The more things change…
February 6th, 2012 / No Comments » / by Cory L. Murphy
First of all, I want to welcome those of you who actually took the time to read my new column. New creative endeavors can be downright nerve-wracking for those of us who are hyper-critical of the work we do. So I am surprised I actually summoned the temerity to boldly forge ahead with putting this weekly column out into the gay ether.
My initial hope was simply to provide a space where I could voice my own perspectives on issues of the day affecting the LGBTQ community of Portland and beyond. However, over the roughly two year period in which I have vacillated back and forth over launching my foray into opinion writing, many thing have change in the publishing and media landscape here in Portland.
When I first starting working in media here in Portland, it was the dawning of the new millenium and I had been living in the Pacific Northwest for just a couple year, having transpalanted from the Midwest to live with an ex-boyfriend in Vancouver, WA.
