Pride
2011 LA Pride Festival Main Stage :: June 11-12, 2011
There were so many great performers at the LA Pride festival to keep the crowd entertained, including, CeCe Peniston, Prince Poppycock, Mya, Margaret Cho, Our Lady J, Matt Morris, Estelle, Sam Sparro, Kat Graham, and BP Major. Photos here!
Lee open to reducing Pride’s debt
Interim Mayor Ed Lee is willing to discuss ideas on how to reduce the amount of money Pride organizers still owe the city for services rendered during the 2010 celebration.
Stonewall Festival 2011: Grand marshals introduced to readers
The 12th Annual Stonewall Street Festival and Parade, under the direction of Wedner and Friends, a Miami-based events and marketing organization promises many new surprises.
Pridefest in Milwaukee :: June 10, 2011
Pridefest in Milwaukee fought rain and fog all day this Friday. But the festival was still colorful, with RuPaul’s drag queens providing entertainment before the main event hit the stage: Mo’Nique strutted out to the screaming crowd. Here are the pics!
Chafee to Grand Marshal Rhode Island Pride Parade
Governor Lincoln Chafee and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras are both grand marshals of the Rhode Island Pride’s annual Illuminated Nighttime Pride Parade in Providence on Saturday, June 18.
2011 Boston Gay Pride Festival
The yearly Pride festival at Boston City Hall was a wet, but exuberant, affair. With lots of sizzling performances, plus tons of local LGBT businesses present to offer their wares, the afternoon was successful despite the weather. Check out the pics!
Esme Women’s Block Party :: June 11, 2011
For the girls in the crowd, the annual Esme Block Party is the highlight of Boston Gay Pride. Two thousand girls dancing the afternoon away to the music of DJ Linda Lowell, with beer and laughs thrown in. EDGE was in the house - here are the pics!
2011 Capital Pride Parade :: June 11, 2011
Well the weather couldn't dampen the spirits when the annual Capital Pride Parade kicked off this Saturday. Everyone was having fun, more so when the sun came out. EDGE was on location; check out the pics!
Chandler Street Block Party :: June 11, 2011
The popular Boston Gay Pride boys block party returned, this year benefitting AIDS Action Committee. DJ Darrin Friedman provided the music, Bud Light provided the beer, and the gay community partied away the afternoon. Photos here!
Boston Archdiocese Orders GLBT Pride Mass Canceled
The Archdiocese of Boston commanded St. Cecilia’s Church in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood not to go forward with a mass for GLBT people of faith over Pride weekend. But the spirit of love and community could not be suppressed.
EDGEFridays @ Club Cafe :: June 10, 2011
It was the night before Pride -- where better to be than EDGEFridays @ Club Cafe. Of course our photographers were in the house; here are the photos!
2011 Boston Gay Pride Parade
The rain poured down, but that couldn’t dampen the spirit of Gay Pride in Boston this Saturday. The parade was as glorious and colorful as ever, and the gay community was out in force. EDGE was on the scene - here are the pics!
LGBT Seattleites to Space Needle: Fly the Pride Flag!
Nearly 10,000 people have a signed a petition that urges the Space Needle to once again fly the Pride flag after it was announced it would not fly atop the Emerald City’s most iconic building during Seattle Pride.
Good Sandra Bernhard Vibrations
Out There scores a phoner with Sandra Bernhard who calls from NYC at the appointed time, completely punctual.
Key West Officials Commemorate Pride Month
Mayor Craig Cates presented a Pride month proclamation to members of the Key West Business Guild on Thursday, June 9.
LA Gay Pride :: Hooray for Hollywood!
Already in its 41st year LA Gay Pride shines as brightly and proudly as you’d expect from Tinseltown! EDGE covers this weekend’s festivities - don’t miss a beat!
L.A. Pride - Four Decades Of Power, Passion and Purpose
Inspiration can be found anywhere, but the motivation to make things happen must come from within. That’s how Christopher Street West has become the influential entity it is today.
Florida’s Largest PrideFest Kicks off June 24 in St. Pete
With more than 80,000 attendees St. Pete Pride bills itself as the largest pride celebration in Florida and one of the largest in the Southeast. By comparison this year’s Miami Beach PrideFest hosted about 35,000 people.
L.A. Pride to Honor Gay Troops
LA Pride will honor gay and lesbian servicemembers at the 41st annual festival this weekend, while Johnny Weir, Margaret Cho, Sam Sparro and others are scheduled to take part.
Boston Pride Chooses Peter Gomes as Honorary Marshal
Those who knew and worked with the Rev. Peter Gomes of the Harvard Divinity School say he remains an inspiration and a source of strength to LGBT Bostonians and others around the country.