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LA Gay Pride :: Hooray for Hollywood!
Already in its 41st year LA Gay Pride shines as brightly and proudly as you’d expect from Tinseltown! EDGE covers this weekend’s festivities - don’t miss a beat!
L.A. Pride - Four Decades Of Power, Passion and Purpose
Inspiration can be found anywhere, but the motivation to make things happen must come from within. That’s how Christopher Street West has become the influential entity it is today.
Florida’s Largest PrideFest Kicks off June 24 in St. Pete
With more than 80,000 attendees St. Pete Pride bills itself as the largest pride celebration in Florida and one of the largest in the Southeast. By comparison this year’s Miami Beach PrideFest hosted about 35,000 people.
L.A. Pride to Honor Gay Troops
LA Pride will honor gay and lesbian servicemembers at the 41st annual festival this weekend, while Johnny Weir, Margaret Cho, Sam Sparro and others are scheduled to take part.
Boston Pride Chooses Peter Gomes as Honorary Marshal
Those who knew and worked with the Rev. Peter Gomes of the Harvard Divinity School say he remains an inspiration and a source of strength to LGBT Bostonians and others around the country.
Queens Gay Pride :: June 5, 2011
Queens has the outer boroughs’ most visible lesbian and gay population. It is home to more gay bars after Manhattan and also a large gay African-American and Latino population. All of these reasons make the ever growing Gay Pride celebration in Jackson Heights the perfect reason to venture out of the city and into this friendly, exciting and fun event.
King & Queen of Ocean State Pride Pageant and The Swim & Underwear Model Search @ Mirabar :: June 5, 2011
It’s that time of year again when RI Pride crowns its King and Queen of Pride. Congratulations to Tan Martino and Aaliyah Blaque the King and Queen of Ocean State Pride 2011. Then to add to the fun a model search was held for the upcoming RI Pride Swim and Underwear Fashion Show! It was a hot time in Providence Sunday night and we got the pics for you to enjoy.
Pride Flag at Richmond Bank Causes Anti-Gay Flap
A virulently anti-gay GOP lawmaker in Virginia decried the display of a Pride flag at a bank in Richmond, sending the president of the bank a letter stuffed with homophobic myths and demanding that the flag be taken down.
Group Pulls Out of Seattle’s PrideFest Over Anti-Tobacco Policy
OutVentures, an organization for LGBT outdoor enthusiasts, has pulled out of Seattle’s annual PrideFest after organizers implemented a policy that requires all organizations, exhibitors and venders to adopt an anti-tobacco policy or make referrals to smok
Rowland Cancels Appearance
Jennifer Holliday agrees to join Capital Pride lineup
Super Heroes
Capital Pride honors activists who have improved the local LGBT community
Before the Parade
Four pride celebrations precede Capital Pride pinnacle
Nearly 20 Activists Arrested at Moscow Gay Rights Demonstrations
Lieutenant Dan Choi was among the 18 activists arrested in Moscow on Saturday, May 28, as they tried to defy a ban on Pride marches in the Russian capital.
Long Beach Pride Festival :: May 22, 2011
Featured musical artists Levi Kreis, Ann Walker, Kim Yarbrough,HitPLAY, and Marvin Mathews helped to make this year’s Long Beach Pride Festival another successful event.
Long Beach Pride Parade :: May 22, 2011
It was a beautiful day for the 2011 Long Beach Pride Parade. This Year’s parade included Grand Marshal Stephanie Miller, Community Grand Marshal Cory Allen, Community Grand Marshal Tonya Martin, Morris Kight Political Grand Marshal The Trevor Project, and Whitey Littlefield Bridge Builder Lysa Gamboa-Levy.
Monday Move
Black Pride moves to combine with Us Helping Us annual event
Moscow Defies EU Court, Bans 2011 Pride
Moscow has directly defied a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights in banning a planned Pride celebration in the city. Moreover, Moscow authrotities announced the ban on May 17--the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).
Massachusetts Youth Pride Prom @ City Hall, Boston :: May 14, 2011
What a better way to end Youth Pride than with a prom? EDGE was at Boston’s City Hall for the event.
Massachusetts Youth Pride 2011 :: May, 14, 2011
This year’s Youth Pride theme was "We are Making it Better". Thousands of gay youth and their supporters showed up for this annual event. The highlight of the afternoon was "RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Two" star Jessica Wild who performed and signed autographs. Jim Clerkin from Kiss 108 and Raquel Blake hosted the day’s event.
New Hope Gay Pride :: May 14, 2011
"Freedom to Be" was the theme for the eighth annual New Hope Celebrates Pride parade, which ambled, tooted and trotted down Ferry and So. Main Streets in the borough this past Saturday. The parade was filled with music from The Philadelphia Freedom Band and The Gay and Lesbian Big Apple Corps Marching Band, floats, flag-twirlers, Mummers, colorful entertainers, families and many friends of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered as well as allied community. It even included recognizing former Congressman Patrick Murphy for his efforts in repealing "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell". After the parade everyone went to Mechanic Street where the party went into full swing with local performers and some surprises. EDGE was there to capture all the festivities!