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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1984)
Portland's gay com m unilty will be celebrating Gay Pride Week June 20th through the 26th. Gay Pride Week began in 1970 to com m em o rate the 1969 riots on Christopher Street in New York City. Then, for the first time, gay women and men fought back against a brutal police raid on a gay bar. The incident sparked among gay people a na tionwide spirit of resistance to societal oppression, and gave birth to the gay liberation movement. Since 1969. many lesbians and gay men have stood up openly for their rights and have won some concrete victories: civil rights laws in some cities and the repeal of legal bans on gay sex in some states. Just as importantly, gay people are finding pride, unity, and support within the gay community. Portland's Gay Pride Week, like others across the country, is a cele bration of our gayness, our strength, and our love. Gay Pride activities culminate on the 26th of June with a Gay Pride Fair to be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the waterfront south of the Burnside Bridge. The Fair will include music, arts and crafts, theatre . dance, booths, and an auc tion. Everyone, regardless of sexual preference, is welcome. Portland Town Council (Press release June 1975) CALENDAR OF EVENTS Lesbian and Ga Pride Week 19 In 1977, Portland Town Council brought Elai ne Noble, a Massachusetts State Rep resentative then in her second term, to Portland for Gay Pride Week. Ms. Noble is the first open gay person to achieve elected office on the state level. And in 1977. former Portland Mayor Neil G oldschm idt issued a proclamation in observance of Gay Pride Day. Baum and Tufo. The Official Lesbian Music and Comedy Duo of the 1984 Olympics, direct from San Francisco. ™ Judy's. 1431 NE Broadway (wheelchair access). 8 pm; $5 at the door. 222-1006 Friday. June 15 THE PROM: A Friendly Formal, featuring the music of Sister Tomato. Pine Street Theater. 215 S E 9th (wheelchair access; all ages). 9 pm; $3.50 in advance or $4 at the door. 223-9652. Former Oregon State Representative Gretchen Kafoury was the keynote speaker at the 1979 Gay Pride Rally, as well as. ‘Spokespersons from Portland Town Council. Lesbian Parenting Alli ■ Dos Lesbos: A Play By* For, and Perverts. A comedy with m usk about ^ the struggles of a lesblartcouple in The Modern World. Harrison Pierce directs the Northwest premierqat Judy’s. 1431 “ “ ay (wheelchair access). 8 oor. 22^-1006. w»on* E5. 8 pm. See details 6/15. Robert Lesley’s Stray Dog Story. 8 pi See F 6/15' {s of the Lesbian and G 0 y ' rch and Rally«»» T ¿nr S pnsj; |4 . See details 6/15. ailable this performance. JM v Robert lie at 11 am MW Couch Hollandia ’45: Portland Women’s Thea ter Company presents this story of a form er Army nurse who finds her civilian life in later years haunted by her memories of the war. Judy Clover di rects at the former Do Jum p space, 3922 N Williams. 8 pm: $5 at the door or in advance from A Woman's Place Bookstore or Catbird Seat Bookstore. om i and Cygntis X -1, Howard Burton and the Sweet SoundsofSoul. Windfire and Women wfth Heart And. Artistas Indegenas. Monica Rav. The Dyketones. The Portland Lesbian and Gay Con^punlty Band. Kate Sullivan ancl&ister Tomato. &'• Just Out. June 8-June 22 Portrait of Oppression: Portland Radi cal Women and Tamara Turner present an exploration of the changing images of lesbians in literature. Judy’s, 1431 NE Broadway (wheelchair 'TfcwB)u pm; $2 donation/$1 low- *4qcome. Quiche brunch also available at 1 pm. ^ Benefit Party for Lesbian and Gay Pride, following the Pat Bond ance 11 pm ) at Judy’s, 1431 NE Broad Robert Chesley’s Stray Dog Story: A modern fairy tale about a gay man, his dog. and the fairy dogmother. Direct ed by Brown McDonald at JR’s West, NW 10th and Everett (wheelchair ac cess). 