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This year's lesbian and gay pride theme opitimizes
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he big event of the year, the annual Webster, the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, the
Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Portland Lesbian Choir, and the Rose City Gay
Rally, will be held Saturday, June 20. Freedom Band. Gail Shibley and Jerry Keene,
This year’s theme, “A Simple Matter who are the only openly gay candidates running
of Justice,” is taken from a speech by for office in Oregon, and activist Suzanne Pharr
Harvey Milk and opitimizes the fight we face
will with
be speaking.
the Oregon Citizens Alliance. There are some
At the rally site there will be over 80 booths
changes this year from past years’ events.
full The
of information, art, clothing, crafts, food,
march has been upgraded to a parade due jewelry,
to the t-shirts and more. For the second year,
large turnout last year. Since there is construction there will be a health fair offering health care
in the North Park blocks, the parade will start at options to our community.
Northwest Glisan and Broadway at noon on Sat
The budget for this year’s parade and rally
urday, June 20. People should begin to gather and increased from $15,000 last year to $25,000 this
get organized at 10am. Groups with more than 10 year. The parade permit increase and an increase
people pay a $10 fee to be in the parade. This is for the park permit, from $500 last year to $1,000
because the permit fee to occupy the streets jumped this year, are part of the reason. Also the city will
from $40 to $500 this year, and the funds need to be charging $10 for every car that pulls up on to
come from somewhere.
the grass at the rally site to unload materials for
The grand marshalls for this year’s parade are booths. Lesbian and Gay Pride, Inc., did not get
Kathleen Saadat and Darcelle XV. Portland Po any grants this year for the event and is relying
lice Chief Tom Potter will be marching with a solely on benefits, ad sales in the program, T-shirt
contingent of police officers, Lady Elaine Pea sales, donations, booth fees, contingent fees, and
cock will be resplendant in a float as usual, there other miscellaneous monies.
will be two horse-drawn carriages, and the Rose
The parade and rally is the safest place and
City Freedom Band will be tooting their horns. time to come out. It is important to be there in
The parade will wind south on Broadway to large numbers to show Portland and Oregon ex
Southwest Salmon, then east on Salmon to Front, actly how many of us exist and who we are. All
then north on Front to the rally site, which is at gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals, trans
Tom McCall Waterfront Park at the Southwest vestites, sexually unlabelled or unsure and any
Front and Oak “silver” stage. The route is 1.5 one else who is in support of civil rights and
miles, so be prepared.
justice-be there! Encourage your friends, family
The rally begins at 1 pm and will continue until and co-workers to attend and show their support.
5:45 pm. Stage entertainment will feature Lady This is our day to show the Oregon Citizens
Elaine Peacock, Denny’s Reputation, Maria Alliance that we outnumber them and their kind.
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