This gives Alaska Oregon’s sodomy law.Įven though sodomy has been a crime in Oregon since 1853, it is not until this year that the first person is sent to the Oregon State Penitentiary for committing it. The Oregonian reports that it has become a “stock newspaper joke” to link the names of Samuel Bowles and Charles Francis Adams into “a sort of David and Jonathan tenderness and devotion” because of their “close and long enduring friendship.” Adams is a son of former President John Quincy Adams and himself a former government official.Ĭongress extends all the laws of Oregon to Alaska. He defends himself by pointing out that his primary accuser has been charged with sodomy, thereby rendering him unbelievable. Chadwick is accused of unethical practices in office. “I would not have believed such pictures ever existed,” he confides to his diary. Judge Matthew Deady returns a group of prints from homoerotic frescoes from the walls of Pompeii and Herculaneum that had been proposed as donations to the public library. Oregon suffrage leader Abigail Scott Duniway reprints in The New Northwest a tirade against her as a “gal with a manly air.” The Oregonian runs an article about President Abraham Lincoln and his “intimate friend,” Joshua Speed, who, it said, used to be “roommates.” A number of historians today believe that Lincoln and Speed had a long-term relationship.Ī slander case in Portland leads to a jury siding with a man seeking damages for having been accused of sodomy.
Because the Iowa law didn’t outlaw sodomy, neither did Oregon.Ī new code of law adopted by the Oregon Territorial legislature does not include sodomy as a crime, keeping it legal.Ī new criminal code in Oregon makes sodomy a crime for the first time, with a penalty set at 1 to 5 years in prison. The code is adopted from the code of Iowa simply because a new arrival happened to have a copy of the Iowa code with him.
This lesbian/mixed bar has a full menu, heated outdoor seating, karaoke and weekly events.Lewis and Clark, seeking the mouth of the Willamette River, are directed by local Indians to a place where “two young men” live together, they having left the tribe to set up a home.Ī report is published about a woman in the Kutenai tribe in Oregon who dresses like a man and has a “wife.”Ī gathering of pioneers at Champoeg adopts the first code of laws for what now is Oregon. It’s easily accessible from downtown and popular with locals.įarther east, just 10 minutes from the Portland Airport is Escape Bar & Grill. East PortlandĬrush is a laid-back lounge located in inner Southeast Portland. A few blocks away, on NW Broadway you’ll find Stag.
Silverado, located at Sixth Avenue and NW Couch (pronounced “cooch”) is the original. There are two all-male strip clubs in Portland. During warmer months, grab a seat outside and watch the summer crowd cruise by.
Scandalscalls itself, “Portland’s Gay ‘Cheers.'” The relaxed vibe makes it a great place to rendezvous with friends, or meet new ones.
The cocktail bar is known for its signature cocktails and affordable happy hour. Vault Cocktail Lounge is an upscale bar in the Pearl District with a sizable gay clientele.
Guests who wear a leather harness, vest, chaps, or full drag with “significant effort,” get in free on Friday or Saturday nights. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Shine Distillery made headlines during the pandemic with their “drag thru.” Patrons waiting for to-go orders could enjoy a drag show from the comfort of their vehicles.Įagle Portland is Portland’s leather bar and home base for the Oregon Bears. Enjoy a drink with your favorite two-legged and four-legged friends on one of their two patios.Įnjoy small-batch spirits and an actual meal (not just bar food) at queer-owned Shine Distillery & Grill. Florida Room is both queer-friendly and dog-friendly.