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PHOTOS: Portland Unfurls Its Pride
D. David Robinson's photos show that Pride is bright in Portland, rain or shine.
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          Jun 16, 2014
          
        
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The annual Pride Parade in Portland, Ore., now in its 44th year, is the flagship event of the Portland Pride Festival. The festivities also included music acts, a block party, a Trans Pride march, and activities at Tom McCall Waterfront Park Saturday and Sunday. For more information on Portland Pride, check out this link.
 Portland's Raging Grannies persevere in a sudden downpour.
 Careful, ladies, the roads are wet and slipery!
 Precision flag twirlers in rainbow colors.
 Roller girls prepare to launch.
 Pride manifests in the glory of self-expression.
 Cardio Pride.
 Dyke, bike, and bandanna: Check.
 Flag-bearing across the generations.
 Howdy, officer!
 He was there!
 AIDS walkers busting loose.
 Balloon Pride.
 Rocky Horror madness.
 We are a varied group.
 Hello, Ms. Gay Oregon!
 Young and in love, the best way to celebrate Pride.

        
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PHOTOS: Portland Unfurls Its Pride

D. David Robinson's photos show that Pride is bright in Portland, rain or shine.

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The out journalist, making a surprise appearance, talked about press freedom and his recent arrest.

"You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know," Becca Good pointed out.

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