In 2021, Lol Lounge—the inic (if nonscript) gay bar at Northeast Mart Luther Kg and Fremont known for regular karaoke, drag shows, and dance parti—shut s doors, jog the growg list of beloved queer spac Portland that have closed recent years (Embers, Rebel Rebel, and the Roxy, to name a few). However, jt the nick of time for Pri Month ftivi, the new gay bar is set to open on Friday June...
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- JT TIME FOR PRI, A POPULAR PORTLAND GAY BAR REOPENS
- RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN
JT TIME FOR PRI, A POPULAR PORTLAND GAY BAR REOPENS
Gay Uned Stat News and Entertament * portland gay newspaper *
When a former Kmart buildg a vant lot at Northeast 122nd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard went up flam Wednday, rints of the surroundg Parkrose and Argay Terrace neighborhoods were ncerned. But wh Parkrose and Argay-Terrace rints already facg some of the worst air qualy the state—which they fear will worsen wh the nstctn of a new diel eight warehoe at the 122nd and Sandy se where the fire took place—Northeast Portlanrs say 's another example of negligence for their health and qualy of life. Angela Baker is a Parkrose rint who has long been voicg her ncerns about air qualy the Parkrose and Argay-Terrace neighborhoods to ernment officials.
RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN
When a former Kmart buildg a vant lot at Northeast 122nd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard went up flam Wednday, rints of the surroundg Parkrose and Argay Terrace neighborhoods were ncerned. In addn to the thick, black smoke billowg above the area, neighbors reported fdg large chunks of ash their garns and nearby Luuw View Park. Confirmg their fears was a notice released last night by the Oregon Department of Environmental Qualy (DEQ)... * portland gay newspaper *
Baker is a member of the Parkrose-Argay Opportuny Coaln, a group formed to advote agast the eight warehoe plan—set to be operated by real tate logistics pany Prologis—and support a "better plan for the old Kmart se. Solis wasn’t there but said people who were told her a man began harassg one of Smh’s iends and tossed homophobic slurs, acrdg to The Oregonian.
In 2021, Lol Lounge—the inic (if nonscript) gay bar at Northeast Mart Luther Kg and Fremont known for regular karaoke, drag shows, and dance parti—shut s doors, jog the growg list of beloved queer spac Portland that have closed recent years (Embers, Rebel Rebel, and the Roxy, to name a few).
However, jt the nick of time for Pri Month ftivi, the new gay bar is set to open on Friday June 30, unr the new name of Back 2 Earth. The astal sailg legend and Mae gay rights pneer died six months earlier the fall of 2012. Bull and Hasks helped found the groundbreakg stunt group at the Universy of Mae 1973 — then held the first Mae Gay Symposium 1974, which jump-started Mae’s LGBTQ+ rights stggle, lnchg much further ahead toward jtice than most other stat.
* portland gay newspaper *
They are also anizg a 50th anniversary Mae Gay Symposium Orono and Portland this fall.