The Oh So (Queer) History of Portland:
A Tour of PDX’s LGBTQ Community
Saturday, June 23, 11AM-1PM
Price: $10 (preregistration required)
Held in conjunction with PICA’s Symposium: Bodies, Identities, and Alternative Economies
Meets at PICA (415 SW 10th Ave) — PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Join us for a walking tour of our city’s past and present queer culture — including the history of the struggle for gay rights and current challenges faced by the LGBTQ community. Learn about old “camp” sites, haunts and hideouts of Vaseline Alley, gay bathhouses, gay liberation, Portland’s gay press and more. Guest speakers include infamous female impersonators Darcelle (Walter Cole) and Poison Waters (Kevin Cook), David Kohl (Historian, Gay and Lesbian Pacific Northwest Archives) and Dr. Ann Mussey (Professor, PSU, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies), as well as speakers from Cascade Aids Project and Basic Rights Oregon.
TOUR ITINERARY
11:00 AM – Tour check in, about DPC, PICA, GLAPN
11:15 AM – Zeus Cafe
11:25 AM – Scandals & Roxy, “Gay Triangle,” Somebody’s Place
11:35 AM – Old locations of C.C. Slaughters, Scandals, Mark Spencer Hotel
11:45 AM – Fish Grotto, Boxxes, Brig Complexx, Roman’s Riptide
12:00 PM – Basic Rights Oregon (meet Sasha Buchert)
12:15 PM – Cascade Aids Project (meet Kyle Ashby)
12:40 PM – Magic Gardens (meet Dr. Ann Mussey)
12:50 PM – C.C. Slaughters, Fox & Hounds (Foster Hotel)
1:00 PM – Darcelle’s (meet Walter Cole and Kevin Cook)
1:20PM – The Embers
1:30 PM – Return to PICA, optional drinks
This program is made possible with generous support from the following organizations and businesses:
Image credit: Sarah Faith Gottesdiener
11 Comments
Disability accessibility questions, before we put down money: Can you give us a sense of where, geographically, the tour goes? How long is the route? How fast will the tour be moving? What streets will be travelled? Where are the stops? Are there curb cuts on every sidewalk? Are there public restrooms or breaks planned along the way? Thanks.
hey sarah — thanks for the note. we’ll be posting a full itinerary in the coming days. look for more info on our site by the end of next week. the tour will focus on the area between sw stark/ 12th and old town. it is a comfortable stroll. i imagine curbs will not be a problem and all sites are ADA accessible. while there will be no designated bathroom break, there are plenty of places you will be able to use the restrooms. is that specific enough?
The tour begins at PICA?
415 SW 10th AVENUE (SUITE 300), PORTLAND, OR 97205
Where is the event actually held? In other words, where is the check in? I purchased tickets and was told they would be available “at the door?” but don’t actually know where that is. Thanks!
Is this an all ages event?
yes!
check in is at PICA; you do need advance tickets/ registration to attend. if you purchased a ticket, you will be receiving a confirmation e-mail with an itinerary. let us know if you have any additional questions, thanks!
yes but you need to purchase a ticket ahead of time, thanks!
Will this be happening again? I wish to go one but due to illness need to plan ahead!!
due to the number of speakers involved, sorry, this is a one-off event. we will be developing a different version of this tour we plan to offer on a recurring basis, led by one guide. the nature of it will be different, but will have some of the same content. keep an eye out to our site in the coming weeks. and hope you feel better!
Oh I understand that!! Thank you!
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