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”
Tag: Oregon
Poison Waters Returns to Bend for 11th Annual HDC Drag Show
By Erin Rook, Human Dignity Coalition Portland drag superstar Poison Waters returns to Bend this weekend for the 11th annual drag show benefitting the Human Dignity Coalition, Oct. 12… Read more “Poison Waters Returns to Bend for 11th Annual HDC Drag Show”
Cops Want More Money
They say they’ll show you fewer traffic deaths By Erin Rook, the Source Weekly What do you get when you mix a beer-loving populace with an anemic… Read more “Cops Want More Money”
Washington is a Window into Our Future
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”
Bend City Council Roundup: Sept. 12
By Erin Rook, the Source Weekly City Shifts Intersection Construction to Accommodate Galveston Businesses No one likes a detour. But when that detour catches neighbors by surprise,… Read more “Bend City Council Roundup: Sept. 12”
The Pride must go on
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly They say pride comes before the fall, but in Oregon, LGBTQ Pride celebrations continue through the autumn. In case you needed proof… Read more “The Pride must go on”
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”
SMYRC Joins Forces with Portland’s Q Center
Originally published February 16, 2012 in PQ Monthly. By Erin Rook Portland’s Q Center welcomed a new family member Feb. 1 when it officially took the Sexual and… Read more “SMYRC Joins Forces with Portland’s Q Center”