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Anniversary events continue in Philly
’65 demonstration commemorated this weekend
(Photo courtesy of LGBT 50th)
The National LGBT 50th Anniversary Celebration continues this weekend in Philadelphia, kicking off on Thursday.
Thursday’s events include a wreath laying at 2:15 p.m. at the Gay Pioneers Historical Marker, as well as panel discussions and parties.
Friday’s events include a national interfaith service at 4 p.m. at Historic Christ Church with a sermon by Bishop Gene Robinson. At 6 p.m., the film “Gay Pioneers” will be screened at WHYY. A Live Nation concert takes place at 7 p.m. at the Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing and parties start at 10.
The main event is the anniversary ceremony on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. to be hosted by Wanda Sykes at Independence Hall. There’s a street festival Sunday.
The event was conceived to commemorate the historic Independence Day 1965 march in which early activists such as the late Frank Kameny and the late Barbara Gittings held this series of pre-Stonewall demonstrations throughout the late 1960s.
Full details on scheduling, locations and more is online at lgbt50th.org.
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Washington Improv Theatre hosts ‘The Queeries’
Event to celebrate queer DMV talent and pop culture camp
The Washington Improv Theatre, along with the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, will team up to host “The Queeries!” on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre.
The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.
The event will be co-hosted by Birdie and Butchie, who have invited some of their favorite bent winos, D.C. “D-listers,” former Senate staffers, and other stars to sashay down the lavender carpet for the selfie-strewn party of the year.
Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased on WITV’s website.
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Drag Underground returns
Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee, Cake Pop! to perform
Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground.
Performers include Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee and Cake Pop.
Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.
President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.
The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).
“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.
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