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PHOTOS: AIDS Walk

Hundreds participate in annual Whitman-Walker fundraiser

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16 years ago

October 5, 2010

From left, June Crenshaw, AIDS Walk Grand Marshall Lynda Carter and Delegate to the United States House of Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) lead the march on Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Pennsylvania Avenue was closed to traffic on Saturday, Oct. 2 as hundreds of people participated in the annual AIDS Walk to benefit Whitman-Walker Clinic. The event featured performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, Peter Fox, the D.C. Cowboys and a Danish gymnastics team. Speakers included actress Lynda Carter (best known as “Wonder Woman” from the 1970s television show) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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