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PHOTOS: Night at the Pier

Family Equality annual spring fundraising gala held in New York

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2 years ago

May 15, 2024

From left, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Family Equality President and CEO Jaymes Black and Deborah Cox attend the Night at the Pier fundraising gala on May 13 at Pier Sixty in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Family Equality; used with permission)

Over 700 people attended Family Equality‘s annual spring fundraising gala, “Night at the Pier,” at Pier Sixty in New York City on Monday, May 13. There were performances by Shoshana Bean, Sky Lakota Lynch, Josh Strobl and Deborah Cox. Honorees included Ken Ohashi of Brooks Brothers and civil rights litigator Roberta Kaplan. Family Equality President and CEO Jaymes Black as well as writer/activist Chasten Buttigeig spoke at the event.

(Photos by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Family Equality; used with permission)

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George Takei speaks on the main stage

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March 15, 2026

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George Takei was among the featured guests at Awesome Con on March 14. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

The annual fantasy, comics and science fiction convention Awesome Con was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on March 13-15. Featured guests included openly gay actor, author and activist, George Takei. The convention included LGBTQ panels and a “Pride Alley” with LGBTQ-specific booths in the exhibit hall.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)