True colors – Methow Valley News

The Methow Valley’s third annual Pridefest was held last Sunday (June 15) in Winthrop, with a pride march through town, picnic in the park and “gender-bending freak-out fun and games for all the family.”

Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Tiffani Lewis and Jessica Marker with the Valley Teen Center and Liberty Bell High School’s Gay/Straight Alliance, blow bubbles in the park. Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Jessica Marker blows bubbles in the park. Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Event organizer April Wertz speaks to a rapt audience about the need for events like Methow Valley Pridefest. “We celebrate today to recognize those who came before us…. We come together to show the world that we are here. We exist.” Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Lynette Westendorf proves an able hula hooper. Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Kris Lennon applies an airbrush tattoo to Susie Kowalczyk’s forearm. Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Photo by Laurelle Walsh

Makeup artist Jessica DaCosta gives competitor Clark Youmans a 60-second makeup application during the Drag King/Drag Queen race. Photo by Laurelle Walsh