Jeff and I confirmed that they let gay people in Hillsboro when we went to the Pride Festival. The festival was small, but it had outgrown its old location, so it was moved to Shute Park this year. It was a pretty setting, and not too hot when they festival kicked off.
Poison Waters, famous drag queen, acted as emcee and kicked things off at noon. Mayor Beach Pace, our city’s first LGBTQ+ mayor, gave an opening address, and Jeff and I met her shortly after that while we waited for our food truck pizza.
There were around 40 booths with a wide selection of organizations and accoutrements for sale. I was drawn to the booth for the Westside Queer Resource Center and the H.A.R.T. Theatre (Hillsboro Artists’ Regional Theatre). I look forward to game night on the first Tuesday at the QRC, and will go support the local theatre.
I was also happy to see PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays). It has a special place in my heart. It’s a great organization for support and resources.
“Founded in 1973 by a mother and her gay son, PFLAG was born from the unified front of a family leading with love. An inspiring alliance of LGBTQ+ people and their loved ones continues to fuel PFLAG, fifty years later.”
The first stage act introduced me to a genre of music I’d never heard of—Bollywood Rock. The band was called Dil Se Beats. You need to look the genre up on Spotify!
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