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All posts tagged "capital pride"

  • Super Heroes

    While every community has heroes, D.C.'s LGBT community has an abundance. And Capital Pride will honor just a few during this year's festivities with its...

  • Kickoff Conversation

    Editor's Note:This story has been edited to reflect that the location and time for the event has changed. For those benevolent locals who hope to...

  • Capital Pride Guide Cover Shoot [video]

    The 2011 Capital Pride Guide Cover shoot took place on Saturday, May 14, at Town Danceboutique in Washington, D.C. Helmed by photographer Julian Vankim, the...

  • Cover Quartet

    Dr. Pat Hawkins remembers her first Pride celebration in D.C. – from a distance. It was the mid-1970s and she was working with youth, keeping...

  • Pride's Destiny

    ''When love takes over, you know you can't deny,'' sings Kelly Rowland on the infamous love anthem by DJ David Guetta. Rowland herself will take...

  • Vocally Proud

    Why settle for a Ford Focus when you could drive a Saab 9-3 Convertible instead? It may not be quite as high profile as American...

  • Outspoken, Ep. 21: Pride Kick Off [video]

    In this week's episode of Outspoken, host Ebone Bell stops by the Capital Pride Kick-Off at The D.C. Center and to find out what it...

  • Prepping Pride

    Planning has already started for the 36th annual Capital Pride, returning to Washington June 2-12. And on Thursday, Jan. 20, organizers hope to begin solidifying...

  • Inaya's Great Day [video]

    Inaya Day, complete with backup dancers, performs a robust rendition of the song ''Horny'' on the mainstage at the 2010 Capital Pride Festival, Sunday, June

  • Mainstage Moments [video]

    The Capital Pride Festival Mainstage is always a delightful, energetic melting pot of local and regional talent and national acts. More than 2 dozen acts...

  • DC Cowboys: Lady Gaga medley [video]

    The DC Cowboys lose their shirts and step up their moves to a medley of Lady Gaga hits on the Capital Pride Festival mainstage, Sunday,...

  • The Wright Stuff [video]

    Chely Wright, the first major country music star to come out as gay, took the Capital Pride Festival stage on Sunday, June 13, to find...

  • Parading Our Pride [video]

    For its 35th birthday, D.C. Capital Pride got a special present -- the largest Pride Parade in the event's history. With more than 175 contingents,...

  • Pride's Rainbow

    ''Oh, there's Chuck Bell! He said it wouldn't rain on our parade, and it didn't!'' NBC4 news anchor Wendy Rieger, returning as lively emcee for...

  • Cowboy Up! [video]