Queer Heroes: Queeros
It is neither here nor there why the great rainbow decided to take Betty White. Asking why someone as influential and yet still in possession of their essential humanity has been stripped from us—in...
Category: Features
What’s the Tea on Queer Eugene?
In a city with just one Queer bar and less than a handful of LGBTQ+ organizations, Eugene lacks the expansive Queer community, resources, and spaces that our brethren in Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle...
The Community Stands Against Racism and Hate at North and South Eugene High Schools
In 2007, the Oregon School Activities Association commissioned an independent investigation into accusations of racism and hate occurring during the previous year’s state basketball tournament at the University of Oregon. The investigation confirmed that...
Asian American Perseverance in the Face of Hate
For many Americans, Dec. 7 serves as a day of remembrance to honor the memory of the 2,403 service members and civilians who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor. It also serves as a...
“First Amendment Auditors” Harass Owners of Local Business and are Arrested
Downtown Eugene’s “Crumb Together” targeted by anti-mask pair Editor’s Note: The article was updated to reflect that both individuals have been released. Ricki Scott Collin and Amy Verlee Hall were arrested on Wednesday, Nov....
God, Goats, and Misinformation on the Radio Part I
In 1923, a man by the name of John R. Brinkley received a radio broadcast license for a station he called KFKB, or Kansas First, Kansas Best. Some would call him the “Goat Gland...
Proud Boys Surround, Intimidate Press Outside of Eugene TPUSA Event
Editor’s Note: This article was jointly published with Left Coast Right Watch. To see more about what LCRW does, please check out their website and, to support them, Patreon. On Oct. 27, Charlie Kirk...
EDITORIAL: Who Belongs at Pride?
Guest Author: Nikolai Serban I’m profoundly disappointed in Eugene Pride over their lack of accountability over some of their board member’s hostile and hateful positions towards our community. I’m disgusted that they lack mechanisms...
Eugene Pride’s Board of Directors Faces Public Criticism During Feedback Meeting
On Oct. 24, the Eugene Pride board of directors met on Zoom two months after their 2021 Pride event for their October feedback meeting. It began just after 2 p.m. and ended about 18-minutes...
Shades Of Equality: The Encompassment of the American Queer
“Equality for Queers and Queer liberation is not the same thing. Equality in your community may, simply, mean acceptance into the power structures of white supremacy — to possibly dorn a white hood alongside...