Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz stands with honorees of his Celebrate Pride event at Borough Hall Thursday. The event, which celebrates the Lebsian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community, was one of several major events during Brooklyn Pride Week. Pride Week culminated in Brooklyn Pride Day ’09 on Saturday, and included a 5K run, an all-day festival and a nighttime parade. Honorees at Borough Hall were, left to right, Ricky Nacipucha, owner of Trattoria Mangia and several other restaurants in Brooklyn; {read more...}
By Casey Fitzpatrick
Founder, outaboutbrooklyn.com
A gay dance party at South Brooklyn Pizza — WTF?! The Tweet hit the message board, and within seconds responses shot back with details on “Fondle” – the newish gay night
Brooklyn Pride board members and volunteers were asked to help carry the Queens Pride flag at this year’s parade, which was held last Sunday in Jackson Heights. Traditionally, parade goers throw money into the flag along the route, to help fund next year’s parade.
On Thursday, June 11, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will celebrate the observance of Brooklyn Pride by honoring outstanding members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Markowitz will recognize three individuals and an organization that have made strides to improve the lives of all Brooklynites: the Lesbian Herstory Archives; Scot Medbury, Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Ricky Nacipucha, Trattoria Mangia; and Tracy Hobson, Center for Anti-Violence Education.
Brooklyn is proud home to the city’s largest LGBT population, and Markowitz
Brooklyn Pride 2009 will take place this Sunday, June 13, at Prospect Park.
“Brooklyn's Annual Pride Celebration commemorates the spirit of the Stonewall riots and builds a bridge to Pride for Brooklynites in their own backyard,” says Zully Rolan, chair of Brooklyn Pride. “We strive to bring together the diverse community of Brooklyn through positive images of our own diverse community. We celebrate family, youth, the talent of our community and the heart of our activists. We are you in our
I don't know who I think I am. Am I important enough to edit a section on the gay goings-on in Brooklyn? Am I educated enough to sit down and talk for hours on the history of the gay-rights movement? Am I activist-enough to tell you I've traveled the country touting signs that say "Marriage Now?"
No.
And when I came out, less than a year ago, I felt more alone that I ever had. Sure, my sister was
To celebrate Gay Pride 2009, Casa Frela Gallery presents the group installation Fairy Tales: Personal Legend, Urban Myth, Gay Exhibition. Fairy Tales features drawings, paintings and sculpture by six gay artists: Brian H. Crede, Anthony Gonzales, Joel Handorff, Seth Ruggles Hiler, Tai Lin and Branden Charles Wallace.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, June 13, 2009 and runs through July 13th, 2009. Casa Frela will host a gala artist opening reception on Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
One day of celebration can’t possibly contain all that Brooklyn’s got to be proud of, so the 13th Annual Brooklyn Pride Celebration will host three days worth of events and festivities beginning June 10th.
“Brooklyn’s Annual Pride Celebration
East Coast Fans Revel in New Tour,
Album, and Down-Home Boys
By Gina Osnovich
Before I found Blue October, it had been a long time since I adored a band, or really music in general. My days of quoting lyrics, of looking for how each song related to me or how they sang to just me, were behind me. But in 2007, my then-friend, now-partner Robyn, let me hear just one song by the band we have now come to decide
“Dottie’s eyes sparkled brightly, but she did not allow any other emotion to show on her face. “Yes,” she said, half teasing the younger girl with her voice. “As I told you, I’m a woman, myself. I know all about the soft, tender places on your body. I could make you shiver with ecstasy, Toni – if you wanted me to.”
From Dark Triangle,
by Dale Greggsen
Kick off Pride Month with an all-day fundraiser for the borough’s Lesbian Herstery Archives. As part of the year-long celebration of its 35th anniversary, the Lesbian Herstory Archives will
PARK SLOPE — On Saturday, May 2nd, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Manhattan (GMCM) will perform both established and emerging choral works to benefit the Gay Catholic Ministry of St. Augustine RC Church, at 7:00 p.m., in the church, 116 {read more...}
In true Cirque Du Soleil style, the yellow and blue big top returns to New York City’s Randall’s Island, with Kooza, an amazing experience in color, skill and laughter.
With grandeur unmatchable, this show combines its usual death-defying acrobatics
To date, Brooklyn remains the only borough without a physical LGBT center. That won’t be the case for long, thanks to two years of planning, a boost from Borough President Marty Markowitz and a determined board of directors.
The 16th Annual Original GLBT Expo, held last weekend at the Jacob Javitz Center, was, once again, a hugely successful example of disposable income the gay community spends on travel, leisure and entertainment. Atlantic City, Key West, Thailand, Japan, Mohegan Sun and countless other travel exhibitors lured passerby with warm weather vacations, gay-only cruises and excursions, and family-friendly destinations.
Also represented was a different angle of the LGBT community: the need to get married, plan a wedding, and start a family,
