March with Portland Latino Gay Pride! Sunday, June 20th WE will be leading off the Latino community groups in this year’s PRIDE Parade. We will meet at 10am (location TBA) and Parade starts at 11:30am. Thanks to Pride Northwest for all their work. Visit their website www.pridenw.org to see parade route and line-up. More details to come!

Thank you to everyone for making this year’s Portland Latino Gay Pride Celebration un EXITO! We wrapped the 5 days with La Lucha Festival at Jupiter Hotel. The rain and dark clouds did not keep anyone away, the festival was packed from start to finish.

Gracias to all the performers, artists, sponsors and community leaders who were in attendance. Special thanks to Portland Mayor Sam Adams, Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen, and State of Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler - for kicking off the festival and their support of Portland Latino Gay Pride!

La Lucha continua… look for us at Pride Parade and Festival, June 19th & 20th. Partnering with SOMOS, Poder Latino, and CAP’s Chicos Latinos…. we will be representing en puro Latino Style! Que Viva La Lucha!

Boxxes will be our host for La Lucha Dance Party, 7pm - 9pm, VIP reception, 9pm General Admission ($5.00). No speeches or long program, just dancing, go-go luchador dancers and fun.

Saturday afternoon, join Charlie Vazquez & Charlie Rice Gonzalez as they connect with young people, share their talents and together explore how you “find your voice & speak your truth”. Thank you to PSU MEChA & Mujeres and Outside In Queer Zone for all their help. Voces de Jovenes/Youth Voices, Saturday, 3pm- 5pm, Room 327, Smith Memorial Student Union, PSU.

Also joining us at Youth Voices - CAP's CHAT PDX! Teens & up welcome

Don’t miss your chance. They will be at Sunday’s Latino Gay Pride Festival along with other community organizations. Make sure to stop by and find what they do and how to get involved. La Lucha 2010 Festival, Sunday, June 6, 4pm - 8pm, Jupiter Hotel.

Ever wonder the best way to document a memory? La Lucha 2010 has the answer at this year’s Portland Latino Gay Pride Festival, Sunday, June 6th, 4pm -8pm, Jupiter Hotel, 800 East Burnside!

flip•tog•ra•phy: dance, get freaky, sign, or kiss your date in front of a camera for seven seconds. in two minutes, have a flipbook of your performance in-hand

La Lucha 2010 is a week away and lots of new information on the website. Go to Festival Performer Page to find out who is competing in Verizon’s Reina de la Lucha contest. Go to Event Page to download and make copies of this year’s poster and flyers. Go to Featured Guests to see who will be joining Charlie and Charles at Thursday’s, June 3, Escribir, Leer, Luchar - Literary Event.