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  • The 2004 Capital Pride Parade and Street Festival

    By on June 16, 2004

    Capital Pride Parade Dupont Circle Washington, DC Saturday, June 12, 2004 Capital Pride Festival Pennsylvania Ave Washington, DC Saturday, June 13,

  • Pride + Vote = Power

    By on June 9, 2004

    ''Rock the vote.'' ''Every vote counts.'' ''Choose or lose.'' ''Vote as if your life depended on it.'' Each election cycle we hear the admonishments. From...

  • Melissa Ferrick

    By on June 9, 2004

    Melissa Ferrick is never getting married. ''It's not for me,'' she says with a gentle laugh. Still, she's exceedingly proud of her home state, Massachusetts,...

  • Namoli Brennet

    By on June 9, 2004

    What kind of a name is Namoli? An idiosyncratic one for sure. Perhaps it's better to call it a queer one. And like most good,...

  • Simone Denny

    By on June 9, 2004

    Simone Denny is the voice behind one of the year's most notorious songs. You know the one. ''Days keep getting better, nights keep getting better…when...

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    By on June 9, 2004

    ''The first Pride I recall was on 17th and New Hampshire,'' says Ella Fitzgerald. ''It was a block party in 1975 and I got to...

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    By on June 9, 2004

    The Apprentice offended singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. Mind you, she didn't actually watch Donald Trump's popular NBC reality series, but she also didn't feel inspired...

  • Pride Events

    By on June 9, 2004

    Thursday, June 10th Official Events The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and Capital Pride First Annual Wine Tasting. Join the NGLCC, Capital Pride...

  • Capital Pride Heroes

    By on June 9, 2004

    Each year, the Capital Pride Planning Committee selects a number of individuals to honor as ''Capital Pride Heroes.'' These honorees have gone above and beyond...

  • 2004 Capital Pride Parade

    By on June 9, 2004

    2004 Capital Pride Parade Participants In alphabetical order, as of press time. Subject to change. Saturday, June 12, rain or shine Stepoff is at 6:30...

  • Entertainment Main Stage

    By on June 9, 2004

    The following is a partial listing of entertainers and speakers scheduled to appear on the Capital Pride Mainstage at 3rd and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Sunday,...

  • The Arts Corner Stage

    By on June 9, 2004

    For the fifth year running, the GLBT Arts Consortium is proud to sponsor the performance stage at the Capital Pride Arts Corner from 11:45 a.m....

  • Mayor's Pride Proclamation

    By on June 9, 2004

  • Festival Booths and Vendors

    By on June 9, 2004

    In alphabetical order, as of press time. Subject to change. The Capital Pride Festival Site, located along Pennsylvania Avenue, between 3rd and 7th Streets NW,...

  • The Ushers

    By on June 9, 2004

    The Ushers Mission: This theater-going group provides both ushers and audience members for small theaters throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Founded: 1990 Number of Members:...

  • Nowhere Fast

    By on June 9, 2004

    Every day in America, on some dogwood-lined street beneath wistful cirrus clouds and past independent bookstores and cafes, without a hint of cynicism or irony,...

  • Turbo Lover

    By on June 9, 2004

    You don't have to be the prettiest one at the party to get all the attention. Subaru, the Japanese automaker that's famously a favorite of...

  • Big Trouble

    By on June 9, 2004

    Let's dish. Toby Griffin, the twenty-something narrator of Tom Dolby's first novel The Trouble Boy is spoiled, immature, whiny and shallow. He trips through life,...

  • Truly Yours

    By on June 9, 2004

    Dear Lena, I am a 33-year-old lesbian and, to top things off, I'm not completely out. My problem is that in all of my adult...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 9, 2004

    POP POLITICS… This Sunday, we can hope for some political agitation from musicians at the Capital Pride Festival pulpit. And pop stars of various stripes...