Alleged Gay Bashing on Burnside Sparks Fear, Anger

blogtown.portlandmercury.com – Posted by Sarah Mirk

Queer community organizers are pulling together a public forum tomorrow night at the Q Center on Mississippi in response to an alarming gay bashing multiple people say occurred this weekend in the heart of downtown Portland.

Drag queen Jeffrey Darling says he and four friends were leaving Red Cap Garage’s Leotard party at about 2 AM on Sunday morning, walking along 11th Avenue in wild costumes when five guys in baggy pants and baseball caps blocked their path…