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Love is Love and Pride is this Weekend

by Marketing

6-13-Pride_27_idmc0fThere are a lot of events coming up this weekend the most notable of which is the Portland Pride festival. PPP participates every year and there will be several of us riding in the parade this year on the big bikes. As always, we are super excited to be part of it with our partners GayPDX, Portland’s Gay Directory.

After the horrific tragedy of the attack in Orlando, it is more important than ever for LGBTQ community and allies to get out and be together showing support, love, and pride for the community. We hope you all will join us.

You can view many pride related events on the Pride Northwest site, but here are some key events coming up: Pre-Pride Vigil for the victims in Orlando at the Q Center tomorrow night (Thursday, June 16), Trans March (Friday, June 17), Portland Dyke March (Friday, June 17), Saturday festival mainstage performances, Sunday Pride Parade 11am-1pm.

See you there!

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Celebrate Pride with a Rainbow Mimosa from Remedy!

by Jon Elias

PridePDXPride is here Portland. We at Portland Pedal Power love to take part in the annual Pride Parade. It’s a great chance to show pride in our LGBTQ community and rub elbows with the folks that help to make Portland unique.

This year, one of our favorite places, Remedy Wine Bar, will be opening early to fuel the parade marcher/goers with rainbow colored Mimosas and bagels!!  Remedy is known for its comfortable chairs and cozy living room vibe.

Located in a historical pharmacy that provided the entire western United States with cure-alls and other tinctures, the owners of Remedy wanted to make sure their wine bar would be a much needed “remedy” for all types of occasions and wine drinkers. A place for wine novices who want to know more, wine experts who want something different, and people who just want to enjoy a glass, Remedy is the perfect neighborhood wine bar.

4This year, Remedy is helping everyone celebrate Pride Week by offering mimosas and Bowery Bagels on location between 9AM and 12PM. Along with a delicious bagel and schmear, you will be able to enjoy Remedy’s Rainbow Mimosa, which includes OJ, Grapefruit, Mango, Guava, OJ, Lychee, Peach, Pineapple and Jalapeno. Or, if you’re feeling a little more subdued, enjoy a glass of sparkling wine instead.

So grab your rainbow flag and come down to Remedy during this coming Pride Parade! Great company, Bowery Bagels and Rainbow Mimosas? You can’t help but have a great time.

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PQ Monthly, Prepare to Launch!

by stacy

December 26, 2011 Portland’s LGBTQ community suffered the loss of a valuable publication and resource as they were forced to say good-bye to Just Out.  The loss of Just Out left “ A big empty void”(Daniel Borgen) in the LGBTQ community, one that would prove difficult to fill.  Yet like the saying goes, “when one door closes, another opens.”  Soon after Just Out’s demise, Melanie Davis, owner of Brilliant Media and publisher-owner of El’ Hispanic News announced plans to start a new monthly publication.  In an interview with Byron Beck last month she stated that, “While being gay may no longer be news- it is still imperative for the LGBTQ community to have a trusted media source.”  This Thursday, February 16th from 5pm – 7pm at the Jupiter Hotel, the other door will bust wide open as we celebrate the launch of the new LGBTQ publication for the Northwest, PQ Monthly!

“My personal commitment, and the commitment from the team, is that every letter and color in the LGBTQ community is equally represented.” – Melanie Davis

PQ is stepping up in a big way to fill the gap in the lives of the LGBTQ community and Portland Pedal Power will be standing right at their side.  We are proud to be the distributors of PQ’s monthly publication to over 100 locations in the downtown, inner SE, and NW areas of Portland.  PQ Monthly, much like it’s predecessor, will be a free publication available to all on newsstands next to Willamette Weekly and The Portland Mercury.  As well as being a free print publication, PQ has already begun building a strong social media presence on Facebook and will be available to  all readers through their website at www.pqmonthly.com.

So come join us, and the rest of the LGBTQ community on Thursday February 16, and take that first step toward filling that big void in your lives with the first edition of PQ Monthly!

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