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[[Image:Sistersperpetualindulgencepridenw.jpg|thumb|alt=|[[The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence]] (SPI) also called [[Order of Perpetual Indulgence]] (OPI) in Australia and elsewhere is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and Catholic imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirize issues of gender and morality.|[[The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence]].''<ref>"[http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennwilliamspdx/3626289735/ Flickr]",11-29-2009</ref>''.]] |
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'''Pride Northwest, Inc.''' is a community-based regional LGBTQ+ Pride 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. The non-profit organization was founded in 1994 and the current executive director of the organization is Debra Porta,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glapn.org/6508DebraPorta.html|title=Debra Porta|website=www.glapn.org|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> who has served as the president of Pride Northwest since 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pridenw.org/staff|title=Staff|website=PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> |
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The organization is best known for organizing the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade. It is dedicated to celebrating and bringing visibility to the LGBTQ+ community in the Pacific Northwest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pridenw.org/about-us|title=About Us|website=PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> |
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'''Pride Northwest''', also referred to as [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] Pride Festival, is the name of the [[non-profit organization]] that organizes [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]'s pride event. [[Gay pride]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] has been celebrated since the 1970s. The Portland [[Lesbian]], [[Gay]], [[Bisexual]], [[Transsexual]] and [[Queer]] Pride Celebration, is a [[parade]] and [[festival]] held in June each year to celebrate the [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgendered]] people and their [[allies]]. Few cities the size of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] have a more progressive and active [[GLBT]] community, and this is especially the case since the election in 2008 of [[Sam Adams (Oregon politician)|Sam Adams]] as city mayor (making Portland one of the largest cities in [[United States|America]] with an openly gay mayor).<ref>"[http://gaytravel.about.com/od/previewsofpridefestivals/qt/Pride_PDX.htm About.com]",12-02-2009</ref> |
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== Pride |
== Portland LGBT Pride Festival and Parade == |
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[[File:Portland Pride 2014 - 016.JPG|thumb|Portland Pride]]Portland's Waterfront Pride Festival and Parade is produced every June by Pride Northwest. Portland's Pride Weekend is normally scheduled the third weekend following Memorial Day, or the weekend after the conclusion of the [[Portland Rose Festival]]. It is a two-day-long event held along the [[Tom McCall Waterfront Park]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2019/06/portland-pride-expects-60000-people-for-downtown-festival-parade.html|title=Portland Pride expects 60,000 people for downtown festival, parade|last=Acker|first=Lizzy|date=2019-06-11|website=oregonlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> The parade typically begins near West Burnside and Park Ave. and extends down Southwest Pine St. and [[Naito Parkway]], finally ending near the Tom McCall Waterfront Park where the main festival is held.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/g66l-2019/06/f10ba1294d182/-portland-pride-parade-2019-tens-of-thousands-clad-in-rainbow-colors-flood-downtown-portland-photos.html|title=Portland Pride Parade 2019: Tens of thousands clad in rainbow colors flood downtown Portland (PHOTOS)|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|first=Mark Graves {{!}} The|date=2019-06-17|website=oregonlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> In 2019, the parade attendance was estimated to be 45,000 people and approximately 8,000 people from over 200 groups and organizations participated in the parade.<ref name=":4" /> The festival is one of the largest donation-based pride events on the West Coast, with a suggested fee of $8 to enter the festival; however, the fee is not mandatory and everyone is allowed to enter.<ref name=":3" /> The festival features official events that are listed on Pride Northwest's official website, typically including performances by LGBT talent, a "Gaylabration" at Portland's Crystal Ballroom, the "Big Gay Boat Ride" on the Portland Spirit, and screenings of LGBT films.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/431267-339839-portland-pride-parade-shines-with-rainbow-colored-love|title=Portland Pride Parade shines with rainbow-colored love|last=Sparling|first=Zane|date=|website=PortlandTribune|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> Many companies, businesses, churches, non-profits, agencies, sports teams, and LGBT organizations gather at the festival to celebrate and show support for the community.<ref name=":5" /> Pride Northwest executive director Debra Porta stated that they typically expect over 60,000 plus visitors to attend the festival.<ref name=":3" /> Porta encourages attendance for all families and people of any age, stating: "Portland Pride is considered to be one of the most family-friendly on the West Coast."<ref name=":3" /> |
