Two years down the road, the Women’s/Womxn’s March is dwindling in impact. In Portland, this year’s Women’s March was markedly different from previous installments. Most noticeably, it has a new…
Events Calendar March 26–April 1
Tuesday, March 26 Art “Take Me to a Place I’ve Never Been Before” Multnomah Arts Center Mon–Fri: 9 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Sat & Sun: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., through April 2 Free…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 22–25
Jan. 22: U.S. Supreme court approves transgender military ban The United States Supreme Court approved President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military in a 5-4 decision….
Hill to Hall: Oct. 21–26
Oct. 21: Oregon leaders pledge to uphold transgender protections Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Tina Kotek, D–Portland, and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D–Ore., came out in support of…
The right kind of representation
Transgender individuals often face disenfranchisement and marginalization on a daily basis. This is not new information. And for some reason, any kind of representation in mainstream Hollywood is considered a…
Hill to Hall July 17– 28
July 17: Washington, D.C. to conduct cat census A coalition of Washington, D.C.–based groups have launched the D.C. Cat Count Project, which aims to determine the total number of cats…
Twitter apparently appropriate platform for military policy updates
As accustomed as I’ve become to hearing about Donald Trump’s controversial tweet-storms, I was stunned by his statements Wednesday morning banning transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military “in…