Pride History and Remembrance Project

Pride History and Remembrance Project gives community opportunity to learn about historical moments in queer history before weekend Pride parade: "Spokane has always been queer"

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Tue., June 4, 2024

At the recently opened LGBTQ+ heritage display at the Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington, shown Tuesday, June 4, 2024, drag performer Crystal Marché speaks the small gathering. Behind are memorial quilts and in the collection are gowns and accessories used by drag performers of the past.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Marion Hammer, left, talks with Grant Ogren, right, while standing in front of memorial quilts at the opening of a new Spokane LGBTQ+ heritage display at the Pavilion in Riverfront Park Tuesday, June 4. Hammer is a longtime member of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and Ogren is executive director of Spokane AIDS Network.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Grant Ogre, standing in front of a display of memorial quilts, of the Spokane AIDS Network speaks at the opening of a new Spokane LGBTQ+ heritage display at the Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Visitors peruse a historical timeline of Spokane's LGBTQ+ heritage at the new display at the Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
At the recently opened LGBTQ+ heritage display at the Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington, shown Tuesday, June 4, 2024, drag performer Crystal Marché speaks the small gathering. Behind are memorial quilts and in the collection are gowns and accessories used by drag performers of the past.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
At the recently opened LGBTQ+ heritage display at the Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington, shown Tuesday, June 4, 2024 are gowns and accessories used by drag performers of the past.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review