Q Center Explained

Q Center is an LGBT community center and non-profit organization located in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

History

The community center was established in 2005,^[1] championed by then-city Commissioner Sam Adams. Kendall Clawson, an African American lesbian, served as its first executive director.^[2] The center relocated to North Mississippi Avenue in 2009.

External links

• • • Q Center at Travel Portland
• "Just Out and Portland Q Center form Strategic Partnership" (September 12, 2012), Just Out
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Q Center's Winter Fundraiser Gala (and Afterparty) by Marjorie Skinner (January 31, 2014), Portland Mercury

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions. June 4, 2014. Q Center.
2. News: Q Center, gay community try to regroup after winter controversy about racism. June 4, 2014. The Oregonian. April 28, 2013. Casey. Parks.