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Pride comes to Philly
First held in the late 1980s, Philadelphia Pride expects to draw more than 25,000 people to Center City this weekend.
Stockholm Pride kick-starts EuroPride with support for Warsaw Pride
As part of EuroPride, Stockholm Pride will kick off on July 25th and go through August 3, a week that promises to bring excitement, fun, and festivities to Sweden’s capital city. Of course EDGE will be there, bringing our readers daily updates on the events, parties, parade and more, as well as some sure-to-be-steamy pictures of all the action...
Eric Alva named parade grand marshal
Openly gay ex-Marine and activist Eric Alva is the grand marshal of this year’s Chicago 39th Annual Pride Parade, which will commence Sun., June 29, at 12 p.m.
Violence down at Russia Gay Pride parade
Violence was down at this year’s Gay Russia parade in Moscow, but activists still endured verbal abuse and were pelted with garbage, a report said Monday.
National Gay Pride Month Kicks Off with Commitment Ceremony in West Hollywood
On June 4, 2008, Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight will join the Matthew Shepard Foundation to help kick off National Gay-Pride month with a symbolic dusk commitment ceremony at the famed West Hollywood hotspot, The Abbey.
Join the most exclusive club in town and enjoy the Manchester Pride Big Weekend in style!!
You think you a little bit (or a big bit) of a diva? You think you deserve more star treatment than the likes of Madonna?.... Well Manchester PRIDE’s got the perfect package for you. This year, the festival promised to "diva up" all the fabulous girls and guys, making them feel as though they’re headline news- and participants might just end up being on the news! (You never know which tacky paper reporter is lurking in the VIP area...)
Gay rights activists march in Latvia
Gay rights activists and their opponents have squared off during a parade in downtown Riga.
AIDS Walk Boston :: June 1, 2008
The 23rd Annual AIDS Walk Boston and Larry Kessler 5K Run stepped off under bright skies and warm temperatures - a perfect day for 15,000 Bostonians to raise over $30 million for the programs and services of AIDS Action Committee. Here are the photos!
Los Angeles Pride 2008 Celebrates Love. Equality. PRIDE.
The diversity and pride of the dynamic gay and lesbian population in Los Angeles will once again be celebrated during the 38th annual Los Angeles Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgender PRIDE celebration, including the Festival and Parade from June 6 through 8 in the City of West Hollywood.
Toronto :: A City of Pride
Toronto - a big-hearted city that embraces cultural diversity and the arts - makes ready for Pride Week, June 20-29.
Millions celebrate gay pride in Brazil parade
Millions of people waving rainbow flags and wearing lavish Carnival costumes paraded in South America’s biggest city Sunday to celebrate gay pride and demand an end to homophobia and sexism.
Pride 2008
A review of some of the many Pride parades and festivals going on throughout the country this summer, along with a few health tips for enjoying the festivities.
2008 Long Beach Pride :: Long Beach Pride Festival
Grand Marshall Kurt Knuttson led the festivities the 2008 Long Beach Pride Festival on Long Beach Ocean Boulevard this weekend... and EDGE caught all the fun on film. Check out the photos!
Latino Pride of New England :: 5th Annual Pride of Latino/as GLBT Reception
The Latino community of New England celebrated Pride 2008 at the Back Bay Events Center in Boston, featuring an awards ceremony and reception along with a resource fair. EDGE has the photos!
Latino Pride of New England :: 10th Annual Miss Mass. Gay Latina Pageant
Six beautiful ladies competed for the title of Miss Mass. Gay Latina in a variety of categories including talent, swimsuit and evening gown. It was a spectacular show for Latino Pride - congratulations to Miss. Debora Coxs, who took the title. Here are the pics!
Miss Union 2008 :: May 10, 2008
Saturday night found everyone at Union Street Club and Cabaret for the first Miss Union Contest, which doubled as a very successful fundraiser for RI Pride. Congratulations to Divine Lee Miss Union 2008. EDGE was there and got the photos!
Chisinau, Moldova Authorities OK Gay Pride Parade for First Time
Organizers of the Gay Pride in Moldova-"Rainbow over the Dniester"-are hopeful of being able to stage a parade this year in the country’s capital, Chisinau.
Massachusetts Youth Pride :: 2008 Pride March & Festival
The sun came out - and so did Greater Boston’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight youth. Boston Youth Pride 2008 brought thousands to the Boston Common to celebrate unity, peace and sexual identities of all types, trying their luck at Dance Dance Revolution, marching through the streets of the Hub and dancing along with "All The King’s Men," "Freezepop" and other musical groups. And if anti-gay group Mass Resistance wanted to join the party, that was OK too - the crowd just blocked their cameras with pride flags. EDGE has the entire event on film - check out the pics!
Youth Pride and BAGLY Prom thrive despite adversity
Both Youth Pride and The BAGLY Prom have storied histories in providing supportive outlets for GLBT youth. The events were conceived as an opportunity for younger members of the gay community to find common ground with other young people who share their unique joys, struggles, personal victories and social battlements.
Las Vegas Gay Pride Afterparty @ Freezone :: May 3, 2008
Freezone hosted the official Pride afterparty on Friday night, corralling the nighttime parade festivities into a hot party that packed the nightspot. Were you there? Check out the photos!