A state-to-state comparison By James Williams and Erin Rook, the Source Weekly Last year, Washington state voters approved same-sex marriage, legalized marijuana and ended the state’s decades-long… Read more “Washington is a Window into Our Future”
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PQ Monthly News Briefs – July 2013
OREGON UNITED FOR MARRIAGE RESPONDS TO DELAY WITH RAPID RESPONSE TEAM By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Oregon United for Marriage has been forced to delay the launch… Read more “PQ Monthly News Briefs – July 2013”
DOMA’s death gives binational same-sex couple a future together
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly On a recent trip to IKEA, Raina Daniels, 30, and her fiancé Perry Eising, 33, wander the aisles like so many other… Read more “DOMA’s death gives binational same-sex couple a future together”
PQ Monthly News Briefs: May 2013
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly LOCAL John Brennan, the gay Portlander who made national headlines for his naked protest of the Transportation Security Administration’s policies at the Portland International Airport in… Read more “PQ Monthly News Briefs: May 2013”
Ponderlust: You don’t have to like it, but we’re gonna put a ring on it
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly “Are you mafia?” I ask, searching the hazel eyes across the table for a sign. “You’ve been awfully quiet. What are you… Read more “Ponderlust: You don’t have to like it, but we’re gonna put a ring on it”
Oregon United for Marriage kicks off initiative campaign
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly On Feb. 14, the newly-formed coalition Oregon United for Marriage launched a historic campaign aimed at putting marriage equality on the ballot… Read more “Oregon United for Marriage kicks off initiative campaign”
The state of queer rights: From Washington, D.C., to Washington State
Originally published August 15, 2012 in PQ Monthly. By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly From the president’s support of marriage equality to the fight for the freedom to… Read more “The state of queer rights: From Washington, D.C., to Washington State”
Gay, Republican, and running for president: Fred Karger’s historic campaign
Originally published May 17, 2012 in PQ Monthly. By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Fred Karger knows his chances of winning the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are slim —… Read more “Gay, Republican, and running for president: Fred Karger’s historic campaign”