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The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus presents Venus Eclipsed, an adults-only, cabaret-style show where bawdy humor and inelegant situations will certainly be in full view as members present crass acts of hilarity, 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Reed College’s Kaul Auditorium, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd. Tickets are $25-$35 here. Read on:
One show only!
See our exclusive video…a [...]

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Tomorrow evening is the glitzy Winter Gala, a benefit for Q Center.
What was once the Mayor’s Ball is now celebrating “the diversity of Portland.”
What will you be celebrating tomorrow night? A reason to check out The Nines Hotel? A chance to hear the seductive and socially engaging Storm Large sing? Q Center’s varied ways of [...]

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A U.S. District Court judge told Californians that the sun must shine on ballot measures as a federal judge denied a request yesterday to allow the donors to the Yes on Prop 8 campaign to remain anonymous.
California’s campaign disclosure laws, intended to protect the public from corruption, led both judges to their decisions.
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That was the sentiment a Wall Street currency trader encountered after coming out as a vegetarian to his new boss.
Ryan Pacifico, who is straight, married and a veggie, has filed a lawsuit against his supervisor, Robert Catalanello, his company, Calyon in the Americas, and one other employee over homophobic slurs after he said he didn’t [...]

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Vino Vixens presents Portland artist Jody Crocker performing music from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s as well as her own songs from 8 to 10 p.m. today at 2929 S.E. Powell Blvd. A variety of local wines as well as specialty beers will be available for purchase. The work of local artists will be on [...]

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