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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!
Somos Latin@s promises muy caliente Latin Pride
Somos Latin@s LGBT Coalition of Mass is having their annual Latino Pride celebration kicking off Saturday, May 10 until Friday, May 18. The week-long event, which marks the organization’s 5th Anniversary, will feature a diverse set of activities, from films to live music performances.
Las Vegas Pride Night Parade :: May 2, 2008
It’s Southern Nevada’s most spectacular public gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender spectacle: the Last Vegas nighttime Pride Parade. This year the 10th annual event marched down 4th Street, where thousands of spectators cheered on the march. It was EDGE’s first Vegas Pride - and we caught it all on film!
Rainbow Flag Paraded in Minsk for First Time
When Sergey Androsenko, the 19-year-old leader of the Gay Youth Association in Belarus, paraded the gay "Rainbow Flag" through the streets of Minsk this past weekend, a little piece of LGBT history was made.
Reach Out Through Silence
Spectrum, the LGBT organization at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), is bringing pride to mind on campus this April.
Moscow mayor outlaws May Day gay events
The Moscow mayor’s office said on Wednesday it would not allow gay pride marches -- previously broken up by ultra-nationalists -- to take place on this year’s May Day holiday.
Top European Mayors Invited to May’s Moscow Gay Pride
Three of Europe’s leading mayors, two of them openly gay, have been invited to attend this year’s Moscow Pride, organisers said this morning, days after a controversial St. Patrick’s Day Parade which included nudity.
2007 Rhode Island Pride Goddess Show :: April 13, 2008
The Annual Rhode Island Pride Committee’s Goddess Show was held at the Hi-Hat Club Sunday. With a full slate of local performers, the sold-out show brought the fans out to hear their favorites, have a good time, and see their friends. EDGE has the photos!
Fort Lauderdale’s Pride in the Sun
For a city with such a high percentage of gay people as Fort Lauderdale, it only makes sense that there would be two pride festivals. There’s one in June, and then another that took place recently at Holiday Park.
The June Pride Weekend has a parade and parties while this one, entitled Pride in the Sun, is mostly a fair with vendors, a hypnotist, hot dogs, hamburgers, and a whole lot of sun tan lotion.
South Florida Pride 2008 :: Pridefest :: April 12-13, 2008
Happy Pride! South Florida Pride’s indoor/outdoor festival brought 250 vendors, performers, and drag queens out to entertain the crowds at the Holiday Park/Warm Memorial Auditorium. It also included a 10th anniversary showing of portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Check out the photos from EDGE!
Youth Pride prepares for ’National Day of Silence’
Providence-based Youth Pride, Inc. (YPI) will be holding a "Break the Silence" dance on Friday, April 25, an event held at the conclusion of the "National Day of Silence." DJ Lady Fingers and DJ Cake Mix Gigglebox will appear.
Pride goes green
This week the committee announced the theme for this year’s parade, "Sustaining our community, conserving our world," and the more green-oriented theme will likely win over the critics. It has already drawn praise from the bloggers at QueerToday.com, among the most vocal critics of the 2007 theme.
No Joke! Gary Pride
NW Indiana Rainbow Days, is a two-year old LGBTQ organization with an ambitious agenda.
The Gary-based organization is planning a first-ever Pride Parade for July 7, 2008. It is scheduled for high noon on a 20-block route down Broadway, from 25th to 5th.