Ukugubha Ukuziqhenya eMaine ogwini
I-Maine inomphakathi omkhulu we-GLBT kanye nokuvakasha okuthandwayo kwe-gay okulandelayo, ikakhulukazi esifundeni esisogwini esisogwini, esivela emphakathini wama - gay ogunquit ongasenyakatho ngamakhilomitha angu-40 ukuya edolobheni elikhulu kunabo bonke e-state, ePortland , nakusogwini. Eqinisweni, ngokusho kwamademographers e-UCLA sikaWilliam Institute, ngokusekelwe emaphesenti okubambisana okuhlangene kwe-GLBT, iPortland yimizi yesithathu engumngane kuleli zwe.
Lapha ePortland ngayinye ngoJuni, umphakathi uhlangana ndawonye ukugubha iPrede Portland Parade & Festival, eyayaziwa ngokuthi i-Southern Maine Gay Pride. Usuku ngalolu nyaka ngu-Juni 18, 2016, kodwa kunemicimbi eminingi ehlobene eyenziwa ezinsukwini eziyi-10 ezedlule noma kunjalo, kufaka phakathi amaqembu ngesikhathi seviki elikhulu (Juni 17 kuya kuJuni 19).
I-Pride Portland ihlanganisa umdwebo nomkhosi. Leli qembu lihlehliswa emini yedolobha lesikhumbuzo seDevelopment Square futhi liya eDeering Oaks Park, lapho kugcinwe khona umkhosi - ophethe abadlali abanekhono.
Kukhona i-Pride Cruise ngoLwesine ebusuku, amaqembu namabhakha e-Portland ngoLwesihlanu noMgqibelo ebusuku, iDyke March ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku, kanye neThe Tea Dance ngeSonto ntambama ePakka Island elihle. Nasi isimiso esiphelele semicimbi ye-Pride Portland.
Izinsiza Gay Gay
Kanti futhi kule ndawo ngempelasonto, hlola i- Portland gay bars kanye nezindawo zokudlela ezinokungcebeleka , futhi ucabange nokwenza uhambo oluncane phansi ogwini ukuya e- Ogunquit enhle, okuyoba nomatasa omningi ngempelasonto.
Vakashela i-website ye-Gay Portland Maine ngolwazi oluthe xaxa endaweni, kanye namasayithi wezincwadi ze-New England GLBT njengeBoston Spirit Magazine, i-Rainbow Times ne-Bay Windows. Futhi, qiniseka ukuthi ubheka ingxenye ehamba phambili yokuhamba ye-GLBT yenhlangano yezokuvakasha esemthethweni yedolobha, i-Portland Maine Convention and Visitors Bureau.