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In other Oregonian news, Sam Adams won his Portland-based mayoral race last night. Adams is now "the first openly gay mayor ever elected to lead one of the 30 largest U.S. cities," according to Victory Fund. [VF]

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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.

Would-Be Politico Fabricates Sex Scandal To Bring Down Rival

If this had come from the right wing—and it probably will now—that would have been one thing. But to come from another gay man is something more hurtful. It plays into the worst, deep-seeded fears society has about gay men: You can’t trust them with your young.*

Sam Adams to Portland Mercury.

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