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The article offers news briefs in the U.S. The Steve Lofton-Roger Croteau family has been chased by discriminatory laws all the way to Canada. The Beaverton Chamber of Commerce adopted its first non-discrimination policy November 19, 2008. A declining economy and slow sales have put legendary In Other Words bookstore on the brink of closing its door for good in Portland.

The article discusses the silver anniversary of "Just Out" which has long championed the voices, stories, and struggles of LGBT people in Oregon. As the periodical look back in the past 25 years, it has tried to address the major players in the past quarter-century and why are their accomplishments important. Photographs of people, issues and trends from the past quarter-century who have passed on and writers of note, are also featured.

The article presents Senators Jeff Merkley and Gordon Smith's records on queer issues in the U.S. Smith favored the 2006 Federal Marriage Amendment, but has not provided any comment on the military's discriminatory practices toward sexual minorities. Merkley said he would fight for the protection in the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act, but has no specific legislative record on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) education or prevention.

The article discusses the end of the anti-gay movement in Oregon. It examines the ways that the movement is showing signs of ill health, such as failing trends in ballot measures, political clout and leadership. It highlights the roller-coasting financial fortunes of anti-gay activists and the time it takes for the Oregon Family Council to recover from its expenses for creating the Defense of Marriage Coalition.

The article offers news briefs related to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community in the U.S. Men's Wellness Center coordinator Joseph Sedillo will work under the umbrella of the Cascade AIDS Project. B-Word, publisher of the magazine "Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture," launches a redesigned Web site on July 15, 2008. A small-business workshop which teaches the basics of print and Web marketing and public relations was offered by CauseIt.

The article presents views from members of the LGBT community concerning the Pride parades in Oregon in 2008. Molly Norris states that she is excited to attend her first march. Laura Calvo denotes that she will going to the different Prides across the state to help raise awareness on political issues. Dick Burdon says that he sometimes march with the religious groups under the Community of Welcoming Congregations.

The article highlights several gay and lesbian couples that legally register as domestic partners in Oregon. It includes couples Les Brown and John Furze who were married at a Mount Tabor top summer ceremony, Judith Barrington and Ruth Gundle who have met each other over a big fight. Couple Tiffany Isaman and Calir Shannon are also featured.

The article presents public reaction to the scandals of kissing, admitting to sex and lying for 17 months related to Sam Adams, the new Mayor of Portland, Oregon. Tom Swafford, a restaurant manager who voted for and donated money to Adams, says he's become so unhinged by this controversy, that he's had trouble sleeping. It states that it is difficult to calculate exactly how Adams has brought damage on the queer community with his actions.

The article offers news briefs related to the LGBT community in Oregon. A counter protest between a Westboro Baptist Church and LGBT people took place in Oregon. Lesbian author Dawn Menken will share her knowldge in same-sex parenting through a fall workshop series at the Process Works Institute in Portland. The nonprofit group Deaf & Hearing Out Reach (DHOR) received a grant from Pride Foundation for 100 hours of interpreting services for the group to be able to communicate to the deaf.

The article offers news briefs related to the GLBT community in Oregon. Joseph Sterling Ortis has been removed from Eugene's Imperial Sovereign Court of the Emerald Empire for alleged theft. Michael Kaplan, an AIDS organizational leader in Washington, D.C., has been appointed as executive director of the Cascade AIDS Project. The Portland Gay Volleyball Association has hosted a grass volleyball tournament at Brentwood Park on August 9, 2008.

The article focuses on the life and works of 2008 primary elected Mayor Sam Adams of Portland, Oregon. Following the divorce of Adams' parents at age 14, he and his mother left Newport and transferred to Eugene where he spent his high school days. Adams' friends including Nick Beres and Joe D'Alessandro described him as a forceful, opinionated and aggressive person, particularly in terms of his politics. INSET: Gay Mayors Make History.

The article profiles the 2008 political candidates in Oregon. Portland mayoral candidate Sam Adams is the first openly gay mayor candidate and the most visible commissioner of the city that develops various projects. Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz is a community activist with a signature campaign of equity and justice. Multnomah County Commissioner candidate Deborah Kafoury is a same-sex marriage supporter who gained state legislative experience. INSET: TOSSING PEANUTS.

The article offers news briefs related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in the U.S. The organizers of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Q##er Meaningful Care Conference, Portland, Oregon, will provide health information for lesbians of rural areas. Samaritan Counseling Center's project, Enhancing Q##er Understanding And Love, will continue working after the center closes on February 28, 2009. Gay activist Larry Smith was awarded the 2008 Diversity Award.

The article focuses on the issue concerning openly gay Mayor Sam Adams of Portland, Oregon who admitted to lying about having consensual sex with an 18-year-old. It notes that four newspapers in Portland have already called for the mayor's resignation indicating that he had lied to the public. It relates that the mayor has admitted during a conference that he lied about his relationship with legislative intern Beau Breedlove in order to get elected.

An interview with outgoing mayor in Portland, Oregon, Tom Potter is presented. He notes that he do not care on legacy or a milestone. Potter points out that he judge very little about what he do, but it is how the community receives it or how they engage in it. He emphasizes that a lot of things are happening underneath the surface that a lot of folks are completely unaware of.

