Gaylabration

Portland Pride NW Official Dance Party

Gaylabration is an annual dance party and fundraiser taking pride in celebrating the diversity of love and relationships in our community and supports the. All profits support the fulfillment of the Pride Northwest core mission.

Gaylabration actively raises funds to support the LGBTQ Community's health, education, safety, and equality via charity dance events.

The first Gaylabration was launched in 2011, following the passage of marriage equality legislation in New York, as a way to celebrate love and community. While the United States continued to deny same-sex couples in Oregon and throughout the nation the right to wed, our community chose to unite in support of marriage equality. Now, with LGBT rights still an issue we unite once again in celebration and support. Gaylabration has also evolved to become the featured Saturday night dance party of Pride weekend and therefore expanded its mission to include enhancing the dance music scene in Portland by bringing in premier DJs and production. 

The Gaylabration Portland Pride Event is an annual dance party and fundraiser taking pride in celebrating the diversity of love and relationships in our community. All profits of that event support the fulfillment of the Pride Northwest core mission along with Cascade Aids Project, and New Avenues for Youth.

 

Pride Northwest, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, based in Portland, Oregon, serving the Pacific Northwest LGBTQ community. Pride Northwest is community-run and community-led.

Founded in 1994, their mission is to encourage and celebrate the positive diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans communities, and to assist in the education of all people through the development of activities that showcase the history, accomplishments, and talents of these communities. Pride Northwest is most known for the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade, the largest LGBTQ cultural celebration between San Francisco and Seattle. Pride Northwest also works to celebrate and support the whole of the Pacific Northwest’s LGBTQ community year-round. Whether working with the City of Portland to improve the safety and livability of the LGBTQ community, supporting other Pride organizations like Q Center, Latino Pride, Black Pride, and API Pride, to supporting World AIDS Day, incarcerated LGBT youth, or showcasing the artistic talents of LGBTQ people, our goal is to provide visibility and to celebrate the culture and contributions of our community.

Founded in 1983 and incorporated in 1985 as the Cascade AIDS Project, CAP is the oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy in Oregon and Southwest Washington. CAP has grown considerably since its beginning, from a two-person staff to over 100, from a budget of $100,000 to over $14 million. CAP operates multiple programs from its main service site with the support of over 600 volunteers.

New Avenues for Youth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and intervention of youth homelessness. Since 1997, New Avenues’ programs and services have impacted more than 30,000 young people as they work to overcome barriers, pursue their goals, and realize their potential. Their services for young people (ages 9-24) focus on the individual—their experiences, identities, needs, and goals—and helping them make positive change in their lives. From supporting basic needs like meals and counseling to providing opportunities for education, job training, employment, and housing, they meet youth where they are and help them get where they want to go.