by Logan Lynn. A recent study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health has found that one in 10 children faces an elevated risk of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse due to gender nonconformity (meaning kids whose interests, pretend play, and activity choices before the age of 11 fall outside the bounds.. read more →
Dear Friends, Please share this message with everyone you know. Nominations for Oregon’s Queer Heroes will close on March 15th, 2013. Portland’s Q Center and GLAPN (Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest) are once again asking for your help identifying 30 heroes in our LGBTQ community. That’s a hero for every day of.. read more →
Please welcome the latest addition to the Q Center team, our new Senior Services Coordinator Susan Kocen! Originally from London, England, by way of Melbourne, Australia, Susan has lived in the Pacific NW for the last 14 years, working both in private practice and for the homeless, mentally diverse population of downtown Portland. Originally, and.. read more →
Over the course of the past few months, Q Center Media Team has been hard at work (in partnership with Portland Community Media) training members of our community in film so we can tell our stories ourselves. Their first project was to create a series of video PSA’s for Q Center & GLAPN’s Queer Heroes.. read more →
I had the privilege of speaking at Oregon’s National Protest Against the War on Women on Saturday, April 28th. The purpose of the rally was to bring awareness to the many ways in which women are being attacked by today’s lawmakers, under-paid and abused in today’s society. Referred to as a “feminist dream team”, organizers.. read more →
I was the guest on OPB’s Think Out Loud today chatting with Pastor Tim Smith from Mars Hill Church about the past week, as well as the months which led up to it. Click HERE to stream or HERE to download an MP3 of the show. For a quick history of the past 7 days:.. read more →