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PHOTOS: Capital Pride Honors
Washington Blade recognized with ‘Paving the Way Award’
The Capital Pride Alliance held its Honors reception at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Friday. Honorees included Larry Villegas-Perez, Xemiyulu Tapepechul, the National Center for Transgender Equality, Team D.C., Alan Thompson, Donald Burch, Kimberly Bush, Rea Carey, Ben de Guzman, Martin Espinoza, Amanda Hackett, Tony Nelson and the Washington Blade. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)


























The Capital Pride Alliance held the annual Pride Reveal event at The Schuyler at The Hamilton Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 26. The theme for this year’s Capital Pride was announced: “Exist. Resist. Have the audacity!”
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The 44th annual Queen of Hearts pageant was held at The Lodge in Boonsboro, Md. on Friday, Feb. 20. Six contestants vied for the title and Bev was crowned the winner.
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Cupid’s Undie Run, an annual fundraiser for neurofibromatosis (NF) research, was held at Union Stage and at The Wharf DC on Saturday, Feb. 21.
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