The article reports on the politicians who won in the November 2008 election in Oregon. Kate Bisexual Kate Brown won as secretary of state, and transgender Stu Rasmussen was eleced as mayor of Silverton. Amanda Fritz has bested Charles Lewis as Portland City Commissioner, while Ben Westlund emerged as state treasurer.

The article reports on the annual Give Guide hosted by "Willamette Week" magazine at the HIV Day Center of the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Counseling, meals, clothing, foot care and acupuncture are provided to the HIV patients and racial minorities. "Willamette Week" urges its readers to donate to nonprofit organizations for the benefit of these communities.

The article reports on the impact of the economic crisis in 2008 in the U.S. to businesses and industries. Anne Viola is one of only 13 loan officers left at Oregon-based Rose City Mortgage, which lay off staff. Signs of economic downturn include stock markets started to flux, banks were bought and sold and bailout package were promised by the government. Julie Cantonwine, owner of Healthy Pets Northwest, does not think that bailout will have much of an impact on her business.

An interview with Michael Kaplan, executive director of Cascade AIDS Project Inc. (CAP) in the U.S. is presented. When asked about the biggest areas for improvement for CAP, he cited a challenge on competing resources and public's attention to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). He anticipated that there are going to be many more people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to improvement in treatment. He tackled how the organization respond to alarming AIDS statistics.

The article reports that Q Center, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual (GLBT) community center has raised more than $200,000 in its first-ever capital campaign in Portland, Oregon on September 30, 2008. It mentions that it has able to acquire a $213,116 from initially anonymous donor, but was eventually identified. It states that he was Ed Cauduro, a multimillionaire philanthropist, art collector and a friend of a member of the center.

The article announces that civil rights lawyer Charlie Hinkle will be receiving the Fighting Spirit Award at the 26th annual and dinner auction of the Basic Rights Oregon to be held in Oregon on October 11, 2008. It states that the award will be given to Hinkle because of his critical strategic support he offered as a cooperating lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. It mentions that it also due to his expertise that he lent to Basic Rights Oregon's legal advisory group.

The article reports that the fund raising for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has acquired massive support that was held at the Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon. It mentions that in the Race for the Cure, participants include members of Portland Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays who walked for five kilometers around downtown. Meanwhile, players in the Row for the Cure include members of the Amazon Dragons, the city's only lesbian dragon boat team.

The article presents information on several issues related to LGBT. A group of feminists from Radical Women in Portland, Oregon, will go to San Francisco, California, during October 3-6, 2008, for the conference "The Persistent Power of Social Feminism." The Q Sports program was held for the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC) in Portland, in which gay youths learned volleyball, softball and soccer at the physical fitness clinics during July-September, 2008.

An interview with Julie R. Davis, founder of the Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) is presented. When asked about if the gay rights movement has gotten ahead of itself to marriage equality and why does she leaves the BRO after founding it, she pertains that it was a kind of time for her to go. On the other side, she relates that their equality has been already recognized by the California Supreme Court, in which that decision means everything.

A review is offered for Gerding Edlen Development and the McMenamins Hotels, located in Portland, Oregon.

The article presents the diary of the author which focuses on his activities during his adventure in the "Equality Event" held in Hermiston, Oregon on August 2, 2008. It highlights his arrival at the Tillicum Inn in Umatilla County with his friend as well as his meeting with gay event organizer Frank Roa at the Oxford Suites hotel. It also emphasizes his arrival at the venue as well as his acquaintance by an 18-year-old woman named Linda.

The article reports that Washingtonians, a gay rights group in Washington State, has celebrated the first anniversary of its domestic partnership registry on July 23, 2008. The group continues to zero in on realizing full marriage equality. Over 4,280 couples have registered as domestic partners in the state in the course of one year. Among those who registered, 65% of them live outside Seattle, and over half of registered couples are outside King County.

The article reports on the decision by Nike Inc. to pull all advertisements with the "That Ain't Right" basketball attire tagline from markets in the United States. The campaign, which was designed by Wieden + Kennedy, generated a controversy, citing it was gay-baiting. Queer activists and bloggers branded the campaign as the worst in the company's history and called the Nike to pull the advertisements.

An interview with Rev. Nathan Meckley, head pastor of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) in Portland, Oregon, is presented. According to him, his immediate concern as MCC's head pastor is its financial health. He reflects on the role of MCC on the acceptance of sexual minorities by the churches and on same-sex marriage activism. He believes that there is a need for the MCC congregation to grow since it plays a great role to the community.

An interview with gay U.S. Representative Barney Frank is presented. Frank talked about the support given to him by the gay and lesbian community in his work for Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). When asked why he supports city council candidate Nick Fish, Frank answered that he has known Fish as a decent person aside from his experience in New York City politics. Frank also offered advice to Portland, Oregon mayoral candidate Sam Adams to avoid being portrayed as a one-issue person.

