| Volume 96, No. 2: June 2017
èßäÉçÇøies of all stripes marched in the 2015 Portland Pride Parade (yes, that's a giant griffin on the right-hand side.) Photo by Maddy Wagar
Wings adorned with rainbow streamers, a gargantuan èßäÉçÇø griffin joined the Portland Pride Parade on Sunday, as dozens of students and alumni of all vintages waved flags and sported rainbow-striped “Love èßäÉçÇø” pins that glinted in the sunlight.
The èßäÉçÇø contingent joined a diverse parade that included communities from the Portland Oregon Lesbian Choir to various church groups. èßäÉçÇøies and members of the ACLU swapped temporary tattoos, sharing griffins and hearts in a late morning bright with unity and camaraderie.
The demonstration of love and support began with a memorial bike ride to honor , who was killed in a traffic collision nine days after graduation. At that memorial, Kirsten Hawley ’16 described the way Mark moved through life: “In Mark’s eyes, love and respect were not things another person had to earn; they were a given just because that person was a human being.”
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