It’s just about time for that end-of-year onslaught of “best of this” and “worst of that” year-in-review lists, editorials, blah blah blah.
As Just Out begins to put together our own inimitable look back on queer Oregon in 2008, we wanna hear from you: what were your favorite LGBT news stories from the year just passed? [...]

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Hot lesbian pulp!

There is nothing on your calendar tonight, right?, so you’ve got to head down to the Q Center (69 SE Taylor Ave.) to catch a Portland Gay & Lesbian Film Festival screening of the insanely good Sapphic documentary “Forbidden Love,” on the history of those steamy 1950’s lesbian romance novels, and the women who [...]

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If you were one of the 500+ peeps who hit the red carpet or the dance floor with Just Out at last Saturday’s blowout 25th anniversary party, we wanna see it!
We’re looking for photos of you and your friends looking hawt at the party – and the best ones submitted could appear in future issues [...]

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Was it amazing…? Or was it AMAZING??
Last night’s Just Out 25th anniversary blowout at Boxxes/Red Cap brought LGBT and allied Oregon together for the most glittery, raucous, butts-to-nuts packed party in all of Just Out’s quarter-century history, no question.

Between the hawt gold body paint-bedecked dancers, the balls-out jamming from our favorite bear-band trio Sneakin’ Out and a red carpet [...]

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It’s quarter to 4, and the Just Out staff has begun drinking in the office (New Deal + cran), so it must be blowout anniversary party time.
This is your final reminder about Saturday night’s huge Just Out 25th anniversary party at Boxxes/Red Cap, SW 11th and Stark, from 9 pm until they throw us out on [...]

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In today’s Just Out, which is just hitting the streets this morning, we announce our first annual “Outstanding Person of the Year” as Portland mayor-elect Sam Adams.
Adams, when told of the honor by phone earlier this week, said he was “thrilled and honored” by the recognition. Here’s our tribute to Adams, who had one hell [...]

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You’ve been waiting breathlessly, no question.
Just Out just released our 25th anniversary commemorative issue today, and the inbox is already blazing with responses from folks about who we’ve chosen as our “25 @ 25″ notable Oregon LGBT leaders.
The list ranges from queercore rocker Donna Dresch to Latino Pride co-founder David Martinez; from trailblazing civil rights [...]

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One more thing we love about all of you Just Out readers – you sure have no shortage of opinions.
Of course we love hearing from you, for praise or for put-downs, but there’ve been a number of stories or editorials down through the years that seemed to really make your blood boil. An especially choice one, from February [...]

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Oh hellz yes.
We’re just getting word on the final entertainment line-up for this Saturday, November 22nd’s  blowout Just Out 25th Anniversary Party at Boxxes and Red Cap, SW 11th and Stark, from 9 pm onward. It’s one bizarre little line-up! (bizarre in the best sort of way, of course)
Some of who’s up on the Red Cap [...]

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You don’t live under a rock, so you already know that Just Out’s in the midst of celebrating our 25th anniversary of publishing this month, right?
Among the pretty excellent things we’re doing to pop the cork – aside from this Saturday’s blowout party at Boxxes/Red Cap, more on that soon – is a special 25th anniversary commemorative [...]

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