Q Center is an LGBTQ community center and

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, United States. It was founded in part by former mayor

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. The space has also housed Pride Northwest, which organizes the city's annual

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and other festivities. In 2023, Q Center was the largest LGBTQ community centre in the

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History

The community center was established in 2005, championed by then-city Commissioner

. Kendall Clawson, an

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lesbian, served as its first executive director. The center relocated to North Mississippi Avenue in 2009. In 2012, Q Center and the

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(BOLI) announced "a yearlong community engagement and advocacy project to provide education and advocacy about housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity". As of 2017, Q Center organized monthly Rainbow Walk in the Trees meet-and-greet events at Hoyt Arboretum in Washington Park.

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"Just Out and Portland Q Center form Strategic Partnership"
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Q Center's Winter Fundraiser Gala (and Afterparty)
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