Counterprotesters clash at The Sports Bra amid ongoing tensions

Posted: Sep 20, 2026 / 04:14 PM PDT Updated: Sep 20, 2026 / 11:06 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Opposing protest groups clashed in the streets and at a nearby grocery store after a right-wing demonstration outside The Sports Bra drew counterprotesters Sunday afternoon. The counterprotest group gathered outside the Northeast Portland bar in response to reported right-wing activists’ anti-trans demonstration. This comes after a confrontation occurred between the two groups at the business last week. The Sports Bra confirmed in a media statement that about a dozen people stood across the street from the bar “to protest our decision to ask guests displaying anti-trans messages inside our business to cover those messages or leave,” in reference to a Sept.

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Scoop News DeskPortland, Oregon area (publisher market; exact incident location not stated) · Published Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTCUpdated Monday, September 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC

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