Tag Archives: NYC Pride

“Let’s go for more speech, not less. Let Donohue march under his Straight is Great; banner if he truly wants. I mean, straights are great, even if gays are great too, right? Or as Pride Director David Studinski, put, ‘Straight is great — as long as there’s no hate.’  And let me march under a banner right in front of …

On Sunday, Guinness Beer announced that it was dropping its sponsorship of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade over the event’s long-running exclusion of LGBT groups. That move prompted an immediate outcry from anti-gay groups, the loudest of which has been the NYC-based Catholic League, whose leader Bill Donohue yesterday demanded permission for his group to march in the 2014 …

“If the Guinness corporate bullies think that this is a flash in the pan, then they don’t understand the Catholic League. But they will—we are not going away. There is a price to be paid for anti-Catholic bigotry, and that is exactly what is driving Guinness to act. Gays have never been barred from marching in any St. Patrick’s Day …

Clip recap: Be a part of the magic of NYC Pride Week in 2014! Celebrate how far we’ve come as a community and commemorate the 45th anniversary of Stonewall, June 21st – June 29th. With over 2 million in attendance and landmark performances, NYC Pride is one event you won’t want to miss. I first attended NYC Pride twenty years …

Via press release: 2014—NYC Pride announced the official theme for Pride 2014: “We have won when we’re one.” The 2014 theme is a reminder that inequality still exists both at home and abroad. Our work is unfinished until all members of the LGBT community, in all parts of the world, can enjoy the freedoms and protections they rightfully deserve. Bearing …

Over the weekend every site in Teabagistan erupted with condemnations of Lady Gaga for altering the final line of the national anthem when she sang it at Friday night’s NYC Pride event.  Her version: “The land of the free and the home for the gay.” I posted the clip on Saturday and here it is again.

Dance diva and Broadway star Deborah Cox preceded Cher at last night’s NYC Pier Dance, where she wowed the crowd with about a dozen of her biggest dance hits.  Partial set list: Absolutely Not, Things Just Ain’t The Same, Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here.

The photos above are from where Dr. Jeff and I were in the backstage area last night, where we could see Cher’s giant teleprompters, which not only scrolled the words to her hits, but included stage directions. Tell the truth (point, point), This is a woman’s world (four fist pumps), This is a woman’s world. I’m not convinced that the …

New York City Pride Grand Marshal Edith Windsor rode in triumph today as about a million people screamed her name. When Windsor’s car turned onto Christopher Street, the thunderous chants of “EDIE! EDIE! EDIE” echoed down the very blocks where our movement started 44 years ago this week.  I was completely verklempt as were many, many joyous people behind the …

Lady Gaga made an unannounced appearance at last night’s NYC Pride rally at Pier 26 in Tribeca. Her full speech is here.

I told you that you’d squee. Via press release: New York City, June 18, 2013 – The one and only Cher is headed to New York City to perform at the legendary, Dance on the Pier, it was confirmed today by NYC Pride. Cher will be performing her new single, “Woman’s World” from her upcoming CD scheduled to be released …

Via press release: New York, June 17, 2013— NYC Pride announced singing sensation Deborah Cox will perform at the annual Dance on the Pier. Fresh off her captivating Broadway performance as Lucy in “Jekyll & Hyde,” the Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum-selling artist will rock the stage on Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 as part of the closing for NYC Pride’s official …

Last year NYC Pride was forced for the first time ever to move its legendary Pier Dance to an indoor location on a pier north of its traditional site, which had been scheduled for demolition.  The party was still a success but many attendees were disappointed that they couldn’t view the spectacular Hudson River fireworks that cap off the day. …

Via press release from New York City Pride: NYC Pride announced that it has selected and confirmed Edith Windsor, Harry Belafonte and Earl Fowlkes as Grand Marshals for the 44th annual NYC LGBT Pride March. These individuals represent dedication, greatness and inspiration within the LGBT community. Edith Windsor will be taking her fight against DOMA all the way to the …