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LGBT community center in Portland, Oregon, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Q Center is an LGBTQ community center and nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] It was founded in part by former mayor Sam Adams.[2] The space has also housed Pride Northwest, which organizes the city's annual pride parade and other festivities.[3] In 2023, Q Center was the largest LGBTQ community centre in the Pacific Northwest.[4]
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The community center was established in 2005,[5] championed by then-city Commissioner Sam Adams. Kendall Clawson, an African American lesbian, served as its first executive director.[6]
The center relocated to North Mississippi Avenue in 2009.[6] In 2012, Q Center and the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced "a yearlong community engagement and advocacy project to provide education and advocacy about housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity".[7] As of 2017, Q Center organized monthly Rainbow Walk in the Trees meet-and-greet events at Hoyt Arboretum in Washington Park.[8]
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