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One in Ten
MARGARET MURRAY WAS brand-new to Washington, recently hired as the executive director of One In Ten, when she found herself walking through the 2006 Capital...
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National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
SINCE THE EARLY '90s, the National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) has taken a social-justice approach to improving the physical and emotional well-being of lesbian, gay,...
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Metro D.C. PFLAG
IT'S HARD TO MISS the Metro D.C. PFLAG contingent as they march along the Capital Pride Parade route. This collection of parents, family and friends...
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Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM)
EVEN AS IT ENTERS its twentieth year, the Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry still occupies an important -- and underserved -- niche in the state. ''We're...
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The Mautner Project
''I'M PROUD THAT we are standing,'' says D. Magrini, health education coordinator at the Mautner Project, a lesbian health organization. ''I think the idea that...
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Human Rights Campaign
THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST civil rights organization that ''seeks to improve the lives of GLBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace,...
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Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
HAVING FORMED IN 1981, the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington has been part of gay D.C.'s culture nearly as long as Capital Pride -- sort...
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Dignity/Washington
''RECONCILING YOUR spirituality with your sexuality'' is not easy, says Bob Miailovich, board member and treasurer of Dignity/Washington. ''It's an ongoing challenge,'' he says. ''Some...
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DC Radical Faeries
WHEN HARRY HAY, founder the gay-pioneering Mattachine Society and a leftist, was called to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s, he...
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The Center – Home for GLBT in Metro D.C.
OVER AT THE CENTER, Mike Sessa has his hands full. As Center president, much of the direction and evolution of this community center falls to...
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D.C. Black Pride
BEFORE D.C. BLACK Pride existed, there was the ''Children's Hour,'' an annual Memorial Day gathering for members of the black LGBT community, spread by word...
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Capital Pride Community Partners
Together we can. Together we will. The theme for this year's Capital Pride is an appropriate one -- the movement for gay, lesbian, bisexual and...
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Pride and Justice
Tom Goss had an obsession eight years ago when he graduated from high school. ''I was completely obsessed with Dave Matthews and his music,'' he...
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Totally Wicked
From her old band, The Outskirts of Town, to its new incarnation, Wicked Jezabel, righteous rocker Pauline Anson-Dross has been a Capital Pride mainstay for...
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Hypnotic Effect
Hitting the Capital Pride main stage last year in 2006 was a big deal for the Mesmers. ''It was the biggest audience we had ever...
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Manifest Destiny
Destiny B. Childs has racked up a lot of titles in three short years of life: Miss Gaye Dreamgirls. Miss International Gay Rodeo Association. Miss...
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Hip Hop Girl Power
A little exposure goes a long way, particularly for the lesbian hip-hop duo God-Des & She. ''We've gotten a lot of Pride offers this year,...
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A Welcoming Home
Mara Levi jokes that during her early Capital Pride Mainstage set a couple years ago, she may have been seen as a bit of a...
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Her Time, Again
Dance music hitmaker and '90s pop sensation Crystal Waters has always had strong support from the gay community, in part because of her chosen genre...
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Letter from the Director of Capital Pride
Welcome to the 2007 Capital Pride Festival! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 32nd annual Capital Pride Festival. We hope...
