George Brown

Go to the Torrey section to see where he compares trans high school students to Kip Kinkel! What. The. Fuck?

It's early moments in Basic Rights Oregon's LGBT candidate forum. Mayor Kitty Piercy, former mayor/mayoral candidate Jim Torrey and county commission candidate Rob Handy are on hand. There are cookies and juice, no coffee, which bothered someone.

Wait now ... someone is up there saying it's BRES, Basic Rights Eugene Springfield, not BRO. Does that mean in Portland it's BRP? Or BRB in Beaverton and Bend? Little confused here. (Also, BRES? Is that pronounced, like, brez? Or breeze? Or bressssss?)

Fundraiser coming up at the Broadway for pro-LGBT candidates. Now Todd Simmons (source of many stories for me and the communications director for OSU) talks about Equality PAC, which vets candidates for state races normally. First time it's gotten involved in local races. Endorsements based on "leadership and incumbency, as well as viability, electability in races like this."

Applause at news Equality PAC has endorsed Kitty Piercy already; new endorsements of Andrea Ortiz, Betty Taylor and George Brown. Will make endorsement in north Lane County commissioner race as well. Note: Bobby Green? A no-show so far.

Each candidate will speak for 5 mins, then a 15-min group Q&A though Piercy and Torrey need to get someplace else. Becky Flynn will keep time.

Read more here.