Dykes on Bikes are the traditional start to every Pride parade...
I’m not sure if you really need to know this as you won’t want to miss a thing, but hey, information is power. But I reiterate, don’t come late or leave early because the parade begins with the Dykes on Bikes, hot, loud and sexy, and the end features bears and their opposite, cleanly shaven white party boys (and Cosmetology Careers Unlimited woohoo!) You’ll most def want to stay until at least #82 of the 112 group lineup, cuz, you know, that’s us. And we’re fabulous. And we have a superhero marching with us…
And don’t ask me why the first 8 entries are letters and the rest numbers. I really have no idea. It’s some Pride NW mystery code, and if you crack it the gay-lluminati will give you a prize or something…
| A | PORTLAND POLICE ESCORT |
| B | DYKES ON BIKES |
| C | PORTLAND POLICE PACE CAR |
| D | PARADE BANNER & BALLOON ARCH |
| E | COLOR GUARD |
| F | ROSE CITY GAY FREEDOM BAND |
| G | 2011 GRAND MARSHAL: PDX LATINO GAY PRIDE |
| H | 2011 SPIRIT OF PRIDE AWARD WINNER: BOB SPELTZ |
| 1 | OUR HOUSE |
| 2 | ALASKA AIRLINES |
| 3 | BLUMENAUER FOR CONGRESS |
| 4 | PORTLAND PRIDE PAGEANT |
| 5 | THE IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN ROSE COURT OF OREGON |
| 6 | INTEGRITY USA |
| 7 | LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL, SUN |
| 8 | THE LIVING ROOM |
| 9 | PACIFIC AUDIOLOGY CLINIC |
| 10 | HIV DAY CENTER |
| 11 | STARKYS |
| 12 | GAYMALEIAM |
| 13 | MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE QUEER STRAIGHT ALLIANCE |
| 14 | SINNSAVVY PRODUCTIONS AND THE ROSE CITY SIRENS |
| 15 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY DEMOCRATIC GLBT CAUCUS |
| 16 | CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH |
| 17 | P:EAR |
| 18 | BROADWAY CAB |
| 19 | PDX DANES |
| 20 | LEGACY HEALTH |
| 21 | PORTLAND GAY BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION |
| 22 | NIKE LGBT FRIENDS NETWORK |
| 23 | GLSEN OREGON |
| 24 | BETH ALLEN LAW PC |
| 25 | GAY & GRAY |
| 26 | AMERICAN UNITED FOR SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND STATE (AU) – COLUMBIA CHAPTER |
| 27 | THE COMMUNITY OF WELCOMING CONGREGATIONS |
| 28 | US BANK |
| 29 | Q CENTER |
| 30 | CITY OF PORTLAND |
| 31 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY |
| 32 | NATIONAL COLLEGE OF NATURAL MEDICINE QUEERS AND ALLIES |
| 33 | IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN COURT OF THE RAINTREE EMPIRE |
| 34 | WHOLE FOODS MARKET PORTLAND |
| 35 | RESCUE HORSE ALLIANCE |
| 36 | THE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE |
| 37 | ROSE CITY MORTGAGE |
| 38 | LOVETRIBE |
| 39 | UNITY OF BEAVERTON |
| 40 | WELLS FARGO BANK |
| 41 | JOQ’S TAVERN |
| 42 | SATURDAY IN THE PARK PRIDE |
| 43 | OLD LESBIANS ORGANIZING FOR CHANGE (OLOC) |
| 44 | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN |
| 45 | PDX GAY YELLOW PAGES |
| 46 | CONFLUENCE LGBT CHORUS |
| 47 | COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO – TWIN FALLS GSA |
| 48 | OREGON BUS PROJECT |
| 49 | HAMBURGER MARY’S PORTLAND |
| 50 | AIDS/LIFECYCLE |
| 51 | PDX PRIDE BOWLING LEAGUE |
| 52 | OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY |
| 53 | QUBE LOUNGE |
| 54 | PODER LATINO |
| 55 | RED DRESS PDX |
| 56 | SGI INTERNATIONALBUDDIST ORGANIZATION |
| 57 | IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN COURT OF THE WILLAMETTE EMPIRE |
| 58 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE |
| 59 | STUDENTS OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY |
| 60 | ROSETOWN RAMBLERS |
| 61 | ROSE CITY SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION |
| 62 | TACO PEDALER LLC |
| 63 | PARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS (PFLAG) |
| 64 | NETRIPPERS FOOTBALL CLUB |
| 65 | BLITZ PEARL |
| 66 | BIKE GALLERY |
| 67 | PNAI OR OF PORTLAND |
| 68 | BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE |
| 69 | PRIDE DAY EQUALITY PROJECT INC. (EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD PRIDE) |
| 70 | PORTLAND GAY MENS CHORUS |
| 71 | FANTASY FOR ADULTS ONLY |
| 72 | OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (OHSU) |
| 73 | CC SLAUGHTERS |
| 74 | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – PORTLAND PRIDE BUILD |
| 75 | AMISTAD POR SIEMPRE (APS) FOUNDATION |
| 76 | MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE QUEER-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE |
| 77 | PORTLAND TWO SPIRIT SOCIETY |
| 78 | BISHOPS BARBERSHOP |
| 79 | ROSE CITY TGIRLS |
| 80 | UMATILLA MORROW ALTERNATIVES |
| 81 | UNITED WAY OF THE COLUMBIA-WILLAMETTE |
| 82 | QPDX.COM |
| 83 | PREGNANT AND PARENTING LESBIANS OF PORTLAND (PLOP) |
| 84 | DIGNITY MEMORIAL |
| 85 | PRIDE @ WORK AND OREGON AFL-CIO |
| 86 | UNITY OF PORTLAND |
| 87 | AETNA |
| 88 | PORTLAND’S FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
| 89 | SOUTHER OREGON PRIDE |
| 90 | TEAM PORTLAND TENNIS ASSOCIATION |
| 91 | PABA – PORTLAND AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION |
| 92 | NORTHWEST GENDER ALLIANCE |
| 93 | QUEST CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH |
| 94 | FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH |
| 95 | BASIC RIGHTS OREGON (BRO) |
| 96 | PORT PRIDE: A PORT OF PORTLAND EMPLOYEE GROUP |
| 97 | OUTSIDE IN & QUEERZONE |
| 98 | SMYRC (SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER) |
| 99 | API (ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER) PRIDE |
| 100 | ROSE CITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL |
| 101 | CASCADE AIDS PROJECT (CAP), PIVOT & CAMP STARLIGHT |
| 102 | RE BELLE ROSE DAVITCH FRIENDS |
| 103 | MCC PORTLAND |
| 104 | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC |
| 105 | PORTLAND PRIDE WHITE PARTY |
| 106 | PCC ROCK CREEK GSA |
| 107 | AMAZON DRAGON PADDLING CLUB |
| 108 | CLINTON STREET CABARET |
| 109 | OREGON BEARS, INC. |
| 110 | UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST |
| 111 | COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY CAREERS UNLIMITED |
| LAST | PRIDE NORTHWEST |
