Portland oregon gay pride parade

Like so many of our superb small plates restaurants, Portland “does things a little differently” when it comes to celebrating Self-acceptance month. The enormous hoorah that is the Waterfront Identity festival Festival and Procession moved to July a few years back because of scheduling conflicts, including with the Rose Festival and Juneteenth celebrations. In doing so, the dream was to stretch the party across not one but two months. But in reality, the city has settled into a rhythm of celebrating Celebration mostly in June, with the remain of the planet, and then rallying for a large party and procession a few weeks later—more like performative brunch the next day than a single marathon menu. In any case, we recommend checking out at least two to four events from the menu below, though ordering the entire thing for the table is best. 

Friends of Dorothy: A Queer Cabaret

7:30PM WED, JUNE 18 | THE RESER, $25

The Reser’s Pride programming centers around Legends of Drag, an archival exhibition of the local queenly scene, focussed especially on the wigs, gowns, and everything that glitters of Darcelle XV and Poison Waters. Classes and storytelling events dot the month, and on June

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