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The Day Party :: June 23, 2012
Producers Josh Wood and Jared Needle brought DJs Ana Paula from Brazil and Dave Aude for a huge outdoor party on the Hudson River at the Circle Line Pier in Hell’s Kitchen.
2012 Houston Pride Parade :: June 23, 2012
Houston’s Pride Parade was bursting at the seams with an estimated 150,000 participants. Houston’s openly gay mayor Annise Parker and Bravo TV’s Madison Hildebrand were among those who showed their pride in the bayou.
Pier Dance @ Pier 57 :: June 24, 2012
Cyndi Lauper performed at this year’s pier dance to an enthusiastic crowd. The event featured some of the hottest gogo dancers and music by three amazing DJ/producers: Eddie Baez, The Perry Twins and DJ Boris. EDGE has the photos!
Pride, Protest & Sexual Politics at the 20th Annual Dyke March
The New York City Dyke March celebrated its 20th year of marching for visibility on Saturday, June 23, but clashes between lesbians and the transgender and gender-variant community at Washington Square Park indicate that more work remains to be done.
2012 San Francisco Pride Fest :: June 24, 2012
After the parade, over a million revelers, three hundred vendors, and twenty community run stages filled the majestic Civic Center Plaza with an orgy of costumes, cocktails, music, dancing, food, and plenty of flesh. EDGE has the photos.
Chicago Pride Party :: June 24, 2012
The crowd at the Vic on Sheffield enjoyed top acts like the Scissor Sisters and its openly gay lead singer Jake Shear. Later, across the street at Berlin Nightclub, the band’s DJ, along with Jake, and Rapper Rye Rye, showed up.
Pentagon Holds Gay Pride Event
In the course of a year, Marine Capt. M. Matthew Phelps says he went from being a gay man "in the closet," afraid of being discharged, to invitee at the White House gay pride reception, drinking champagne with his commander in chief.
VIP Pride Rooftop Party @ Hudson Terrace :: June 23, 2012
Together for the very first time! The day before Gay Pride, DJs Corey Craig, the Freemasons and Moto Blanco played some great music for the crowd. NYC Pride and Rafferty/Mazur Events sponsored this great DJ line-up.
2012 Houston Pride Festival :: June 23, 2012
Edge Paparazzi migrated down the road to Houston to celebrate Pride. Showcasing more than 200 contingents and exhibitors and multiple stages, the Festival brought out an estimated crowd of 60,000.
Soak At The Roak Pool Party :: June 23, 2012
In the smoldering Houston sun, nothing cools down a smoking hot crowd like a pool party. Soak at the Roak was staged in a converted funeral parlor, with crisp white linen clad cabanas, a full bar, and plenty of sexy bodies.
Muscle Bear Sea Tea :: June 23, 2012
As it’s the case every year this cruise aboard the Queen of Hearts was a sold-out success full of muscles, fur and fun, including a special presentation by the lovely Page Turner.
Kennedy Center to Display Panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
The seven arts-related panels will include tributes to Alvin Ailey, Rudolf Nureyev, Howard Ashman, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and more. The Quilt now consists of more than 48,000 panels representing the lives of 94,000 individuals taken by AIDS.
Win a Trip to Dallas Pride 2012
This September, the Dallas lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community will celebrate gay Pride with a weekend of activities leading up to the 29th annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade.
2012 San Francisco Pride Parade :: June 24, 2012
This year’s SF Pride theme was Global Equality and it seemed as if the whole world came to town to watch over 200 floats and contingents march in the nation’s largest gay parade. Check out the pics!
2012 Chicago Pride Parade :: June 24, 2012
The forty third annual Chicago Pride Parade attracted a record number of attendees who came out to enjoy all of the festivities. EDGE has the pics.
Sidewalks Fill as Cities Celebrate Gay Community
Several large cities across the nation celebrated Pride last weekend by hosting a number of fabulous parades and events.
2012 New York City Pride Parade :: June 24, 2012
Grand Marshals Cyndi Lauper, Phyllis Siegel, Chris Salgardo and Connie Kopelov led the NYC Pride parade down Fifth Avenue towards the West Village. This year also marked the one year anniversary of New York’s same-sex marriage law. We got pics!
2012 Chicago Pride Fest :: June 22-23, 2012
For two days Halsted Street enjoyed Pride Fest with a variety of booth vendors selling food, drinks, and novelties. Entertainment included pop singer Jojo, and Weather girl Martha Wash whose booming voice proclaimed that "It’s Raining Men" in Chitown.
Seattle Pride Unites with Brown Paper Tickets for Donations
The Seattle Pride Parade, like many others around the country, is free and open to the public; with one key difference this year: the Seattle Pride Parade will enable online donations through Brown Paper Tickets.
Mirabar Pride Festival Block Party :: June 16, 2012
Once the Pride Parade was over a long line formed to get into Mirabar's Block Party - and with a capacity crowd and the Mirabar shot boys on hand, the event rocked. Check out the pics!