Portland Latino Gay Pride finds a new place to celebrate
Photo by Julie Cortez, El Hispanic News
Portland, OR — The powers-that-be behind Portland Latino Gay Pride promised this year’s celebration would be “bigger, better, hotter…and later,” and while the weather’s rather late realization that summer had arrived resulted in some rain and gray clouds, they largely delivered on that promise.
ChiChi N Chonga. Photo by Julie Cortez, El Hispanic News
After four days of music, poetry, dancing, brunching, and more, the 2011 Portland Latino Gay Pride — themed
Edna Vásquez and friends. Photo by Julie Cortez, El Hispanic News
“CelebrAcción” — culminated with its traditional “La Lucha Festival” party on July 17, but with a twist. This year the folkloric dancers, drag performers, singers, community partners, and other celebrants could be found on the eastside waterfront under the Hawthorne Bridge, which provided protection from most of the rain in addition to an incredibly open atmosphere.
Photo by Julie Cortez, El Hispanic News
Lo Nuestro Ballet Folklórico. Photo by Julie Cortez, El Hispanic News
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on Aug 11 2011. Filed under Local, Local News, Top News.
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