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PHOTOS: High Heel Race

Rayceen Pendarvis honored at 35th annual run

Published

3 years ago

October 26, 2022

John Kim is the first to cross the finish line at the 2022 High Heel Race. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The 35th annual High Heel Race was held on 17th Street’s Frank Kameny Way on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Best of LGBTQ DC Most Committed Activist Rayceen Pendarvis was honored at the stage with a proclamation from the D.C. City Council. Mayor Muriel Bowser marched in the parade before the race.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

Covering the High Heel Race for @WashBlade pic.twitter.com/GLQCYJ2vMc
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) October 26, 2022

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PHOTOS: Clash

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Tatianna and Crimsyn host the drag show, Clash. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

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Four drag performers dance in front of an anti-LGBTQ protester outside the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. (Blade photo by Landon Shackelford)

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(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)