8 pm: $5 at the door. 224-1482. Beloved Hick: A one-woman perform ance by Pat Bond, a San Francisco actress and lesbian activist who por trays Lorena Hickok, the long-term companion of Eleanor Roosevelt Phoenix Rising sponsors her perform ance at the Northwest Service Center. NW 18th and Everett (wheelchair ac drama, and volleyball. This year’s festivities mark the 10th anniversary of the Stonewall Resis tance, when lesbians and gay men cess). 8 pm; $7 at the door or in ad vance from Phoenix Rising, A Woman’s Place Bookstore, and Sensorium. 223-8299. :ees for the ral >1lowing the marc1 l. Rupert Kinnard >ixon and Pam Amons. lote address will be deliver ed bff$at Bond, an actor and les bian a|tivist from San Francisco. Othe* speakers include Right to Privacy Treasurer Keeston Lowrey and Cascade AIDS Project Director; Reese House.___ \ Saturday. June 16 in New York actively fought police harrassment for the first time. The event ushered in the modern gay civil rights movement. Gay Pride Day is a time to reflect upon our 1977 Gay Pride Button h Thursday. June 14 ance. Metropolitan Community Church, American Friends Service Committee, and other gorups will also address the celebrants. Enter tainment after the rally will consist of Stray Dog Story. T o -/ ance is a benefit fcxf Les- Pride. JR’s West, N \\| 10th pm. See details 6 /f5 . ne 18 / rt RghJing Arts offers introductory classes fo|sessions beginning today in Kung F j, modern Arnis, and breakdanpndfClasses available for women, m^h, and children. Echo Theater 1515 SE 37th. 231-1999. J gel: Requiem fora ~7 drama of lesbian grief, re by Terry Baum, w ritten ánd performed pe co-author of " Dos Lesbos" (currently in rc tion in Portland). Judy’s, 14 3 1 NE Idway (wheelchair access). 8 pm; at the door. 222-1006. -U r i ¿ i.'- Wednesday. June 20 Gay Men Together A rap group open to all gay men meets regularly on Wed nesdays to discuss a broad range of topics of interest Portland State University, Smith Center, Room 206.7 pm. \y. June 22 India ’45. pm . See details 6 /1 5 . Fobert Chesley’s Stray Dog Story. 8 pm. See details 6/15. Saturday. June 23 O ur Best to You: Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. Eastside Performing Arts Center, SE 13th and Stark. 8 pm; $6. Dos Lesbos. 8:30 pm. See details 6/17. Hollandia ’4 5 .8 pm. See details 6/15. Women only this performance; child care available. Robert Chesley’s Stray Dog Story. 8 pm. See details 6/15. Sunday. June 24 O ur Best To You: Portland Gay Men’s Chorus Concert. 2 pm. See details 6/23. Com m unity Potluck and Vigil: The traditional closing event of Lesbian and Gay Pride Week. Dignity sponsors a potluck picnic, to begin at 4 pm; MCC leads the vigil program begin ning at 7:30 pm. Come share your heart, a dish, and a candle. Laurelhurst Park, in the NW comer off the Ankeny St. entrance. Childcare and interpret ing for the hearing-impaired will be provided. 'i-' y Tuesday. June 19 m m r From Sappho to Stein: A Dramatic Stonewall Run: Portland Frontrunn Sunday. June 17 Club sponsors a 2-mile fun run 10K certified course, to begin at 9 a at Duniway Park and proceed up Ter- williger Blvd. Late registration after 6/10 is $9. which includes T-shirt and a $ 1 donation to Cascade Aids Project and W omen’s Crisis Line. 232-6004. progress and unify further to con tinue the struggle for equality on the basis of sexual oreintation." Portland Town Council (Press Release 1979) Evening with Your Favorite Dykes, presented by the Portland Lesbian Forum. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock (wheelchair access, childcare, interpreted for the hearing-impaired). 7 3 0 pm; $1 dona tion. Women only. Hollandia ’4 5 .8 pm; $4. See details 6/15. Closing night performance. Robert Chesley’s Stray Dog Story. 8 pm. See details 6/15. Continues Friday- Sunday through July 15. Dos Lesbos. 8 pm. See details 6/17. Con tinues Saturdays and Sundays through July 1.