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Schism means two Black Prides
Due to conflict and disputes, 2007 was an unstable year for Windy City Black Pride. After a successful pride celebration with former president Charles Nelson, the then-9-year-old organization began to wilt when accusations of Nelson being "incompetent" and an "overzealous leader" bothered board members.
San Francisco Pride Parade 2008
The 2008 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade celebrated the recent ruling legalizing gay marriage in the state - and so it was a truly rousing event. Cyndi Lauper and Mayor Newsom headlined the street fete, and throngs of people from the gay community gathered to watch. EDGE has photos!
2008 Chicago Pride Parade
It might have rained, but that couldn’t stop the party at the 2008 Chicago Gay Pride Parade. Want to relive the fun? We’ve got over 700 photos - check them out!
San Francisco Pride :: Colossus @ 1015 Folsom
San Francisco’s largest Gay Pride dance party on Saturday night featured DJ Manny Lehman, a host of models and performers and a floor full of hot gay men from the city - and it rocked all the way until 8am on Sunday. Check out the photos!
2008 Fire Island Pride Parade
Cherry Grove - America’s first gay and lesbian town- might be a small community on Fire Island, but Pride here is huge. The Grove celebrated the 10th annual Gay Pride Parade on Saturday June 28th, marching twice around town. Gays, lesbians and others joined the colorful celebration that began at the Fire Department and ended on the dock. EDGE has the photos!
2008 Rhode Island Pride Block Party
On Sunday, Rhode Island Pride returned to the Bank of America Center to host their first Sunday Block Party. Sponsored by Chris Harris Presents and featuring DJ AV8 and DJ Dena, it was a fun time for the Pride Volunteers and friends to unwind and have some fun. We’ve got the pics!
New York Pride :: 2008 Pier Dance
Given that this year’s Heritage of Pride (HOP) graphic was a psychedelic profusion of squiggles, spewing like spermatozoa from a rainbow fountain, was it any wonder that the Pier Dance featured raindrops and showers for the first hour? Oh, really, Mother Nature-as if that could stop a pierful of dancing queens. We were a vast sea of rainbow beauty, dancing into the night. Check out the photos here.
New York Pride :: Dance on the Pier
Given that this year’s Heritage of Pride (HOP) theme was live love be - and that its graphic was a psychedelic profusion of squiggles, spewing like spermatozoa from a rainbow fountain, was it any wonder that the Pier Dance featured raindrops and showers for the first hour? Oh, really, Mother Nature-as if that could stop a pierful of dancing queens. From the West Side Highway all the way out into the Hudson, we were a vast sea of rainbow beauty, dancing into the night. Which is saying something right there-given that Dance on the Pier is a tradition born out of a time when the LGBT community could barely congregate, let alone dance openly. So each year, we dance on the Pier-as a reminder of what was denied us in the past.
2008 Rhode Island Pride "Hung-Over" Drag Brunch
The traditional Post Pride Festival Hung-Over Drag Brunch was held this year at Downcity in Providence - a new challenge to the ladies, as both floors were FULL of patrons. The girls had to work extra-hard running the stairs, but everyone had fun including a birthday Brunch table that didn’t know they were going to have live entertainment! We got the photos!
One million people turn out for New York Pride
Governor David Paterson joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg, openly lesbian City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other politicos, activists and celebrities on the four mile trek from Midtown to the West Village.
San Francisco Pride :: Juanita More!’s Gay Pride ’08 @ Bambuddha
Juanita More! rocked the town with her ultra-hip Gay Pride party this weekend, featuring Harlem Shake Burlesque, The Diamond Daggers, DJs James Glass, Robot Hustle, The Bearded Lady, Steve Summers, Chelsea Starr and more. Check out the photos!
South Florida Pride 2008 :: Day Two!
Rain? What rain? Day Two of the annual Stonewall Street Festival for South Florida Gay Pride may have been wet, but it was anything but a washout. Parties all over Fort Lauderdale rocked the town straight through to Monday. EDGE has the photos - check ’em out!
New York Pride :: 2008 Garden Party
Talk about hip! Our reporter on the rove, Mike Diamond, trolled this year’s Garden Party on the Pier in NYC to find out what the event was all about. Here’s the video!
Alegria Pride 2008 :: Photo Album
With massive air-conditioning ductwork snaking up the facade of Webster Hall from the street below, anyone on the outside could see that the scene inside the sold-out Alegria Pride 2008 would be Stygian-and it was: steamy hot, dark, and hard. With three deejays working three separate rooms and boyz from around the globe overflowing the labyrinthine dance floors, staircases, and hallways, Alegria Pride 2008 was a gargantuan affair-and a testament to producer Ric Sena’s bold vision in the face of Manhattan’s nightlife paroxysms. One thing’s for certain: Alegria’s got a new home.
Family Pride :: Ric Sena’s Sold-Out Alegria Pride 2008
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2008 Rhode Island Pride Parties :: Alley Cat, Dark Lady, Energy, Mirabar, Union & Eagle
Every year after the Rhode Island Pride Parade, the Providence clubs spin up a series of block parties that turn downcity into one big gay party. It took some effort, but we captured photos from all of them - check them out!
San Francisco Pride :: Pride in the Castro
Gay Pride in San Francisco means serious nightlife in the Castro - so we trolled Market Street to catch photos of those out partying. Check them out!
2008 Rhode Island Pride Parade
Rhode Island’s Gay Pride festivities peaked on Saturday night with New England’s only nighttime pride parade. The street party wound through downtown Providence riled on by a cheering gay community - EDGE has the photos!
Gay revelers celebrate pride, marriage rights
A lesbian motorcycle group dressed in bridal veils, wedding gowns and leather lent a matrimonial touch to San Francisco’s gay pride parade Sunday as revelers celebrated their newfound freedom to marry.
Marriage freedom is focus of SF gay pride parade
A lesbian motorcycle group dressed in bridal veils and wedding gowns lent a matrimonial touch to San Francisco’s gay pride parade Sunday as revelers celebrated their newfound freedom to marry.