Oregonian politics sure are queer.

In the run-up to local elections, newpaper Willamette Week sponsors an annual event called "Candidates Gone Wild," where city hall hopefuls - well, go wild.

Homo-politico and Portland city commissioner Sam Adams made an appearance, as he's currently running for mayor. And, in addition to bringing all the fixings for a milkshake, Adams also brought along a leather and spandex clad Randy Leonard, also a commissioner.

The results are, quite simply, astonishing.

New York's art scene gets some West Coast love this evening as Nicole J. Georges and "Sister Spit" descend upon our sleepy little town.

The quartet sprang from the mind of San Francisco-based author and literary curator Michelle Tea, who last year piled some pals into a van and toured the States to spread their poetic gospel.

"Some pals" may be a bit dismissive, especially considering the quartet's all-star, all-lesbianic line-up. In addition to Tea, Sister Spit consists of author and short filmmaker Tara Jensen, author Rihannon Argo and the aforementioned Ms. Georges, a zinemaker and artist who specializes in furry, somewhat disquieting creatures.

Georges and the gals reunite in NYC tonight for a one-off reunion and, in celebration of the event, Queerty correspondent Megan Metzger chatted with the pet portraitist about touring with the Sisters, why we should remember 'zines, picking her beastly subjects and the difference between East Coast and West Coast artists.

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Being a queer teen may be one of the hardest things in the world. You're confused, lonely and often on the receiving end of some pretty rude insults. Luckily for Portland teens Maika Rich and Jocelyn O'Neal, they found one another and started a little lesbian love affair. Not surprisingly, not everyone's down with their struggle for stability. What is surpising, however, is that one such person - a city bus driver - used their faggotry to kick them to the curb.

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