The article reports on the recognition given to the public health heroes in Multnomah County, Oregon. The ceremony which participated by Oregon State Secretary Bill Bradbury has honored policy adviser Matthew Lashua who founded the National LGBT Health Awareness Week. The ceremony has recognized the contributions of the community members in protecting and promoting the health of the residents of the country.

The article announces that Reverend Wes Mullins was appointed minister of Piked Peak MCC in Colorado.

The article reports on the take over of development coordinator Juan Martinez in the fund-raising management of the Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) in Oregon. Martinez as the top fund-raiser will assume the full-time responsibilities of it in BRO which is the flagship organization for the sexual minority rights and advocacy. According to executive director Jeana Frazzini, Martinez is fitted in the position due to his strong relationships and deep commitment in the LGBT community.

The article reports on the revision of the popular summer festival and benefit event in Portland, Oregon. The event which has been revived into the Peacock After Dark will gain the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund. According to event organizers Maria Council, Kimberlee Van Patten and Kevin Cook, the new gala which will be held in Portland Center will feature a top-notch cabaret-style revue and still aims to raise funds for charity

The article profiles gay singer/songwriter Eric Himan. He explained that he wants to retain gay appeal without leaving his music behind. He said that gay media launched his career in 2003 in magazines such as "Instinct" and "Out." He will be releasing his fifth compact disc (CD), "Resonate," and is looking forward to touring with other artists like Ani DiFranco and Patty Griffin.

The article announces the honorees at the 15th annual Oregonians Against Discrimination Business Leaders Luncheon facilitated by Basic Rights Oregon on April 23, 2008, at the Oregon Convention Center. The honorees include the Governor's Task Force on Equality, the Portland Business Alliance and the Oregon Business Association. The groups have been recognized for their significant contribution to the Oregon Equality Act and the Oregon Family Fairness Act.

The article announces that Kevin Easton was appointed executive director of Equity Foundation in Oregon.

The article reports on the availability of a new immersion program called CETLALIC, which was created in partnership with Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit organization Edúcate Ya to promote the Mexican gay culture and history to interested Portlanders. According to the article, the program sends residents for a week-long Spanish language and cultural immersion in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It notes that the program covers several issues concerning Mexican history and culture.

The article provides information on the eighth annual Investments in Dignity fund raiser by Equity Foundation in Portland, Oregon on March 13, 2008. The event will feature a reception, auction, awards, and entertainment with the theme "Celebrities Among Us." Proceeds of the event will support the mission of the foundation in covering the dignity and worth of people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Two letters to the editor are presented in response to article in the previous issues including "Dragging It Out" in the October 1, 2010 issue and bullying in schools in the previous issue.

The article offers information on Oregon Attorney General John Kroger retaining his promises made to the sexual minorities community during his election campaign. Kroger has promised the creation of a unit to enforce civil rights. Jeana Frazzini, Basic Rights Oregon executive director, states that she is happy to see the dedication of Kroger and hopes that the laws are fully enforced.

The article presents the author's views on the public restroom kiss between Sam Adams, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, and an 18-year-old legislative intern, Beau Breedlove. He says that public restrooms have long been a place of covert sexual activity for gay men. The author points out that the question is not about gay kissing, but about that of 42-year-old Adams kissing an underage boy. He says that this image of Adams is going to haunt him for a long time.

The article reports that gay democrats Ed Murray and Jamie Pedersen from Seattle, Washington have sponsored two new domestic partnership bills in Washington. The bills are predicted to expand Washington's domestic partnership law to include the rights and responsibilities as heterosexual married couples. Chris Gregoire, governor of Washington, is expected to sign the domestic partnership laws.

An interview with Angela Robinson, the actress who played the role of a slightly lesbionic in the musical play of "The Color Purple," is presented. Robinson states that they have no idea that Oprah Winfrey was involved a producer of the project for Broadway. She adds that she loves the rhythm that Alice Walker wrote and she already expected that the book was going to become a musical.

The article discusses the political activity in Oregon. The 2008 was the year Oregon politics earned its fourth letter in the gay man alphabet soup with the election of trans-identified Stu Rasmussen as mayor of Silverton. Some serious bragging rights came with it as Oregon is the only state in the union to boast at least one openly LGBT elected officials.

The article focuses on the ME9 art project of gay artist Stephen Scott Smith in Portland, Oregon. According to the article, the exhibit explores narcissism, ego and the cult of personality in the 21st century. Smith, a native in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, stated that he moved to Portland to have privacy in working the project.

The article announces that openly gay Mayor Sam Adams received the Outstanding Person of the Year award from "Just Out" in Portland.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the experience of celebrating his 29th birthday.

The article reports on the different anti-gay ballot initiatives planned for 2010 by Concerned Oregonians. Concerned Oregonians will struggle to revise the Oregon Equality Act and Oregon Family Fairness Act which protect the rights and responsibilities of sexual minorities. Executive director Craig Myers expresses that the organization will reach out to right-wing legislators for fund raising measures.

The article reports on the launch of "Flit," an international erotic male magazine founded by gay photographer named Sushuma on November 3, 2008. The magazine is published quarterly, and features erotic males and commentaries. Its contributors include manic queer artist Lee Kyle and photographer Rudy Valdez.