Portland Queer Tales of the Rose City Author:Tom Spanbauer, Marc Acito, Jacob Anderson-Minshall, Dexter Flowers, Sarah Dougher, Kathleen Bryson, Michael Sage Ricci, Tony Longshanks LeTigre, Christa Orth, Megan Kruse At once a love letter to the Rose City and a dream of escape, the first-person narratives of Portland Queer reveal the contradictions and commonalities of life in one of the world s great queer meccas. A waiter falls in love with a straight guy from the cafe next door. A young dyke discovers gay karaoke at the Silverado. A pregnant man prepares ... more »for new life transitions. An ambitious teenager finds her tribe at St. Mary s Academy. A closet-case is confronted by his wife. And a video-game addict takes a chance on love.« less