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Transgender at Tennew

Lynne's father refused to believe his son was really a girl. What changed?

Willamette Week | Kate Willson | 08-08-2014 | LGBT

Why Can't Khadija Go to Mosque?new

Khadija could be a star spokeswoman for Muslims if they wanted to show off Islam's teachings of peace and acceptance. Sheik Mohamed Abdirahman Kariye, the imam of Masjed As-Saber, won't let Khadija back in his Southwest Portland mosque because Khadija is transgendered.

Willamette Week | Byron Beck | 08-20-2008 | LGBT

Tags: religion, transgender, Portland, Islam, gay & lesbian issues

The Queer and the Qur'an: One Man's Struggle with Being a Gay Muslimnew

Ali stays in the shadows, because if he were to come out as a gay Muslim, he would lose things dearer to him than his own life: family, community, identity.

Willamette Week | Byron Beck | 08-06-2008 | LGBT

Tags: religion, homosexuality, Muslims, Portland, Islam, gay & lesbian issues

Waiting For Lovenew

Like breaking up, calculating the costs of delaying Oregon’s domestic partnership law is hard to do.

Willamette Week | Stephen Marc Beaudoin | 01-30-2008 | LGBT

Tags: gay & lesbian issues

Domestic Partnership Isn't All That's at Stake Herenew

Gay-rights advocates have blasted a U.S. District Court Judge's decision to put a hold on domestic partnerships for same-sex couples in Oregon until a Feb. 1 court hearing. But the temporary injunction issued last month hinges less on gay rights and more on a technical issue that could drastically alter the state's voter-initiative system by changing how the state treats petition signatures.

Willamette Week | James Pitkin | 01-09-2008 | LGBT

Tags: gay & lesbian issues