As Vermont prepares itself for its law allowing gay marriage to take effect tomorrow, it seems that more reports are pontificating upon the anticlimactic onslaught of Tuesday marriages. In fact, being that September 1st is a Tuesday, it’s going to be difficult for gay couples who even wanted to get married to get the day [...]

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Damn, what’s a word for vehicles that starts with W?

What we have here is a car wash for the Guns N Rollers roller derby team.

Come get spiffed up on Sunday, August 30 at the parking lot of Andy and Bax, 324 SE Grand in Portland. I did not know Andy and Bax even had a [...]

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Or at least can help do. Now’s your chance to vote your picks for the “sexiest videos” to play during Logo network’s “Utterly Shameless Totally Hot Weekend.” Among the contenders is “Voodoo Engine,” a clip by Portland’s own Kelly Moe. Directed by Erica Brown and James Westby, the video features Maile Thiesen and Moe, whose [...]

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Arts organizations from around the city will gather from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow for an outdoor festival of performances, classes and workshops.
Did we mention it was free?
Fall.ART.Live is your sneak peek at the upcoming arts season.
The bill includes performances by Bouand Dance, Josie Moseley Dance, Linda Austin Dance, Metro Dancers, Northwest Professional Dance Project, [...]

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Ducketts Public House (825 N. Killingsworth St.) plays host for a concert tomorrow night to benefit Radical Women. Kicking off at 8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 29, “Beats & Rhymes to Excite & Unite” features performances by MC/spoken-word artist Ro Deezy, political songwriter David Rovics and MC/”soulstress” Toni Hill.
Admission to the show is free, but PBR’s [...]

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Have you checked out the latest slice of unemployed Recessionista life, courtesy of Just Out columnist Nick Mattos?
You should. This time around, our fearless Portland bon vivant recounts how a late night at Silverado gives way to an early morning epiphany on the Hawthorne Bridge. There’s Tzatziki sauce and 7-Eleven taquitos and a Sharpie pen [...]

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The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus has announced it is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. For PGMC, one of the nation’s oldest gay-identified choruses and an active part of the Portland community for almost 30 years, the grant couldn’t have come at a better time.
Says the Chorus’ artistic director, [...]

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Pop superstar Madonna experienced something she’s not used to. Last night, in Budapest, Romania during her Sticky & Sweet tour, the diva was booed when she spoke out against discrimination.
A couple of Madge’s backup dancers are gypsies, the despised minority that is considered by human rights advocates to be the most discriminated group in Europe.Â
At first, fans politely [...]

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Jump start your weekend early tonight at Red Cap Garage (1035 SW Stark), the site of the inaugural “Dykeotomy” event. Bust a move in the midst of all “all lady bartenders and DJs,” and buy lots of Jello Shots to help the “Panty Rippers” purchase new uniforms for the San Francisco Festival’s Babes Soccer Tourney [...]

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Yes, yes, you did.
CNN poster boy anchor Anderson Cooper lit into that annoying little reality twerp Heidi Montag — who, cough, cough, “performed” on the Miss Universe Pageant — last night. Me-ow.
Take it away, Coop. And thank you. XOXO, Just Out

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