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PHOTOS: Pride Heroes Gala
Annual event honored outstanding achievement in the community

The Capital Pride Alliance honored the 2018 Pride Heroes and Engendererd Spirits at 880 P on Thursday, June 7. Honorees included Gregory Cendana, Jesse Garcia, Jorge Hernandez “Sylvanna Duvel,” Samantha Master, Patrick Grady, Karen Kendra Holmes, Linda Roberts, Bianca Rey and Pixie Windsor. 2018 Capital Pride Grand Marshals Judy and Dennis Shepard attended.
(Washington Blade photos by Wyatt Reid Westlund)
- Last year’s Pride Heroes Gala (Washington Blade file photo by Wyatt Reid Westlund)

The Miss Glamour Girl 2023 Pageant was held at McAvoy’s in Parkville, Md. on Sunday, Oct. 1. Miss Shantay was crowned the winner and qualified to compete in the Miss Gay Maryland Pageant in November.
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Covering Miss Glamour Girl 2023 in Parkville, Md. for @WashBlade . #drag pic.twitter.com/8alFC23UX9
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) October 1, 2023
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PHOTOS: DCGFFL 25th Anniversary Party
Gay flag football league marks milestone at Penn Social

The D.C. Gay Flag Football League (DCGFFL) held a 25th season anniversary party at Penn Social on Saturday, Sept. 23. Proceeds from the event benefited the LGBTQ youth services organization SMYAL as well as the D.C. Center for the LGBTQ Community.
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The Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival was held at Court Square in Harrisonburg, Va. on Saturday, Sept. 16.
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