Top 10 Photos Of NYC Pride

Check out the OutTraveler's favorite photos from coverage of the New York City Gay Pride parade -- the gayest event in all five boroughs (and that’s saying a lot!).

1. Sexy Oscar Winner

Causing hearts to flutter was Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, one of the parade’s three Grand Marshalls (along with activist legends Cleve Jones and Anne Kronenberg). Black is not only a talented writer but cute, with a winning smile, crafted exclusively for our camera!

Pride Moments From Around The World

From San Francisco to Sydney, New York to Jerusalem, we take a peek at some of the Pride parades and festivals from around the world! 

Did you have a great Pride season this year?  If so, what is your favorite Pride memory from this year?  Share your stories in our comments section below! 

Dating Bradford: Pride Points

Every year at Thanksgiving I say “Hmmm… what am I thankful for this year?” Then I make a mental list and toast some theoretical champagne and in some small way it makes me feel appreciative for all that I have.

So then Gay Pride comes around and I started thinking, “Hmmm…what the HELL am I proud of this year, I’m still single for f*ck sake?!?”

PrideWatch: Denver

If there was ever a sleeping gay giant in the United States, you would find him (or her...or hir!) at the Denver PrideFest, which takes place on the weekend of June 27-28. The 34th annual celebration will see an attendence of over 250,000 people, which includes the estimated 100,000 parade attendees - now that's nothing to turn your nose up at.

Insider Guide: Vancouver Pride

Outstandingly attractive, impressively athletic and gastronomically blessed, Vancouver is a truly enticing destination. It's such an appealingly integrated city that it was chosen to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

The proliferation of gay life and gay businesses along rainbow flag-bedecked Davie Street underscores the fact that 35 percent of the West End's towers are gay-occupied. Lesbian enclave Commercial Drive is also home to ever-more LGBT inhabitants. In reality, though, Vancouver's gay community is well integrated citywide, woven through the city's fabric at every level.

PrideWatch: Barcelona

It may come as a surprise to some that Barcelona, capital of Catalonia and a world-recognized gay destination, has never had an official Gay Pride celebration! Pride Barcelona will be an eight-day event starting June 20 full of cultural activities, sports, politics, a gorgeous parade and - you guessed it - one hell of an afterparty.

Why We Need To Celebrate Pride

Here in Orlando we just had the huge pride event known as gay days. Living in Orlando for my whole life, I have attended many of the Gay Day events each year. There was a time when I stopped going because I was over the whole experience...

until I met Randy.

New York and Toronto Pride Guides

Two hot celebrations make the East Coast proud this June. Reputed to be North America's top two Prides, New York's and Toronto's celebratory LGBT festivals have to be experienced to be believed. Pride Toronto runs June 19-28, while New York Pride, June 20-28, takes to the streets where it all began.

Milwaukee PrideFest Gets Diva'd Up

It's the little Pride event that could. The first official festival was hosted in 1988, and ever since, PrideFest (June 12 - 14) keeps getting bigger and better - despite last year's stormy weather and a group of protesters that tried to draw attention away from the event. But hey, that's so 2008.

Organizers for '09 have whipped up a diva-tastic line up that rivals other cities twice as big as Milwaukee. Cyndi Lauper, Brandy, Etta James and Deborah Cox are all scheduled to perform.

Pride Events for Early June

Utah Pride Festival - "Pride. Voice. Action" June 5-7
Salt Lake City, UT
http://www.utahpridecenter.org/

Cleve Jones, who interned with Harvey Milk, spearheaded the creation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, will be honored as the Grand Marshal for this year’s festival and parade. Comedienne Paula Poundstone headlines on the main stage. DJ Kyle & DJ Nick James provide late-afternoon dance beats on the north and south stages.