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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- 2023 PORTLAND GAY PRIS PAGEANT
- 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
2023 PORTLAND GAY PRIS PAGEANT
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.
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.
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
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.