Get tickets to Lilith Fair in Portland Oregon. July 2, 2010.

Oregon’s Attorney General leads press conference at Q-Center to unveil new hate crimes reporting system. It involves a certain level of anonymity and a website. Oregon’s hate crimes laws do not include gender identity.

Also, local activists start talking about the concept of a queer patrol.

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The National LGBT Cancer Network works to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors and those at risk by:
EDUCATING the LGBT community about our increased cancer risks and the importance of screening and early detection;
TRAINING health care providers to offer more culturally-competent, safe and welcoming care; and
ADVOCATING for LGBT survivors in mainstream cancer organizations, the media and research

A recent study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics concludes that children of lesbian parents perform better in school and engage in significantly less “problem behaviors” than their same-age peers.

Get tickets to see Jewel at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon on June 25, 2010.

The hot events for this week in Fabulous Portland!