Hello my darling queer & trans friends in Oregon! As you already know, Governor John Kitzhaber has been a lifelong advocate for LGBTQ equality and in his role as Governor, he has continually fought against discrimination. He has appointed more out-LGBTQ Oregonians to leadership positions than any other governor in Oregon history.

Please join me this coming Tuesday (September 30th) for an LGBTQ reception for the Governor at The East Side Exchange Building in Portland to show your support!

Here’s the scoop:
Tuesday, September 30th
6:00 pm—8:00 pm — General Reception

The Exchange Ballroom
The East Side Exchange Building
123 NE 3rd Ave
Portland, OR, 97232
General Reception Admission Rate: $250
Young Politico (under 30 years old): $30
Non-profit Staff: $75

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS, or you can RSVP to Daniel@johnkitzhaber.com or by phone at 804-310-1229.

See you there!

My band boys and I are flying home from Austin to Portland as I type this (airplane WI-FI is soooooo rad) and we are filled with all kinds of love and inspiration from this past weekend of performing and watching shows at Austin Stargayzer Festival. Huge thanks to Brett Hornsby, Tisha Sparks, Shane Terenzi and everyone else working the festival — You were all such a joy to work with and should feel so proud of this beautiful thing you created!

COUNT US IN FOR NEXT YEAR FOR SURE!!! I’ll play for you kids anytime. That was a blast!

Extra big, filthy shout-outs to my darling CHRISTEENE for making me feel at home while we were in town, per her usual. Love her so much.

I’ve posted a few of the highlights from the weekend below, and there is video of our Sunday headliner performance en route as well (all thanks to filmmaker PJ Raval).

To check out the full 3 days of our adventure pix, click HERE for Day 1, HERE for Day 2, and HERE for Day 3. To learn more about how Stargayzer Festival came to be, read my interview with the creator on The Huffington Post HERE.

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