OUTscene: (NEWS) Kendall Clawson appointed to Governor’s office team, leaving Portland's Q Center!

It’s been a week since Oregon Governor-elect John Kitzhaber announced the appointment of his closest aids. I would like to join with the rest of the queer community in congratulating Q Center‘s Kendall Clawson‘s hiring as Director of Executive Appointments.

This is a joyous, if slightly bittersweet, occasion, but will ultimately benefit the entire LGBT community. The Q Center might be losing its first permanent Executive Director, and a great one at that, but she will be in a position of power in the Gov’s office, a queer voice in our state politics.

Cory Murphy of Pride Northwest noted, “Kendall deserves this, but all of the LGBTQ com­munity will benefit because Kendall will be on the forefront of making sure every board and commission will represent the views of women, people of color, differently-abled, low- and middle-income folks as well as the LGBTQ community. Kitz has really fulfilled a pledge here to our community.”

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