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Pride Month is here, and so are about a gazillion nonheterosexual things to do
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ich the rain on vacation, things really
start to heat up among gay, lesbian, hi
and trans communities. Here are a
few hot, homo and otherwise kick-ass
queer things to do. For more, check the full
calendar of events in June issues of Just Out.
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Welcome
to
BEARTOWN
Statewide Pride
The
Oregon
Bears
want to thank
all of our
GLBT
Friends*
&
Supporters
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for contributing
to a great
BEARTOWN
WEEKEND
June 5-8,2003
T imothy K rause and L isa B radshaw
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or heavens sake, don’t forget Portland
Pride 2 0 0 3 at Waterfront Park June 14
and 1 5. Headlining an amazing lineup of
talent is Sophie B. Hawkins (see interview on
Page P27), and the keynote speaker is award
winning columnist and trans activist Jamison
Green (see interview on Page P9).
The Forest Grove Parents, Families and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays celebrates Pride
with a potluck and talent/untalent show dur
ing its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m.
June 17 at Forest Grove United Church of
Christ, 2032 College Way. 503-357-2442 or
fgpflag@att.net.
G o north, young queers, and you’ll run
The incomparable (though they try, how they try) Tracy Chapman plays Keller Auditorium on June 8
into the Capital City Pride Parade as it
winds its way through Olympia, Wash.,
Lombard and Wcxtlsey streets. 503-417-7991.
swimwear. $12 donation at the dixir.
stepping off from Capital Campus at ncxtn
Across the Columbia, Saturday in the Park
The Gender Bender Variety Show is
June 21. Concludes with a rally at Sylvester
returns to Esther Short Park July 12 in Van
9 p.m. June 12 at the Egyptian Club, 3701 S.E.
Park, www.rainhowcenteroly.org.
couver, Wash. From nixrn to 6 p.m. count on
Division St. Poison Waters plays host to drag
“Building Pride Together” is the theme of
music, Ux)ths, beer garden and frolicking.
kings and queens, live bands, fire acts and more
the Lane County Pride celebration for Eugene
www.gayvancouverwa.org.
in this biannual trans benefit show. $5 cover.
and Springfield June 21 with live entertain
Over at Dantes, 1 S.W. Third Ave., Poison
ment from noon to 7 p.m. at Alton Baker Park.
Waters again puts on her hostess smile for Dys
The Eugene Outdix>r Group also holds a Pride
functional Family Feud between drag queens
event from mxin to 4 p.m. June 3 0 at the
and Oregon hears from 6 to 8 p.m. June 12. Is
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Washington-Jefferson Streets Park.
it just us, or is this pretty much the most fun
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www.eugenepride.org.
-town becomes Beartown through June 8
you can have under one roof?
Salem holds its Capitol Pride from 11 a.m.
when the Oregon Bears mix it up with vis
Also onstage June 12 through Aug. 2 is
to 6 p.m. June 2 8 at Pringle Park Plaza.
iting hirsutes during the city’s venerable
the triumphant return of Hedurig and the
503-930-7260.
Rose Festival. The weekend is filled with
Angry Inch presented by triangle pnxluctions!
Brother to Brother, a family of African
events liked “Hugs and Tugs Get Together”
at Theater! Theatre!, 3430 S.E. Belmont St.
American gay and bisexual men dedicated to
and “Underbear Bust and Contest.” Tour the
Times and ticket information from
the improvement in the quality of life within
sights of Portland with the clan, join a Bear
503-239-5919 or www.tripro.org. If you missed
our community, will celebrate its 10th anniver
Trail Pub Crawl, and check out the contests for
it during the regular season, don’t make the
sary during Black Pride 2 p.m. June 28 at
Mr. Oregon Bear, Mr. Oregon Cub and
same mistake twice.
Site F of Columbia Park at the comer of North
Beartown. For complete info visit
The Portland Gay M en’s Chorus presents
www.oregonbears.org.
the official kickoff to Pride 2003 with its fourth
Misha mouths off, hut it’s wicked fun during
annual Rainbow Ball 9 p.m. June 13 at the
Portlands 13th annual Grand Floral Parade
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St. Disco,
Party from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7 at Panora
big hair, tight jeans and music from the ’70s
ma, 341 S.W.
and ’80s. Tickets are $10 from
10th Ave.
503-226-2588, www.pdxgmc.org or at
We know
the dix>r. Freak out!
you are, and so
You synthesize my life: Le Tigre
are we: Tracy
rekindles that riot grrrl flame 9 p.m.
Chapman
June 13 at Roseland Theater, 8 N.W.
comes to Keller
Sixth Ave. Tickets are $ 12 from
Auditorium at
8 p.m. June 8.
Tickets are
$35.50-$49.50
from the box
We hate to say
office, Ticket
goodbye, but we still
Central or
won’t miss the
TicketsWest.
crowning
of the new
Who has
Mr., Miss & Ms.
the most pride?
Gay
Pride and the
Find out at the
new Mr. & Miss
Mr., Miss and
Gay
Portland, both
Ms. Gay Pride
in June
Pageant start-
ing 7 p.m.
June 8 at Panorama, 341 S.W. 10th
G o ahead and mark June 2 9 down note
Ave. Contestants compete in formal
for the 17th annual Peacock in the Park
wear, creative club attire and
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