Say it loud; say it proud: Portland’s Pride parade is in July! Since the hot idea dropped in 2023, Portland Pride celebrations have come to feel like two months of intensifying queerness that eventually explodes into the biggest annual parade in the whole state and a weekend of events and performances in Waterfront Park—all of which is organized by LGBTQ2SIA+ community-focused nonprofit Pride Northwest.
You know this; I know this, but did you know who’s headlining the festival year? Because the storied org just announced three major entertainers at the top of its Portland Pride blowout—to be held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 18-19.
Drag artists Tenderoni, DeJa Skye, and Lushious Massacr are all entertainers with national appeal, but Debra Porta, Pride Northwest’s executive director explains that each also embodies this year’s “Made with Pride” theme, “not just because of their identity but because of their desire to elevate the entire community.”…