By Erin Rook, AfterEllen Just 10 years ago, if you wanted to find media depicting transgender men, your search would have started and stopped with Boys Don’t Cry (1999).… Read more “Moving Beyond Brandon Teena”
Category: Trans
What’s in a Name?
Transgender students start the year with more support By Erin Rook, Source Weekly Starting a new school year brings more changes than just the transition from summer… Read more “What’s in a Name?”
Activist Emi Koyama on Addressing the Roots of Youth Exploitation
By Erin Rook, Source Weekly Last week, I wrote about the growing awareness of the sexual exploitation of youth in Central Oregon It’s a controversial topic that many… Read more “Activist Emi Koyama on Addressing the Roots of Youth Exploitation”
Underage and Underground
Central Oregon’s hidden child sex trafficking problem By Erin Rook, Source Weekly As tourists flock to Central Oregon for summer adventure, a more sinister migration is happening… Read more “Underage and Underground”
Out of the Closet, Into the Park: Bend celebrates 10th annual LGBT Pride
By Erin Rook, Source Weekly In 2005, about a dozen people gathered at McKay Park for the first ever LGBT Pride celebration in Bend. It was a… Read more “Out of the Closet, Into the Park: Bend celebrates 10th annual LGBT Pride”
Better, but Not Great
New school year brings changes for LGBTQ teens By Erin Rook, the Source Weekly In 2002, Stephanie Lawless was a closeted teenager at Bend High School. At… Read more “Better, but Not Great”
I Know I Am, But What Are You?
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly In my most recent column for PQ Monthly, I write about the ways in which identity policing is antithetical to creating community. When I set… Read more “I Know I Am, But What Are You?”
Ponderlust: Judging realness — The problem with a queer culture of exclusion
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly In my 30 years on this planet, I have belonged to a staggering number of identity-based groups, some of which would seem to… Read more “Ponderlust: Judging realness — The problem with a queer culture of exclusion”
Paying it forward: Investing in queer community safety
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly When it comes to safety, the advancement of LGBTQ equality can be a double-edged sword. While queer folks are gaining legal protections… Read more “Paying it forward: Investing in queer community safety”
PQ Monthly News Briefs: September 2013
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly LOCAL In a landmark ruling, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry has ordered North Portland bar owner Chris Penner (Twilight Annex,… Read more “PQ Monthly News Briefs: September 2013”
