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City Hall Flag-Raising Kicks Off 30th RI Pride

By Tanya Rogers | Jun 12, 2006

Rhode Island Pride kicked off its 30th anniversary celebration with a flag-raising ceremony inside City Hall June 9 because of the threat of rain. The event is usually held on the front steps.

Buzz @ ARIA :: June 10, 2006

Buzz @ ARIA :: June 10, 2006

Jun 12, 2006

Singer/Songwriter Alyson performed to a packed house at Buzz this week, in celebration of Pride 2006. Here are the pics!

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pride Stuart Street Block Party

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pride Stuart Street Block Party

Jun 12, 2006

At last - sun! DJs Tracy Young and JST rocked the annual block party under blue skies. The place was packed... here are the pics!

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pride Parade

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pride Parade

Jun 11, 2006

Drizzling rain could not stop Pride from spilling onto the streets for the 2006 Boston Pride Parade. The parade caps a week-long celebration that attracted a strong crowd despite the weather; EDGE caught the action on the streets - and in the crowd. Relive the parade with our online photo album!

Boston Pride :: 2006 Boston Gay Rights Fund Block Party

Boston Pride :: 2006 Boston Gay Rights Fund Block Party

Jun 11, 2006

DJ Dena entertained the crowds at the 2006 Gay Rights Fund Block Party, which was crowded despite inclement weather. Here are the pics!

San Francisco’s Annual June Arts Festival Offers Hope and Healing in Times of War

By Jason Salzenstein | Jun 8, 2006

The National Queer Arts Festival (NQAF) is a month-long festival of groundbreaking music, dance, visual art, spoken word, theater, film, and video. This year’s theme is "Hope and Healing in Times of War."

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pridelights

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pridelights

Jun 7, 2006

Local radio celeb Fast Freddy hosted the annual Pridelights celebration, with performances by drag magician Cashetta, Goergie Porgie, Pepper Mashay, and others - plus the legendary Hat Sisters made an appearance to flip the switch and light the new Sylvania-sponsored pride tree. The event benefited AIDS Action Committee - here are the pics!

2006 Rhode Island Pride Miss Gay Pride Pageant

2006 Rhode Island Pride Miss Gay Pride Pageant

Jun 7, 2006

And the winner is... Krystal Kenzington! A whole host of beautiful gals competed for the title of Miss Gay Pride for 2006 at the Dark Lady this week. Here are the photos!

Boston Pride :: 2006 AIDS Walk

Boston Pride :: 2006 AIDS Walk

Jun 4, 2006

EDGE was on hand for the 21st annual AIDS Walk and the newly dedicated Larry Kessler run today. Thousands of families, friends, allies and supporters of those living with or having died from AIDS raised money by completing the 6.2 mile journey - and Mayor Thomas Menino formally announced today, June 4, 2006, as Larry Kessler Day in the city of Boston. The event raised more than $1 million for treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Here are the photos!

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pride Flagraising

Boston Pride :: 2006 Pride Flagraising

Jun 2, 2006

Today, the official Pride flag was raised above Government Center in Boston, signifying the beginning of the nine-day celebration of Pride 2006. Marshals The Network/La Red, Moving Violations, Chris Robinson and the ACLU of Massachusetts joined the festivities. Here are the pics!

2006 Rhode Island Pride Military Ball IV :: May 30, 2006

2006 Rhode Island Pride Military Ball IV :: May 30, 2006

May 30, 2006

Chris Harris’ Military Ball IV at Diesel Nightclub is a signature Countdown to Pride event - this year featured DJs Dena and Brett Henrichsen, and benefitted RI Pride. Here are the photos!

Latino Pride of New England :: 2006 Miss Mass Gay Latina Pageant

Latino Pride of New England :: 2006 Miss Mass Gay Latina Pageant

May 23, 2006

A diverse group of hot Latinas strutted their stuff at the Dorothy Quincy Suite of the Back Bay Events Center for Latino Pride 2006. EDGE has photos from the Miss Mass Gay Latina Pageant!

Massachusetts Youth Pride :: 2006 Pride March & Festival

Massachusetts Youth Pride :: 2006 Pride March & Festival

May 13, 2006

Neither rain nor opposition from the Massachusetts Governor’s office could stop throngs of revelers from celebrating Youth Pride 2006 in grand style - the parade stepped off from The Castle at the Park Plaza, and the celebrating continued in high spirits through the afternoon. EDGE has photos - Happy Pride!

2005 Pride Closing Party

2005 Pride Closing Party

Jun 16, 2005

Pride closed as it has in past years - with a blow-out party at Avalon nightclub on Landsdowne Street. Relive Pride through EDGE photos!

2005 Magnifique!

2005 Magnifique!

Jun 13, 2005

David Flower’s "Magnifique!" lit up the Boston Opera House the Saturday night of Pride 2005. Wall-to-wall partiers shook the dance floor as Kimberly S. spun high energy dance. EDGE was there - check out the photos!

2005 High Tide Pride

2005 High Tide Pride

Jun 13, 2005

The skies might have been overcast, but the temperature was hot, hot, hot for DJ Warren Gluck’s yearly romp through Boston Harbor. Pride partiers packed the Sunday afternoon high tea boat cruise... EDGE caught it all on film!

2005 Women’s Block Party

2005 Women’s Block Party

Jun 12, 2005

After the Pride Festival on the Boston Common, the girls (and some of the boys!) headed over to the alley outside City Place for Esm?’s Women’s Pride Block Party. EDGE was there!

2005 Boston Gay Rights Fund Block Party

2005 Boston Gay Rights Fund Block Party

Jun 12, 2005

The annual Boston Gay Rights Fund Block Party was a hot, crowded, all-out dance with DJs Dena, Richie LaDue and David Flower spinning for the throng of thousands. See the photos online!

2005 Boston Pride Festival

2005 Boston Pride Festival

Jun 12, 2005

After the Pride Parade moved through the city it parked outside of the Boston Common, with a crowd of spectators following behind. Seated in the shade thousands watched as artists including this years 2005 Boston Gay Idol performed. Here are the photos from EDGE!

2005 Boston Pride Parade

2005 Boston Pride Parade

Jun 12, 2005

The streets were packed from Trinity Church through the South End to the Boston Common for the 2005 Boston Pride Parade. The parade caps a week-long celebration that attracts more than 400,000 people. EDGE captured the action on the streets - and in the crowd. Relive the celebration with our online photo album!

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