Gay Pride Celebration 1998

Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans Pride Parade

Theme: “Family Matters”

Location: Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Date: June 20-21, 1998

Above Left is the schedule from Just Out newspaper June 5, 1998.

Rainbow flags, drag queens, family ties: A visual history of Portland's Pride Parade - oregonlive.com An estimated 20,000 people turned out for the 1998 Pride parade, and the mood was upbeat, The Oregonian reported, with “Realtors and drag queens flinging candy and other treats at the crowd, and a lesbian reading group from Salem celebrating 12 years together by doing a fancy drill routine with their books.” The parade included large contingents of Roman Catholic, Protestant and Jewish congregations, along with businesses that supported their gay and lesbian employees, including the tech giant Intel.

Portland’s first gay rights march - OPB Gray Pride during a parade for Portland Pride, 1998. Courtesy of the Greg Pitts Collection