LGBTQ community bands together after hate crime reports

Hundreds of people attended a town hall organized by the Q Center in Portland on Sunday, Feb. 24.

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Online accounts of violent hate crimes against sexual minority members have roiled Portland's LGBTQ+ community.

The response from the Portland Police Bureau, who said they have not confirmed the crimes occurred or made any arrests, spurred as many as 500 Portlanders to gather for their own town hall organized by the Q Center on Sunday, Feb. 24.