Outspoken Socialist, and LGBTQ activist Sherry Wolf will be speaking at Portland State University (Smith Memorial Student Union Building, Room 294) on Thursday, April 8th at 8 p.m.
As a leading member of both the International Socialist Organization and the new Equality Across America network, associate editor of the International Socialist Review, as well as having [...]

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While attending the annual dinner of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center in Manhattan.  New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg urged his state legislators in Albany, New York to pass a marriage equality bill.
Bloomberg stood before the 300 people gathered at the dinner and said, “I think you see that the tide is turning, [...]

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TransGriot blogger Monica Roberts has written a powerful and far-reaching examination of transgender issues on her site. In her two-part post, which contains the text of her keynote speech for the TRANScending Gender conference at Colorado University-Boulder on November 7th, she outlines a number of powerful calls to action. Many of the readers of Just Out’s [...]

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said that she opposes gay marriage and wants an amendment banning gay marriage added to the United States constitution.

“I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on [...]

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UPDATED October 17, 11:45 am:
In response to my phone inquiry on his campaign’s massive cash infusion, Dancer responded to me with this e-mail late Thursday evening:
Stephen, I’ve been on the road all day and I just read your blog.  I wanted to inform you that I do not have any knowledge of anti-gay activities conducted [...]

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So I have some questions for you Blog Out readers out there.
Aside from that No. 1 race, what statewide and local general election races and/or ballot measures are keeping you up at night?
I have a hunch many of you will fire back with “Merkley v. Smith!” as Race of Concern Numero Uno. Fair enough. But [...]

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Sam Adams is the first openly gay mayor elected in a major US metropolis (yes, Berlin’s mayor is a ‘mo, and has been for quite some time). He has been occasionally characterized, though, as being a post-identity politician—in layqueer’s terms, some say he doesn’t talk about being gay much. Now Sam Adams will be speaking [...]

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Who says Ben Westlund doesn’t have big cojones?
In a state race that seems to fall well under the radar of most voters – even lower than, say, most county Commissioner races – it’s nice to see someone like Westlund getting all up in his Oregon State Treasurer competitor Allen Alley’s face with a sassy retort to Alley’s dull new [...]

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Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is hosting her second benefit for Presidential hopeful Barack Obama this Friday in Washington D.C. at Vida Fitness.Â
Organizers of the event feel that Sarah Jessica Parker is a gay icon, which is in large part due to her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the series and movie Sex and the City. [...]

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Well of course you do.
Now that we’re back in active election season, we’re back on the trail with lots of local races. And suddenly our inbox has been flooding with campaign spam from even the likes of… City Commissioner candidate Charles Lewis! (he’s in the hot race with frontrunner Amanda Fritz, who doesn’t yet seem [...]

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