Portland has long celebrated s Pri ftival late June—equently overlappg wh Father’s Day to the light and / or nsternatn of many daddy lovers. Acrdg to Oregonian archiv, the tradn go at least as far back as the first cy-regnized Gay Pri Day, on June 25, 1977. (And a Gay Pri Fair the South Park Blocks on June 28, 1975!) Pri Northwt announced Tuday that ’s ready for a change. In 2023, Portland’s...
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- MISS GAY PRI OF PORTLAND 2023 PREVIEWS PORTLAND PRI FT, PARA
- FRIDAY, JUNE 18PRI PARTY 2021 AT THE BIG LEGROWLSKILTLE LNS PRODUCTNS, WHICH GAVE A START TO MANY OF THE ROSE CY’S NEWBIE BURLQUE DANCERS AND DRAG KGS AND QUEENS, HOSTS A DAYTIME PAT PARTY WH POP-UP PERFORMANC, ALONG WH AN EVENG BARET SHOW GOG AS LATE AS LEGALLY ALLOWED. WCH PRCE, TOX!C AND OTHER ARTISTS SUPPLY LIVE MIC. THE BIG LEGROWLSKI, 812 NW COUCH ST. NOON. $10-$50. 21+.[VIRTUAL] CHASG RABOWSTHE PORTLAND GAY MEN’S CHOS, ACPANIED BY THE LOW BAR CHORALE’S HOE BAND, BUTS A NEW PROGRAM OF STANDARDS OM GAY POP HERO, CLUDG WHNEY HOTON, GLORIA GAYNOR, CHER, DOLLY PARTON, LADY GAGA AND CARLY RAE JEPSEN. CHASG RABOWS STREAMS AGA ON FATHER’S DAY AT 3 PM SHOULD YOU AND YOUR DAD WANT TO STAN THE GREATS TOGETHER. SEE FOR STREAMG RMATN. 8 PM. FREE. ALL AG.SATURDAY, JUNE 19
- PORTLAND’S FIRST GAY RIGHTS MARCH
- A COMPREHENSIVE GUI TO PORTLAND’S BT LGBTQ+ NIGHTLIFE
- JT TIME FOR PRI, A POPULAR PORTLAND GAY BAR REOPENS
MISS GAY PRI OF PORTLAND 2023 PREVIEWS PORTLAND PRI FT, PARA
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Flawls Sha, Miss Gay Pri of Portland 2023, is exced for the muny to gather for the ftivi — pecially after the COVID-19 panmic. Supreme Court lg that favored of a signer who don’t want to make weddg webs for gay upl and a slew of anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the untry this year, such as legislatn targetg drag performanc and genr-nfirmg health para-goer said was nice to see a posive si to thgs bee Pri is sential to show people ’s worth to live as their tt self.
Acrdg to Oregonian archiv, the tradn go at least as far back as the first cy-regnized Gay Pri Day, on June 25, 1977. (And a Gay Pri Fair the South Park Blocks on June 28, 1975!
A small group of 200 people marked the Rose Cy’s first public and outdoor Gay Pri celebratn, the South Park Blocks near Portland State Universy. Portland’s first Gay Pri para took place 2 years after 1977.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18PRI PARTY 2021 AT THE BIG LEGROWLSKILTLE LNS PRODUCTNS, WHICH GAVE A START TO MANY OF THE ROSE CY’S NEWBIE BURLQUE DANCERS AND DRAG KGS AND QUEENS, HOSTS A DAYTIME PAT PARTY WH POP-UP PERFORMANC, ALONG WH AN EVENG BARET SHOW GOG AS LATE AS LEGALLY ALLOWED. WCH PRCE, TOX!C AND OTHER ARTISTS SUPPLY LIVE MIC. THE BIG LEGROWLSKI, 812 NW COUCH ST. NOON. $10-$50. 21+.[VIRTUAL] CHASG RABOWSTHE PORTLAND GAY MEN’S CHOS, ACPANIED BY THE LOW BAR CHORALE’S HOE BAND, BUTS A NEW PROGRAM OF STANDARDS OM GAY POP HERO, CLUDG WHNEY HOTON, GLORIA GAYNOR, CHER, DOLLY PARTON, LADY GAGA AND CARLY RAE JEPSEN. CHASG RABOWS STREAMS AGA ON FATHER’S DAY AT 3 PM SHOULD YOU AND YOUR DAD WANT TO STAN THE GREATS TOGETHER. SEE FOR STREAMG RMATN. 8 PM. FREE. ALL AG.SATURDAY, JUNE 19
Portland, Oregon, and the surroundg area has some of the bt LGBTQ events the untry like Lato Gay Pri, and the Pri Northwt ftival." emprop="scriptn * portland gay pride *
It was renamed 1982 Lbian and Gay Pri Week, wh more than 2, 000 men and women takg to the streets of downtown 1991 para was the largt history at that pot, wh more than 6, 000 marchers, cludg supporters om small Oregon towns. The Lbian and Gay Pri Para changed 1997 to the Lbian, Gay, Bi and Trans Pri Para.
The highlight of the celebratns is arguably the Portland Gay Pri Para, which will this year kick off on Saturday, June 15 at 11:30am. Runng om 12pm to 4pm, you n look forward to a gay ferry trip, along wh ol tun and plenty of new people to meet.
Gaybaret! [VIRTUAL] Chasg RabowsThe Portland Gay Men’s Chos, acpanied by the Low Bar Chorale’s hoe band, buts a new program of standards om gay pop hero, cludg Whney Hoton, Gloria Gaynor, Cher, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga and Carly Rae Jepsen. Saturday, June 19Portland Frontnners’ Pri RaceI get that we’re not all back the gym and might want some social exercise opportuni, but nng on pavement is absolutely homophobic.
PORTLAND’S FIRST GAY RIGHTS MARCH
The big para mov to July, but June is still packed wh Pri events and ftivals, om the Portland Gay Men's Chos Disney Show to the Queer We Ft. * portland gay pride *
Whether that’s bee of downtown doom mongers or the ongog panmic is unknown, but ’s at least a her take on a pre-rerd para than last year’s Zoom talent show and archival footage of the Gay Pri 1999 para. One of the ways you n #gayforward wh Pri Northwt is through a direct donatn!
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUI TO PORTLAND’S BT LGBTQ+ NIGHTLIFE
Wh all the fun and celebratn surroundg Gay Pri events, might be ls mon for people to thk about the s of stggle. The years and years of hard work that veteran LGBTQ+ activists put to transform fear and hate to wir sentiments of love and acceptance, whether they be scere or least one study shows there’s a large group of Amerins who know nothg about the Stonewall if you are among this group of Amerins, here’s a quick summary: In the early hours of June 28th, 1969 an uprisg took place at the Stonewall Inn New York Cy that sparked a natnal gay rights and liberatn Pri durg a para for Portland Pri, 1998.
Even Crocs has a Pri so much quiet labor has gone to turng one vlent night to a month-long Amerin ci have experienced versns of nights like the Stonewall Inn, tim history when police have btaly targeted the gay muny by enforcg discrimatory laws and Oregon, police raids of gay and lbian bars were mon well to the 1970′s.
JT TIME FOR PRI, A POPULAR PORTLAND GAY BAR REOPENS
Most notably 1992, when she helped lead the mpaign that feated the vicly anti-gay Ballot Measure activist, Kathleen Saadat, helped anize Portland, Oregon's first gay rights march.