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=== History === |
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In 1994, Pride Northwest, Inc. was officially created as an organization. This is a [[non-profit]] organization that organizes the Pride Northwest festival every year in [[Portland, OR]].<ref name="Pridenw.org">"[http://www.pridenw.org Pridenw.org]",11-29-2009</ref> |
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Pride Northwest was established in 1994, but Portland's first official pride event took place in 1975 when a group of approximately 200 people organized a Gay Pride Fair near the South Park Blocks by Portland State University. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/06/rainbow_flags_drag_queens_prou.html|title=Rainbow flags, drag queens, family ties: A visual history of Portland's Pride Parade|last=Butler|first=Grant|date=2017-06-16|website=oregonlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> The following year the Portland Town Council sponsored a fair that was held at the Waterfront Park, and one year later in 1977 the annual parade was added in addition to the fair after Mayor [[Neil Goldschmidt]] formally announced a "Gay Pride Day".<ref name=":3" /> The parade and festival have since been celebrated annually and are organized by Pride Northwest. In June 1989 the [[leather pride flag]] was used by the leather contingent in the parade, which was its first appearance at a pride parade.<ref name="archive1989">{{cite web|url=http://www.leatherarchives.org/exhibits/deblase/timeline2.htm#1989 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803065539/http://www.leatherarchives.org/exhibits/deblase/timeline2.htm#1989 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-08-03 |title=Timeline |date= |accessdate=2018-06-24}}</ref> According to its website, the organization's mission is "to encourage and celebrate the positive diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans communities, and to assist in the education of all people through the development of activities that showcase the history, accomplishments, and talents of these communities."<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC.|url=https://www.pridenw.org/|access-date=2019-11-17|website=PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC.|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The mission of Pride Northwest, Inc. is to encourage and celebrate the positive [[Multiculturalism|diversity]] of the [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], [[transgender]] and [[queer]] communities, and to assist in the education of all people through the development of activities that showcase the history, accomplishments, and talents of these communities.<ref name="Pridenw.org"/> Pride Northwest's official name for the event is "The [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] [[Lesbian]], [[Gay]], [[Bisexual]], [[Transsexual]] and [[Queer]] Pride Celebration."<ref>"[http://www.pridenw.org/about/faqs.asp Pridenw.org]",12-02-2009</ref> Informally it is referred to it as [[Queer]] Pride. The Pride Northwest organization is committed to being as inclusive as they can. They claim that calling the event "Gay Pride" dismisses the fact that many people who do not identify as gay attend this event and are part of the LGBTQ community. The LGBTQ community is very diverse, and as an organization, they wish to acknowledge and honor that diversity. |
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=== Police involvement and controversy === |
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[[File:Portland Pride 2016 - 003.jpg|thumb|Police in Pride Parade, 2016]] |
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Portland police officers expressed outrage after LGBT organizers requested that officers who attend the festival and parade not show up in uniform. Executive director of Pride Northwest Debra Porta made a statement explaining the historic divide between marginalized communities and the police, stating that many members of the community do not feel comfortable attending the festival alongside law enforcement in uniform, stating in a letter to Portland police: "To that end, we are asking LGBTQ and allied people in law enforcement, who plan to match in the Portland Pride Parade NOT to march in uniform."<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2017/06/pride_northwest_asks_police_to.html|title=Pride Northwest asks police to consider not wearing uniform at Portland's Pride Parade|last=Bernstein|first=Maxine|date=2017-06-17|website=oregonlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> Porta continued to state that though Pride Northwest does not have a preference if officers march in uniform, it is their duty as an organization to ask that officers give thought to the concerns of the community. |
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The request was met with backlash, notably from Portland LGBTQ officers who expressed anger and sadness that they must hide a part of their identity from their own community and that asking officers to not be visible erases the struggles many LGBTQ officers have faced coming out and being visible in a patriarchal institution like the police force.<ref name=":6" /> |
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Portland's pride festival was originally scheduled to run every June to commemorate the [[Stonewall Riots]] in [[New York]]. It was originally planned to be on the third weekend in June, however it has been switched to [[Fathers' Day]] weekend due to [[Tom McCall Waterfront Park|Waterfront Park]]'s popularity and maintenance schedule. Pride events include entertainment and performances, food and crafts vendors, mulitiple specialized events, and a main pride parade. The main pride parade is held on the Sunday during Fathers' Day weekend.<ref>"[http://www.pridenw.org/about/faqs.asp#1 Pridenw.org]",11-29-2009</ref> The [[parade]] route usually departs from the North Park Blocks in the [[Pearl District]], runs along Broadway through downtown, turns east down Taylor Street, and finishes with a final turn north along Naito Parkway, leading into Tom McCall Park. |
