“It’s a place where we get together and celebrate.” “Pride has always been significant to the community,” Hutman said. Participants say they just want to have fun and stay safe.ĬC Slaughters manager Kevin Hutman expects the club to be full of hundreds of people celebrating Pride weekend.

The Proud Boys dispute this and released a statement through their lawyers. PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) - Potential threats to safety at LGBTQ Pride celebrations have Portland bars warning customers ahead of this weekend’s events.īars posted on social media that they don’t have specific information on what events or places may be targeted but Scandals and Blow Pony posted the same message on Facebook saying, “…a group of Proud Boys/Alt Right/White Supremacist are planning to disrupt and possibly attack individuals leaving Pride events.”