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JULY 1992
Urvashi Void fiddles with
Marilyn Davis's tape recorder
and talks about her work with
the National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force
(p. 26)
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
The early years of Lesbian and Gay
(pp. 4-6)
World briefs
(p. 7)
Pride in Portland
n June 29, 1969, the New York police raided the
Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. The attack
was not an unusual event; the police routinely
harrassed gay clubs, but this time the bar patrons
fought back. They barracaded themselves in and
kept the police at bay. The following riots and anger gave birth
to the modem lesbian and gay liberation movement. Commu
nities across the U.S. began honoring the Stonewall riots with
celebrations and marches in the month of June.
So, we thought this would be a good time to review some
highlights of the early years of lesbian and gay pride in
Portland.
The Rose City began celebrating the ar.nivcrsay of the
Stonewall riots with Gay Fairs on the waterfront in 1975. The
first year an enthusiastic 200 people showed up. In 1977, the
mayor of Portland, Neil Goldschmidt, made the first Gay Week
proclamation. Susie, Ann and Bill Shepherd appeared on the
cover of the evening Oregon Journal that week. “Our daughter
is gay" read the headline.
In 1978 the Eugene anti-gay discrimination referendum had
just been lost to the Right; Anita Bryant was foaming at the
mouth, and I larvey Milk was scheduled to speak at the rally but
an emergency with California’s proposition 13 forced him to
cancel. This was the first year Portland incorporated a march
into the celebration.
The 10th anniversary of Stonewall, 1979, prompted two
marches in Portland, one in June and one in October to coincide
with the National Gay March on Washington.
In 1980, the Portland Gay Men's Chorus gave its first
concert in conjunction with Gay Pride. Up until then the Gay
Fair had been planned by the Portland Town Council and had
run pretty smoothly . But that year a controversy arose about
whether PTC should continue to organize the event, or whether
it should be passed on to another group. The next year PTC
decided to pass the gauntlet to the Gay Pride Activities Com
O
mittee, a group of local gay businessmen. This began a contro
versy that would last for several years. A group of lesbians and
gays of every color along with Radical Women, demanded
input into what they perceived as a bar-controlled event.
Frustrated by the divisiveness, the Gay Pride Activities Com
mittee ended up withdrawing their support, and PTC pulled an
event together in just two weeks. Boycotts were declared by all
sides.
In 1982, TKO (a group of lesbians and gay men working
together) formed and held meetings to build solidarity between
what had become two separate communities. The resulting
coalition organized a Lesbian and Gay Pride week that year,
and developed a statement of purpose which was inclusive of
the diversity of our community. A major debate developed
about including the word “lesbian” in the gay pride name.
The San Francisco Marching Band attended the 1983 Les
bian and Gay Pride March and Rally, in the rain. The dispute
over having the word lesbian in the gay pride name continued.
Three thousand people amended the rally in 1984, the
largest crowd yet, and the march took up seven blocks. This was
a significant number, but 1992’s parade and rally beat all with
over 9,000 people marching, and over 15,000 attending the
rally.
Though many issues have complicated the planning of each
year’s event, it always miraculously comes together, uniting
individuals and groups who put aside grievances and differ
ences for a day. The solidarity, love, respect and pride we feel
on Lesbian and Gay Pride Day needs to extend throughout the
year as we fight the Oregon Citizens Alliance. There will
always be disagreements, but divisiveness needs to be over
come through clear and honest dialog in order to eradicate the
OCA and its hate-initiative and maintain a common vision for
our community. Let’s use the energy and solidarity of Lesbian
an Gay Pndc day to help maintain our spirits through the hard
work of the coming year.
National news
(p. 8-12)
OCA watch
(p. 14)
Local news
Changes at Rooster Rock
enrage local gay men and Jeff
Williamson uncovers
the story
(pp. 16-17)
COLUM NS
Amazon TYail
( p -311
ARTS
Cinema
Three hundred nuns give
Sister Act two thumbs up
(p-28)
Entertainment
Oregon Public Broadcsting
needs pressure to air
gay and lesbian
magazinelvariety show
(p. 29)