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Porta responded to these concerns, stating that "Pride Northwest is a little caught in the middle" regarding this issue. Porta stated that they recognize the work that LGBTQ officers have done for the community and welcome officers to the parade no matter what, however also stating that the historic implications of the police uniform and how marginalized communities who have negative histories with law enforcement are affected should also be considered.<ref name=":6" /> |
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== Portland Dyke March == |
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=== Traffic impact === |
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Pride Northwest also includes a [[Dyke March]] during pride weekend. Women, biological or otherwise are encouraged to march and generally gather in Portland's North Park Blocks on the Saturday before Sunday's main pride parade. Allies are encouraged to support the [[Dyke March]] from the sidelines.<ref>"[http://www.dykemarchportland.com dykemarchportland.com]",11-29-2009</ref> |
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The festival is known for having a large impact on Portland traffic that affects drivers downtown. The parade occupies Northwest Park Avenue and West Burnside Street and extends north on Southwest Broadway, east on Northwest Davis Street, and south on Naito Parkway. Drivers are encouraged to avoid parking near or along the parade route as cars parked within a two-block radius are removed. Traffic is also impacted by the festival that takes place at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/06/portland_pride_parade_could_im.html|title=Portland Pride Parade could impact traffic downtown today|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|first=Hillary Borrud {{!}} The|date=2018-06-17|website=oregonlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> The official parade route can be found on the Pride Northwest official website. Pride Northwest encourages festival and parade attendees and participants to use public transit, rideshare, and taxi services to reduce traffic impact.<ref name=":3" /> |
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== Oregon's indecent exposure law == |
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In [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], it is not illegal for women to go topless in public, Oregon's [[indecent exposure]] law only prohibits nudity intended to induce arousal in public.<ref>"[http://www.gotopless.org gotopless.org]",11-29-2009</ref> Women are allowed to be topless at the Pride events. Pride Northwest does encourage all of its attendees to express themselves as they choose, and be tolerant of one another.<ref>"[http://www.pridenw.org/about/faqs.asp#1 pridenw.org]",11-29-2009</ref> |
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== Themes and parade Grand Marshal == |
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| "Pride To The People" |
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| Darcelle XV |
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| "United We Stand" |
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| Kendall Clawson |
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| "Pride Bring It" |
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| Basic Rights of Oregon |
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| 2007 |
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| [[Tina Kotek]] |
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| "" |
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| "Everyday People" |
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| [[Vera Katz]] |
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| 2001 |
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| Ann Shepherd |
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| 1996 |
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| [[Chastity Bono]] |
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* [http://www.pridenw.org Pride Northwest, Inc.] |
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* [[List of LGBT events]] |
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Pride Northwest, Inc. is a community-based regional LGBTQ+ Pride 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The non-profit organization was founded in 1994 and the current executive director of the organization is Debra Porta,[1] who has served as the president of Pride Northwest since 2006.[2]
The organization is best known for organizing the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade. It is dedicated to celebrating and bringing visibility to the LGBTQ+ community in the Pacific Northwest.[3]
Portland LGBT Pride Festival and Parade
