Arts & Entertainment
The campiest looks at the Met Gala red carpet
Billy Porter, Lady Gaga and more dressed for the occasion
BILLY PORTER HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!!!! #MetGala pic.twitter.com/MaxMQuaGgZ
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) May 6, 2019
The Met Gala, the biggest fashion event of the year, took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Monday.
This year’s theme was “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” inspired by the essay “Notes on Camp” by Susan Sontag.
According to Sontag, camp is “love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration… style at the expense of content… the triumph of the epicene style.”
Below are some highlights of celebrities’ best interpretations of camp.
Out of the four outfit changes so far, which one of Lady Gaga's is your favourite? #MetGala pic.twitter.com/42Qs0IPvy7
— Lady Gaga Media ⭐️ (@GagaMediaDotNet) May 6, 2019
I’m so proud of Aquaria for making it to these A-list events and giving drag queens THE representation. Good things happen to Gaga stans! pic.twitter.com/o6W5d435Ka
— Lady Gaga Facts (@LGMonsterFacts) May 6, 2019
KACEY MUSGRAVES BEST DRESSED OF THE NIGHT. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/EGejfmxIS1
— ? (@acursedlove) May 7, 2019
HOUSE OF ABUNDANCE #MetGala pic.twitter.com/z5MHaVMZrV
— georgia (@lemonadenormani) May 6, 2019
Near, far, wherever you are, watch Celine Dion's #MetGala arrival https://t.co/R7FRlFINhH pic.twitter.com/UY4rEuukwh
— Variety (@Variety) May 6, 2019
.@JanelleMonae didn’t come to play! #MetGala pic.twitter.com/hg3Jr5PcIN
— The Root (@TheRoot) May 7, 2019
“I think there’s so much masculinity in being vulnerable and allowing yourself to be feminine, and I’m very comfortable with that” -Harry Styles#MetGala pic.twitter.com/vQZiQ6r4lJ
— Ivanna (@Ivannacaraballo) May 7, 2019
JANET MOCK ?? #MetGala pic.twitter.com/TeOwdgdeOW
— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) May 6, 2019
Ezra Miller hides seven eyes behind his mask https://t.co/R7FRlFINhH #MetGala pic.twitter.com/G7ZLe66PGr
— Variety (@Variety) May 7, 2019
Laverne Cox wearing Christian Siriano #MetGala pic.twitter.com/P8bxLRWm1c
— IAMFASHION (@IAMFASHlON) May 6, 2019
The Capital Pride Alliance presented the 2026 Capital Pride Honors at “The Audacity Brunch: In Full Fuchsia” at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 7.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
Out & About
Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves
Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community
Historic Congressional Cemetery will host the second annual “Gays & Graves: A Big Gay Festival” on Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m.
The event will feature pioneering activist Randy Wicker, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, and new public art installations and programs celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Gays & Graves is an official partner event of Capital Pride 2026.
This event is a daylong Pride celebration blending history, remembrance, art and community. Visitors can shop from LGBTQ+ and allied artists and makers, experience performances and interactive installations, and engage with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and lived experience.
For more details, visit the cemetery’s website.
Baltimore Pride is underway, taking place from June 8-14.
The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.
There will be an array of additional events including: a fashion show, a “Suits and Sneakers” reception and a 5k race, among many other events.
For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.
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