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Allegatns of bullyg, racism, and sensive language wh Oregon’s longt-nng LGBTQ+ nonprof anizatn have prompted the Portland-based Internatnal Sovereign Rose Court (ISRC) to exame s own clivy efforts amid the ongog natnal uprisg agast racism. Tajh Patterson, bt known as the drag queen Flawls Sha, told the Mercury she felt discrimated agast om before the start of her current reign as Miss Gay Oregon—a tle earned at ISRC’s annual drag pageant—and how ISRC’s missteps led...

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Flawls Sha, Miss Gay Pri of Portland 2023, is exced for the muny to gather for the ftivi — pecially after the COVID-19 panmic. Tajh Patterson, bt known as the drag queen Flawls Sha, told the Mercury she felt discrimated agast om before the start of her current reign as Miss Gay Oregon—a tle earned at ISRC’s annual drag pageant—and how ISRC’s missteps led to her rignatn and restatement.

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Patterson is one of jt a handful of Black people to hold ISRC’s Miss Gay Oregon tle.

As Flawls Sha, Patterson was featured Adidas’ 2019 Pri ad mpaign, and has hosted karaoke, bgo, and drag revu everywhere om gay clubs to sports bars before the COVID-19 panmic h. ” Durg her Miss Gay Oregon reign, Patterson has helped rename an ISRC tle om the Whe Knight to the Knight of Portland. " Patterson rigned her Miss Gay Oregon tle March due problems she had wh the anizatn, and terpersonal nflicts she had wh former IRSC Rose Emperor Daniel Surreal Foxx, aka Daniel Barrows.

However, Patterson was recently restated to her Miss Gay Oregon tle.

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Edor's note: An earlier versn of this story stated that Flawls Sha is the first Black person to hold the tle of Miss Gay Oregon, which is rrect. Flawls Sha is Miss Gay Oregon 2020.

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For Flawls Sha, a Black, queer entertaer who is also Miss Gay Oregon, this year's Pri Month is about fightg for the rights of her muny. Gay Oregon XXV Sela Kyle & Miss Gay Oregon XLVIII Nile Onospi for The Gay Oregon Pageant 2022: "Gentlemen Prefer... Gay Oregon are available NOW at By-Laws and Ops Manual lk for l and rmatn: 're exced to wele you to The Cy of Ros, as we celebrate Nile & Sela!

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Co-Founr, Print and Peack the Park hosts Maria has been a lear the gay muny for more than 30 years. She beme a member of Oregon’s olst gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr anizatn — The Portland Fom — and was elected to serve as Ms. Gay Portland II the followg year.

Gay Oregon VI. Gay Oregon, The Portland Fom merged wh the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court (ISRC), and Maria beme the first Ms. Gay Oregon to serve unr the newly nsolidated group.

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Usg her loveable personaly, tenacy, talent and hard work, Maria ntued to break down barriers the largely male-domated gay muny.

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Gay Pri Pageant, is the treasurer of Saturday the Park (Vanuver’s Pri Ftival) and an active member of her church and church choir.

Co-Founr and Secretary Kimberlee Van Patten’s volvement the gay muny dat back to 1984 when she beme volved the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court (ISRC).

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Ga Valz beme volved wh the gay muny of Spokane, 1986 and was crowned Prce XII 1987. In 1985, she peted and won the tle of Miss Gay Oregon 13, and then went on to bee Rose Emprs 33. Miss Gay Oregon Uned Stat.

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