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alcoholic beverages as the main drink of sale.
T h e only establishm ent I have found is
3 Friends Coffeehouse. This is a great start, but
there needs to he more places these people can
go and still enjoy the socialization of their
community that they so badly need to help
them he stronger in life.
I am amazed that all of your calendar listings
are based around people without these restric
tions. I would like to see more things for people
who are restricted as to what they can do, and I
think people really would appreciate this. Please
note that there are those of us who have made
certain choices in our lives that cause these
restrictions to be necessary.
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N orthwest is considering fencing in this
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year's W aterfrbnt Park festival and requesting a
$3 donation. How does this make you feel? Would you still attend?
I
think it’s a great idea. Sad but true, we need
funding to make our voice heard in this world.
I don’t think $3 is too much to ask to support
the festival, considering the good time you’ll
have. Most clubs have a cover charge that is usu
ally more than that, and th at’s only for a night.
going to hinder anyone from coming, our com
munity does not have too much to be proud of!
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A my Z eppa
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I
think the community nickels and dimes us for
everything we do, whether for events or appeal
ing to us for cash. Pride will turn into the “haves"
event. Some of us just don’t have the money.
I think the well-off gay m en and lesbians
should give more. If you’re gonna charge some
thing, why not charge canned food for the
GLBT pantries in the area?
T he Bible Taliban should be charged more if
there will be admission for Pride.
W hat will Pride charge for next, watching
the parade?
A bout the Pride celebration, have Yamhill
C ounty Sheriffs Deputy Debra W alker be our
Grand Marshal in the 2002 parade.
hanges are generally proposed to solve a
perceived problem. So I’m wondering what
problem this change is intended to solve.
Is Pride Northwest losing money? Is it to
keep “unsupportive” folks away?
My gut response is, “Don’t do it.”
If money is the issue, Pride Northwest could
be more assertive in collecting donations. W ith
an entrance fee, you might get $3 from people
who otherwise would drop $10 or even more
into a bucket.
If you’re attem pting to keep out undesirables,
remember that you are also guaranteed to keep
out many of the “questioning” or otherwise less
“out” folks as well. Do you really want to do
that? I doubt it.
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hen I moved here, 1 was surprised to find
Pride was ffee!!! Promoting an event of
this caliber is a tremendous undertaking even
with corporate sponsorship and requires a finan
cial foundation from ticket sales.
W hen I served on the Pride board in Las
Vegas, we fenced the event and charged $10 for
the festival and $50 for parade entry. We con
tinued to have an outstanding attendance,
which increased each year.
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A nn O cchi
Portland
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he reasons given by Pride Northwest are
inadequate for me to be able to comment
on. I for one never have been affected one way
or the other by the presence of the religious
right wing.
I probably will not attend. However, this is
largely because it has become nothing more
than a commercial enterprise under the leader
ship of Pride Northwest.
T
egardless of a fenced-in area, I still would
attend. It is important to represent diversi
ty in the gay and lesbian community, and Pride
is the event to do so. 1 would pay the $3 and
enjoy myself.
R
Portland
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think the fence is a very cool idea. By making
Pride a “private party” atmosphere, you will
create a greater value to all observing and
attending. A nd if a minuscule $3 donation is
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his will be my first festival, so I will attend,
whatever the circumstances. After 12 years
in San Francisco, it will be refreshing to cele
brate on a smaller scale.
I would be interested in knowing where the
donation money will be going, of course. A nd a
fenced festival discourages a “come one, come
all" atmosphere, but three bucks shouldn’t put a
dent in anyone’s pocket.
In the past 30 years, I’ve seen too many festi
vals spoiled by finger-pointing straight people,
drunken fag bashers and panhandling vagrants.
If for no other reason than safety, I’d say let’s
keep them out with an admission charge.
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