Some People Eat Fish
An excerpt from 'Diary of a Misfit' by Casey Parks
Sacred Instructions
Derek DeForest profiles Leanna, a Two-Spirit Klamath tribal member who has learned to connect with her voices and visions.
Consider This with Casey Parks
Join us for a conversation about family, belonging, and gender with Casey Parks. A longtime reporter for the Oregonian, Parks now covers gender and family issues for the Washington Post, where she has written about abortion access, Texas’ investigation of parents of trans kids, and the long tail of the US military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. In her 2022 book, Diary of a Misfit, Parks relates her own story of coming out in a rural Louisiana town in 2002 and her efforts to uncover the story of Roy Hudgins, a small-town singer who, like Parks, didn’t conform to the expectations of his community. This conversation—the first in our 2023–2024 Consider This series about fear and belonging—will explore how attitudes about gender affect where people seem to fit in. We'll also discuss where these attitudes come from and how they might change. This event will be ASL interpreted. Read more about this event.
Long Live the Kings
Heather Wiedenhoft on the political significance of drag king culture in the Pacific Northwest
Conversation Project: Violencia sexual y el significado de la justicia
Las acusaciones de violencia sexual se han vuelto cada vez más públicas en los últimos años, especialmente con el advenimiento del poderoso movimiento #MeToo. La manera en que tratamos las repercusiones de la violencia sexual es muy compleja y continúa siendo debatida acaloradamente. En esta conversación exploraremos los potenciales significados de la justicia, específicamente en instancias de violencia sexual. ¿Quién la define, cómo se logra y cuándo sabemos que la hemos conseguido? Esta conversación se llevará a cabo en español.
Foremothers of Photography
Raechel Herron Root on how the creative lineage of Southern Oregon’s separatist lesbian lands can help us reimagine the future.
Making Men—2016
Bobbie Willis Soeby writes about raising her sons to not rape in the 2016 “Edge” issue.
The Quiet and In-between Moments
Joni Renee Whitworth writes about finding closeness and queerness through touch.
Talking about Sex
A conversation with Conversation Project facilitator Emily Squires on how we talk about sex in our school system.