Portland's Waterfront Pride Festival and Parade is produced every June by Pride Northwest. Portland's Pride Weekend is normally scheduled the third weekend following Memorial Day, or the weekend after the conclusion of the Portland Rose Festival. It is a two-day-long event held along the Tom McCall Waterfront Park.[4] The parade typically begins near West Burnside and Park Ave. and extends down Southwest Pine St. and Naito Parkway, finally ending near the Tom McCall Waterfront Park where the main festival is held.[5] In 2019, the parade attendance was estimated to be 45,000 people and approximately 8,000 people from over 200 groups and organizations participated in the parade.[5] The festival is one of the largest donation-based pride events on the West Coast, with a suggested fee of $8 to enter the festival; however, the fee is not mandatory and everyone is allowed to enter.[4] The festival features official events that are listed on Pride Northwest's official website, typically including performances by LGBT talent, a "Gaylabration" at Portland's Crystal Ballroom, the "Big Gay Boat Ride" on the Portland Spirit, and screenings of LGBT films.[6] Many companies, businesses, churches, non-profits, agencies, sports teams, and LGBT organizations gather at the festival to celebrate and show support for the community.[6] Pride Northwest executive director Debra Porta stated that they typically expect over 60,000 plus visitors to attend the festival.[4] Porta encourages attendance for all families and people of any age, stating: "Portland Pride is considered to be one of the most family-friendly on the West Coast."[4]
History
Pride Northwest was established in 1994, but Portland's first official pride event took place in 1975 when a group of approximately 200 people organized a Gay Pride Fair near the South Park Blocks by Portland State University. [7] The following year the Portland Town Council sponsored a fair that was held at the Waterfront Park, and one year later in 1977 the annual parade was added in addition to the fair after Mayor Neil Goldschmidt formally announced a "Gay Pride Day".[4] The parade and festival have since been celebrated annually and are organized by Pride Northwest. In June 1989 the leather pride flag was used by the leather contingent in the parade, which was its first appearance at a pride parade.[8] According to its website, the organization's mission is "to encourage and celebrate the positive diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans communities, and to assist in the education of all people through the development of activities that showcase the history, accomplishments, and talents of these communities."[9]
Police involvement and controversy
Portland police officers expressed outrage after LGBT organizers requested that officers who attend the festival and parade not show up in uniform. Executive director of Pride Northwest Debra Porta made a statement explaining the historic divide between marginalized communities and the police, stating that many members of the community do not feel comfortable attending the festival alongside law enforcement in uniform, stating in a letter to Portland police: "To that end, we are asking LGBTQ and allied people in law enforcement, who plan to match in the Portland Pride Parade NOT to march in uniform."[10] Porta continued to state that though Pride Northwest does not have a preference if officers march in uniform, it is their duty as an organization to ask that officers give thought to the concerns of the community.
The request was met with backlash, notably from Portland LGBTQ officers who expressed anger and sadness that they must hide a part of their identity from their own community and that asking officers to not be visible erases the struggles many LGBTQ officers have faced coming out and being visible in a patriarchal institution like the police force.[10]
Porta responded to these concerns, stating that "Pride Northwest is a little caught in the middle" regarding this issue. Porta stated that they recognize the work that LGBTQ officers have done for the community and welcome officers to the parade no matter what, however also stating that the historic implications of the police uniform and how marginalized communities who have negative histories with law enforcement are affected should also be considered.[10]
Traffic impact
The festival is known for having a large impact on Portland traffic that affects drivers downtown. The parade occupies Northwest Park Avenue and West Burnside Street and extends north on Southwest Broadway, east on Northwest Davis Street, and south on Naito Parkway. Drivers are encouraged to avoid parking near or along the parade route as cars parked within a two-block radius are removed. Traffic is also impacted by the festival that takes place at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park.[11] The official parade route can be found on the Pride Northwest official website. Pride Northwest encourages festival and parade attendees and participants to use public transit, rideshare, and taxi services to reduce traffic impact.[4]
References
- ^ "Debra Porta". www.glapn.org. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Staff". PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "About Us". PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ a b c d e f Acker, Lizzy (2019-06-11). "Portland Pride expects 60,000 people for downtown festival, parade". oregonlive. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ a b Oregonian/OregonLive, Mark Graves | The (2019-06-17). "Portland Pride Parade 2019: Tens of thousands clad in rainbow colors flood downtown Portland (PHOTOS)". oregonlive. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ a b Sparling, Zane. "Portland Pride Parade shines with rainbow-colored love". PortlandTribune. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ Butler, Grant (2017-06-16). "Rainbow flags, drag queens, family ties: A visual history of Portland's Pride Parade". oregonlive. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Timeline". Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC". PRIDE NORTHWEST, INC. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ a b c Bernstein, Maxine (2017-06-17). "Pride Northwest asks police to consider not wearing uniform at Portland's Pride Parade". oregonlive. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Hillary Borrud | The (2018-06-17). "Portland Pride Parade could impact traffic downtown today". oregonlive. Retrieved 2019-11-17.