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NC
PrideFest 2004
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The parade was another success! The main tidbit of news is that G-105, which sponsored the lightly attended 1st Annual Straight Pride Parade in Chapel Hill in August was a no-show. There were rumblings that Bob and the Showgram had planned to attend, but alas, he didn't join the queer folk in Durham. I didn't do a head count here, but it's safe to say, when you look at the picture below, that we outdid the 80 that was at the Het parade by a few thousand. There were dozens of booths with merchandise and advocacy organizations there. This was the first year I saw HGTV there, shilling their new programming lineup. Guess they figured we're a good market to target, lol. For the official NC Pride web site, go here.
There was a HUGE amount of voter registration going on, with Kerry/Edwards folks around, as well as supports of local Dem candidates (Erskine Bowles is running for John Edward's seat in the Senate).
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| The gay pride parade was held at Duke University's East Campus on Main Street. | The parade stretched as far as the eye could see, unlike the... | ...G-105 Heterosexual Pride Parade pathetic turnout in August. This is all of the people that marched there. |
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| NC Gay Lesbian Film Festival, which is one of the largest in the U.S. | P-FLAG of the Triangle. | P-FLAG families. |
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| A cool P-FLAG Mom | Why look! It's Tinkywinky, the queer Teletubbie! Falwell would be proud. | Drag queen in killer, painful heels. |
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| More Triangle families | HRC Marriage Equality float | Local nightclub |
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| This float was from Fayetteville; there were representatives from many cities, as far away as Wilmington (the beach), Greensboro (the central Triad), and Asheville (the mountains) |
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