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PHOTOS: Benefit show for Hagerstown Hopes
Drag event at Shepherd University raises money for LGBTQ organization

The Shepherd University Program Board and GSA presented a drag show benefit for Hagerstown Hopes at the Storer Ballroom in the Student Center in Shepherdstown, W. Va. on Saturday, April 1. Performers included Ashley Bannks, Alexa V. Shontelle, Maranda Rights, Ivanna Rights, Chasity Vain, Bayley, Dezi Minaj, Nicole James and Remington Steele.
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Covering a @HagerstownHopes benefit at @ShepherdU for @WashBlade . @ChasityVain performing: pic.twitter.com/Y4VpGmd3Dj
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) April 1, 2023

The 2025 Baltimore Pride Parade was held on Saturday, June 14.
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WorldPride 2025 concluded with the WorldPride Street Festival and Closing Concert held along Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. on Sunday, June 8. Performers on the main stage included Doechii, Khalid, Courtney Act, Parker Matthews, 2AM Ricky, Suzie Toot, MkX and Brooke Eden.
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The 2025 WorldPride Parade was held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 7. Laverne Cox and Renée Rapp were the grand marshals.
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