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PHOTOS: Pride on the Pier

Blade, LURe hold party at District Pier complete with fireworks

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3 years ago

June 13, 2023

A fireworks show was held at the conclusion of Pride on the Pier on Saturday. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The Washington Blade and the Ladies of LURe produced the fourth annual Pride on the Pier and Fireworks Show on Saturday, June 10 at The District Pier. The region’s only Pride fireworks show was sponsored by the Leonard-Litz Foundation.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

The party is heating up @TheWharfDC . Covering #Pride on the Pier for @WashBlade . #Pride2023 @Djhoney215 spinning: pic.twitter.com/3lPYfgI3sf
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 10, 2023

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PHOTOS: HRC National Dinner

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) speaks at the 2026 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 26. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)