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Opening Reception for Love, Life, Resistance & Solidarity: Celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ History in Portland

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Celebrate Oregon’s LGBTQIA2S+ History with Oregon Queer History Collective and the Portland City Archives at the Multnomah County Library. Join us for the opening reception of a new exhibit on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 3:30-5:00 pm.
3:30 pm 5:00 pm

Opening Reception

Join us for the opening reception of a new exhibit: Love, Life, Resistance & Solidarity: Celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ History in Portland.

The event will feature a demonstration by textile artist Morrissey, whose art is featured in the exhibit. Visit with our community partners, enjoy light refreshments, and build community!

When:  Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 3:30-5:00 pm

Where: Collins Gallery, 3rd Floor, Multnomah County Central Library, 810 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR

About the Exhibition

Celebrate Oregon’s LGBTQIA2S+ History with Oregon Queer History Collective and the Portland City Archives at our exhibit, Love, Life, Resistance, & Solidarity: Celebrating Oregon’s LGBTQIA2S+ History.

Through community- and government- created documents, we showcase Oregon’s rich queer history in political activism, social change, and relationship building. 

The exhibit will be hosted at the Collins Gallery on the 3rd floor of the Multnomah County Central Library from July 26 through September 22, open for viewing during regular library hours.

Promotional material for an exhibit that reads “Love, Life, and Solidarity Celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ History in Portland. Opening Reception Saturday July 26, 2025, Multnomah County Library, Collins Gallery.” The promotion features a color photo of a person holding up a sewing needle and a doily. Underneath the photo reads “Guest Artist Morrissey.”

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