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Dyke March Chicago Moves to Pilsen
This year’s annual Dyke March is set for Pilsen on Saturday, a first in the March’s 12 year history. With the only two "official" gay neighborhoods in Chicago being on the North side, a break from the traditional Andersonville is not without controversy.
New York Pride :: Garden Party 25
It’s the premiere LGBT tasting event in the country, benefitting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York. This year the pier event celebrated both the 25th anniversary of the Center and the 25th Garden Party with more than 30 restaurants, an open bar and star-powered entertainment including the return of host Kate Clinton. Guests sampled dishes from the city’s best restaurants, visited booths from community organizations and enjoyed entertainment, while politicians greeted-and everyone enjoyed the open bars. EDGE has the photos!
Cuba gay-pride parade canceled at last minute
Cuba’s first gay-pride parade was abruptly canceled Wednesday, moments before it was to begin.
South Florida Pride 2008 :: Stonewall Street Festival
40,000 spectators came out to watch the nighttime parade at the Stonewall Street Festival Saturday night... and then they stayed through the drizzle to party on well into the morning. Check out the photos!
Charo-scura!
Alright, admit it. Somebody says "Charo!," and your mind’s eye conjures up bumping hips, pouting lips and "Cuchi-cuchi!" It’s okay. Charo knows. Charo understands. After 40 years in the entertainment industry, the lady has long ago made peace with being a showbiz sight gag - what comedienne Carole Cook would call the epitome of glitter and tits.
United by Pride, bound for a good time
"United by Pride, Bound for Equality," the theme of this year’s LGBT Pride Parade and Celebration, took on a bit more meaning last month when the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in the state.
Joan Rivers wants her gay fans in the front row for Pride
There’s just something wrong about going to see Joan Rivers at the Flatiron cabaret space the Cutting Room, where she performs just about every Wednesday night she’s in town. It’s not that there’s anything shameful about attending, nor is it her brand of shocking and offensive comedy. It’s that you get to see a comedy legend and a gay icon in a room with only about 100 people. Shouldn’t she be playing Carnegie Hall or something?
Proud To Run Needs Your Butt
This is probably above and beyond for most of us, but Gerber/Hart Library and Frontrunners need you to help out early at the "Proud to Run" event on Saturday morning, June 28. How early? Well, 6 a.m. for the volunteers and organizers. The race starts at 8 a.m.
2008 Rhode Island Pride Festival
Saturday, June 22nd dawned bright and beautiful, a perfect sun filled day for Rhode Islands 32nd Annual Pride Festival. Over eight hours of entertainment on the main stage headlined by Tiffany, numerous vendors and thousands of participants made for a great day. We didn’t get close-ups of everyone... but we sure got a lot. Check out the 300+ photos from the day!
Eric Alva Comes To Chicago
Chicago’s 39th Annual Pride Parade Grand Marshall is human rights activist Eric Alva. If you don’t already know who Alva is then here is a bit of his history as well as the cause he is passionately fighting for as spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign.
Rain, Politics and Men in Showers Mark PrideFest 2008
As the weather started to clear, just in time for the parade, gay Fort Lauderdale came out in full force to take in the sights, sounds, and the first-ever night parade for the city of Wilton Manors.
2008 Philadelphia Pride :: Woof! Pride
The Levi/Leather crowd celebrated Pride this year with their own brand of fun at the new weekly Woof! party. Check out the pics!
Israel’s top court allows Jerusalem Gay Pride parade
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to ban this year’s Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, an annual event that has been the focus of violent controversy in the Holy City in the past.
Indian activists plan gay pride parades to protest anti-gay laws, social taboos
Several hundred gay activists plan to march in three Indian cities this weekend in the largest ever display of gay pride in a country where homosexuality is illegal, an activist said Monday.
2008 Rhode Island Pride Dark Lady Block Party :: June 20, 2008
Friday night of Pride Weekend and the Dark Lady held a "Hot Body" Contest and Block Party sponsored by Gold’s Gyms in Providence. Kitty and Sabrina had fun with the contestants. Congratulations to Joey -- winner of a year’s membership to Gold’s Gym! Here are the pics!
New Bedford celebrates gay pride
More than two years after a hatchet-and-gun attack inside a gay bar in New Bedford, an advocacy group has hosted what it says is the city’s first public gay pride event.
2008 Rhode Island Pride VIP Party :: June 20, 2008
Rhode Island’s 32nd Pride Festival started Friday night with a party for the Pride Committee’s Sponsors, Major Donors, and Dedicated Volunteers. Special attendees were Julie Goldman and Paolo Andino, performers in Logo’s "The Big Gay Sketch Comedy Show"; who with a bit of help from Providence’s finest did an impromptu sketch during the party. Check out the photos!
Providence Pride :: 2008 Weekend in Review
This year’s Rhode Island Pride celebration drew a huge crowd for a day of unity and entertainment. Thousands of spectators gathered on the sidewalks of downtown Providence, many spilling out into the streets to cheer on the various floats and marching groups as the 32nd annual event wrapped.
Gay Pride... or Hubris?
There is plenty to celebrate this pride season - most notably the great social upheaval that the California Supreme Court has initiated that sanctions gay marriage in that state. Yet will the good feelings that this act has brought be dashed next November if a conservative-sponsored ballot initiative repealing gay marriage passes? EDGE spoke to a number of activists and same-sex marriage advocates about what needs to be done between now and November to ensure that our gay pride won’t be looked back on as gay hubris.
LUST: Jason Walker Heats Up Rhode Island PrideFest
Our bet is that out musician Jason Walker will continue to be the object of many affections when he takes the stage for his two Providence Pride shows this Saturday, June 21: first on the PrideFest main stage at Burnside Park (Noon-8:30 p.m.) with ’80s pop diva Tiffany, followed by a performance at the Club Energy Block Party (71 Union St). EDGE chats with the "Flexible" vocalist.