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For the past few years I’ve tried to find Pride offerings that weren’t entirely focused on getting wasted and laid for this top 10 list. Those efforts stemmed from a belief that Pride is about more than just partying and hooking up with strangers, and it might be an opportunity for us to reconnect with our LGBTQ roots as a community, come together around our shared history, and honor the people who have fought so hard to get us to this place where at least some of us are happy, healthy, loved, and celebrated.
This year, I give up.
Some of these picks will get you wasted, some will get you laid, and some will be a glorious, corporate-sponsored spectacle of the messy, glittery, disco-infused glue that apparently holds our community together.
If you are looking to come to a deeper understanding of your history as a queer person during Pride this year, I suggest you stay at home and read a book.
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Portland Mercury, Our Top 10 Pride Picks
Published on June 13, 2015 18:43