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Pride Northwest, Inc.

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Location	Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Pride Northwest, Inc. is a 501c3, community-based regional LGBT Pride organization, based in Portland, Oregon, whose 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."

Portland LGBT Pride Festival & 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. The Portland Pride Festival is held at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and provides visibility for almost 200 LGBTQ and allied community organizations, businesses and other exhibitors, as well as musical, comedy and other performances throughout the weekend.

Pride Northwest's Portland Pride Parade is held on Sunday morning during Pride weekend and features a yearly theme. Over 150 organizations and businesses follow the parade route, beginning at the at Burnside St. and ending at the Waterfront. Tens of thousands of spectators line the parade route during its almost three-hour span. Pride Northwest also sponsors the Portland Dyke March, the Trans Pride March, during Pride weekend.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Butler, Grant (16 June 2017). "Rainbow flags, drag queens, family ties: A visual history of Portland's Pride Parade". oregonlive.com.
3. Hewitt, Lyndsey. "Loud and proud: Portland Pride festival celebrates love, acceptance". Portland Tribune.

External links

• Official website

• Annual events in Portland, Oregon
• Festivals in Portland, Oregon
• LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon
• LGBT events in Oregon
• LGBT organizations in the United States