Oregon Queer History Collective
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06/04/2026
We’re continuing our Pride history lessons: How Pride grew during the 20th century.
One year after the uprising at Stonewall Inn, organizers marched on Christopher Street for the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March. As other cities and communities also celebrated the anniversary, it transformed into Gay Pride Day, Gay Pride Week, and Gay Pride Month.
By 1971, Portland based group the Second Foundation of Oregon celebrated Pride in a dancehall downtown. They packed 200 people into the Pythian Building (918 SW Yamhill) for a night of live music and comedy.
Pride expanded through the decades, with thousands showing up in the 1990s. The 1992 march especially drew people out during the No on 9 campaign.
Stay tuned for more history coming out next week!
“The medium is the message. The act is feminism (q***r), and then you get to read about feminism (q***rness),” Erica Fonseca, Ph.D., the Director of Q***r Student Services at Portland State University, said about the art of zine making.
The newest edition of the Lavender Beacon explores how Portland’s zine culture democratizes the spread of information, and offers a q***r alternative to the academy.
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