Gay Pride Celebration 1985

Lesbian and Gay Pride

Location: Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Theme: originally: “Alive with Pride in ‘85” then it appears changed to: "We Are Everywhere!

Date: June 15, 1985

Parade/March and booths etc. at Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Above Left. Armistead Maupin, Grand Marshall photo from July 1 1985 The Eagle Newspaper. Just Out newspaper reported in January 1985 about a workshop for pride, per below Left. Article Second Right is from the Eagle Newspaper, June 1, 1985, and a second article in the same Eagle Newspaper, June 1, 1985 “Portland Pride Planned.” Per Eagle Newspaper's April 1, 1985 article below Right, author Armistead Maupin was a guest. “Involve yourself…”

Left, Rag Times newspaper, December 1985.

Right, from June 1, 1986 Just Out newspaper.

ABOVE: Gay Mayor of Portland Sanford Director giving Armistead Maupin the “Gay keys of the City of Portland.”