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?”
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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”
Where have all the drag kings gone?
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly It’s no secret that Portland loves drag. On any given weekend, fans of the classically queer art form typically have a number… Read more “Where have all the drag kings gone?”
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”
Study: LGBT Youth Face Higher Rates of Dating Violence
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly LGBT teens are more likely to experience dating violence than their heterosexual peers and transgender teens are most vulnerable, according to a… Read more “Study: LGBT Youth Face Higher Rates of Dating Violence”
Ponderlust: Taking the plunge
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly As we turn into the parking lot, big fluffs of cottonwood fall from the sky like heavy clusters of snowflakes. They’ve even… Read more “Ponderlust: Taking the plunge”
‘Tranny Thursday’ debate exposes culture divide
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Criticism of a new Portland play (read: sex) party called “Tranny Thursday” is exposing tensions in the trans community over language, identity,… Read more “‘Tranny Thursday’ debate exposes culture divide”
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”
Ponderlust: Practicing patience in the Valley of Search
By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly “There are resources to help you change.” “I’m not sure I want to change,” I say quietly, as if it were really… Read more “Ponderlust: Practicing patience in the Valley of Search”
