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Darlene Huntress, EqualityMaine's Public Policy Director, addressed the gathering using a portable loudspeaker system. She exhorted the dyke marchers, asking them, "We do have one thing in common, and specifically tonight, what is that thing that we have in common? We're dykes, baby!" Huntress advised the radical lesbian crowd to, "Never stop being who you are, be true to yourself, go out there this [Southern Maine Gay Pride] weekend, and show your stuff off." Regarding the use of the word 'dyke' itself, Huntress shouted at the crowd, "It's an empowering word. It is a word we should be proud of, and I say 'Happy [expletive deleted] Dyke March, y'all!'"
From the Portland Phoenix article: "A good indication of just how far the GLBTQ [Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning] community has come in Portland is that...there are competing [homosexual] Pride events scheduled — on Friday night alone, there’s a drag show at Geno’s, a party at the White Heart, and a post-Dyke March shindig at the North Star Café. The following night, there’s the Pier Dance and a Block Party, both cherries on top of the Pride Week celebrations." The Portland Dyke March committee consisted of local Mainers Audrey Luce, Sarah Parker Holmes, Jen Hudson, Melissa Heckman, and Jill Barkley. Unlike last year's event, this year's Dyke Marchers did not participate in public displays of nudity. Immediately following the Portland Dyke March was an all-ages party at the North Star Cafe on Congress Street in Portland. Click here to post your comments. © Copyright by Christian Civic League of Maine. All rights reserved. |
