Ukubhiyozela ukuNgcwaba kuMmandla waseMaine
I-Maine ine-GLBT yoluntu olubanzi kunye nolwendweba oluthile oluthile olukhenketho olulandelayo, ngokukodwa ummandla wonxweme osenxwemeni, osukela kwiindawo zokungcebeleka kwezilwanyana zase-Ogunquit ezisemantla angama-40 ukuya kwisixeko esikhulu kunazo zonke zaseburhulumenteni, ePortland , nakubonxweme. Enyanisweni, ngokwama-demographers e-UCLA sikaWilliam Institute, ngokusekelwe kwipesenti zeembhangqwana ze-GLBT, iPortland yowesixeko esinesithathu esino-gayide ezweni.
Lapha ePortland nganye ngoJuni, uluntu luhlanganisene kunye ukugubha iPopde iParade Parade kunye noMthendeleko, owaziwa ngokuba yi-Southern Maine Gay Pride. Umhla lo nyaka nguJuni 18, 2016, kodwa kukho imicimbi enxulumene nayo eyenzekayo kwiintsuku ezili-10 ezandulelayo okanye kunjalo, kubandakanywa namaqela ngeliveki enkulu (Juni 17 ukuya kuJuni 19).
Ukuziphakamisa iPortland kufaka i-parade kunye nomthendeleko. I-parade igxotha emini kwisikhumbuzo seMonument Square kunye ne-Deering Oaks Park, apho umthendeleko-obandakanya ukubulawa kwabadlali abanetalente-kubanjwe.
Kukho i-Cruise Cruise ngoLwesine ebusuku, amaqela kunye neengcingo ze-bar e-Portland ngoLwesihlanu nakwiMigqibelo ebusuku, iDyke ngoMatshi ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku, kunye neTe Dance ngoMgqibelo mva kwi-Peaks Island enhle. Nantsi ishedyuli epheleleyo yeempawu zePrede Portland.
Resources Port Gay
Kwakhona ngeloveki, khangela ii- bars ze-Gay kunye neendawo zokuthambisa i-gay , kwaye nicinge ukuba wenze uhambo olufutshane ukuya kunxweme ukuya kwi- Ogunquit enhle, eya kuba nexakeke kakhulu kwiveki.
Jonga i-website ye-Gay Portland Maine ngolwazi olungakumbi malunga nommandla, kunye neendawo ze-New England GLBT ezipapasho ezifana ne-Boston Spirit Magazine, i-Rainbow Times kunye ne-Bay Windows. Kwakhona, qiniseka ukuba ukhangele kwinqanaba elihamba phambili lokuhamba kwe-GLBT kwintlangano esemthethweni yezokhenketho, iPortland Maine Convention and Visitors Bureau.