its far from illegal... the portland area is probably next to san fransisco the most liberal area of the USA... hell i very obviously underdressed today looking at waste clinchers and mini skirts for a cosutme im doing.. not a single issue and heck in rave at lloyd center i even got a nice comment on how the overall outfit looked i was trying on... and from a very beautiful and polite female to boot.. so i say forget your friend shes' definately wrong...