The restaurant opened in 1994 and closed in March 2022. The Roxy was an LGBT-friendly diner along Southwest Harvey Milk Street. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hobo's and Local Lounge closed in 20, respectively. Embers Avenue, established during the 1970s, and Escape Nightclub both closed in 2017. The gay bathhouse Club Portland closed in 2007. Former ĭefunct establishments include Egyptian Club (1995–2010), Gail's Dirty Duck Tavern, Red Cap Garage (1987–2012), Starky's, and Three Sisters Tavern (1964–2004), which also operated as a strip club. The lesbian bar Doc Marie's is slated to open in May 2022. Sissy Bar, an LGBTQ video bar, is slated to open in 2022. The queer-owned and operated Taqueria Los Puñales opened in 2020. The queer-owned vegan restaurant Mis Tacones was established as a pop-up restaurant in 2016 and relocated to a brick and mortar space in 2022. Portland also hosts Bearracuda dance events regularly. Inferno monthly dance parties hosted by Hot Flash Productions owner/operators DJ Wildfire (Jenn Davis) and Armida Hanlon that first began in Portland in 2004 and are now held regularly in Portland and Seattle. Monthly Blow Pony dances were established in Portland by Airick Redwolf in 2007. Gay bathhouses operating in Portland include Hawks PDX (2012–present) and Steam Portland (since 2003). Other notable drag performers from Portland include Bolivia Carmichaels, Flawless Shade, and Poison Waters.
The drag venue Darcelle XV Showplace was established by Darcelle XV in 1967 and continues to host shows regularly. The Sports Bra, established in 2022, is an LGBTQ-owned bar focused on women's sports. In late 2021, Daniel Bund opened The Queen's Head, an English-style pub and lounge hosting drag shows and burlesque performances frequently. Coffin Club (formerly Lovecraft Bar) has also been described as an LGBT-friendly bar. Scandals (pictured in 2015) occupies a Stark Street building which previously housed Three Sisters TavernĬurrently operating LGBT drinking establishments and nightclubs include: CC Slaughters, Crush Bar, Eagle Portland, Santé Bar, Scandals (1979), Silverado, and Stag PDX (2015). 2018 The City of Portland renames a 13-block stretch of Southwest Stark Street to commemorate Harvey Milk.2007 statewide anti-discrimination bill.2004 statewide constitutional Measure 36 gay marriage ban.2004 gay marriages briefly take place in Multnomah County, ruled illegal 2005.2000 statewide anti-gay Measure 9 rejected.
1994 statewide anti-gay Measure 13 rejected.1992 statewide anti-gay Measure 9 rejected.1992 Springfield anti-equal-rights ballot measure passes.Tanner vs OHSU domestic partner lawsuit, 1991.
Ballot Measure 8 (1988), ruled unconstitutional in 1993.WomanShare and other lesbian land movements.Jeannace June Freeman's murder of lesbian partner at Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint (1961).