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YouTubePresented by Stonewall Columbus, Columbus Pride celebrates its 30th anniversary this season. The 2011 Columbus Pride Festival takes place on June 17 and 18 in Goodale Park, and the Columbus Pride Parade will be held on June 18 in downtown Columbus and the Short North. Visit columbuspride.org for more information.
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Anne
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Anne
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Spinelli’s Deli Hosts Pride Art Reception On June 2
-Alexandra Kelley
COLUMBUS (April 27, 2011)  Spinelli’s Deli, in partnership with Stonewall Columbus, will host a free Pride Art Reception at its downtown location on Thursday, June 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The reception will feature artwork by five local gay and lesbian artists  as well as free food, wine, and beer. DJ Max of BPM Productions will spin dance music.
Participating artists for the Pride Art Show at Spinelli’s include boudoir photographer Taryn Cook; spiritual painter and photographer Heather “Squish†Cornelius; contemporary painter Dan Givens; sports photographer David Monseur; and cityscapes photographer Matthew Vant. The Pride Art Show will be on display through late July.
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Anne
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FunAroundColumbus wrote:
The Columbus Pride Festival, slated for Fri., June 17 through Sun., June 19, celebrates 30 years this summer. Attracting more than 100,000 visitors, Columbus holds one of the 10 largest gay pride celebrations in the country. Stonewall Columbus uses the event to raise funds to support its pursuit of fairness, equality and safety for the GLBT community.
The annual event includes a festival, rally and parade, which takes place at noon, Sat., June 18. June 19 features a Pride Brunch and the Columbus Lesbian and Gay Softball Association’s wildly colorful and popular Bat n’ Rouge softball game.
Other activities to help celebrate Pride Month include the annual Run/Walk for Pride 5K on June 11, the 30th Anniversary Celebration Party June 13 at Hubbard Grill and Pride Art Shows at First Community Bank and Spinelli’s Deli. In addition, Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer) and Columbus Blue Jackets (National Hockey League) Gay Nights throughout their seasons. Columbus is very proud of its Gay Men’s Chorus, founded in 1990, which will perform at Pride Festival.
For more Pride Celebration activities and event information visit columbuspride.org. Complete travel information can be found at experiencecolumbus.com/glbt.
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Anne
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Making The Boys, a Pride movie event with Stonewall
Thursday, June 2 at 7:00pm
Location: Gateway Film CenterMore Info
Reception at 7 pm, film at 8pm
Light Appetizers and Cash Bar with Drink Specials - Tickets $6
Benefiting Stonewall Columbus and the Columbus International Film+Video FestivalMAKING THE BOYS tells the story of Mart Crowley's groundbreaking play "The Boys in the Band" - from overnight sensation on Broadway, to Hollywood's first gay movie, to cultural landmark and worldwide phenomenon - all the while having a complicated and sometime...s controversial relationship with the gay community. No one could have guessed the impact that a small Off-Broadway production would have on the social climate of the 1960s... not to mention how important and monumental it was to gay people at the time, many of whom were still in the closet. MAKING THE BOYS features illuminating and entertaining footage from the period, interwoven with extensive interviews with Crowley, William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director of the BOYS movie, and a host of luminaries inluding Dominick Dunne, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, Edward Albee, Dan Savage, Robert Wagner and many others.
CRITIC'S PICK! "Captivating and entertaining...sometimes you don't have to go very far into the past to be amazed at how drastically things have changed. 'Making the Boys' is fascinating recent history and a fascinating personal story as well."
- Neil Genzlinger, The New York TimesPosted 1 year ago # -
SusanB
Hungarian Village, Columbus' fastest growing Gayborhood!
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^ Drink specials for reception before "Making The Boys". Free food as well:
The Stonewall
A delicious concoction of locally made Tessora Limone liqueur and Oyo Honey Vanilla Vodka mixed with Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. $5.75Hair of the Dog
Tanqueray Gin, Lemon Juice, Tobasco and a slice of chili pepper. Cures the most forgettable of nights in Bangkok. $4.50Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
Get a taste of the freshest flavor under the sun- Leinenkeugel’s Summer Shandy. The light, crisp flavor makes it a great summer refresher. $3.50
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Urbanboi
Downtown
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So excited for Pride this weekend! Im sure it will be the biggest turn out ever! The Flash choir at Columbus Commons was pretty awesome as well over 1,000 people turned out!!!
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ohiogirlie74
Short North/ Italian Village
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No Matter which way you swing, the Pride Parade is one of the most entertaining events (not exactly kid-friendly, though) to see all summer long!
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patient_zero
Falafel District
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ohiogirlie74 wrote >>
No Matter which way you swing, the Pride Parade is one of the most entertaining events (not exactly kid-friendly, though) to see all summer long!And the drag softball thing Bat N' Rouge on Sunday. The wickedly funny mc's acerbically commenting on the players and each other makes for a fun afternoon. I don't think I've ever laughed harder than at one of these games.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Via Outlook's email newsletter:
Get ready for The Big Gay Dance Party by downloading our new Pride Mix!
The 2011 outlook Pride Mix: The 30 Years & Still Loving It
by dj moxyGet your copy here: http://www.mediafire.com/?virp5kkao21eapu
the official outlook 2011 pride mix includes:
1. trans europe express (moxy edit) - kraftwerk
2. stuff me up (moxy edit) - peaches
3. open heart surgery - beth ditto
4. rapper's delight (van she remix) - dan the automator
5. cars that go boom - l'trimm
6. supersonic - jj fad
7. freek 'n you (mk dub) - jodeci
8. show me love - robin s.
9. dancin' on my own (fred falke remix) - robyn
10. sun of a gun (savage skulls remix) - oh land
11. stomp (only children remix) - brothers johnson
12. prick stick (original mix) - louis la roche
13. my feelings for you (avicii & sebastien drums remix) - treasure fingers
14. turbo love (light year remix) - bag raiders
15. interleave (XXXchange 1993 remix) - WIN WIN feat. Alexis Taylor
16. the suspense is killing me - boy 8 bit
17. watching you (dub version) - savage skulls feat. tony senghore & sprinkle juice
18. we speak american (jay robinson remix) - no body
19. rhythm of the night (dave wrangler remix) - fukkk offf feat. corona
20. cold hearted snake (discotech mix) - paula abdul
21. call my name (spencer & hill remix) - sultan & ned shepard feat. nadia ali
22. forever (radio edit) - wolfgang gartner feat. WILL.i.am
23. get involved 2011 (adam f and herve stadium kaos mix) - ginuwine, timbaland, missy elliot
24. american trash (porter robinson remix) - innerpartysystem
25. lights (bassnectar remix) - ellie gouldingGet your copy here: http://www.mediafire.com/?virp5kkao21eapu
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bman
New Albany
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Urbanboi wrote >>
So excited for Pride this weekend! Im sure it will be the biggest turn out ever! The Flash choir at Columbus Commons was pretty awesome as well over 1,000 people turned out!!!Get the Flash Video Thanks Urbanboi for sharing!!!
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berdawn
near that stretch of N. High Street in the Short North
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From JoeMyGod:
"Saying "Happy Pride!" is really just a shorter, easier way of saying "Congratulations on not being driven completely batshit insane! Way to go for not taking a rifle into a tower and taking out half the town! Well done, being YOURSELF!"Posted 11 months ago # -
people211
Columbus
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Get the Flash Video Just a quick video of the Short North at 2am on Saturday night.. Looked more like peak time during the Gallery Hop..
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bman
New Albany
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people211 wrote >>
[youtube]Just a quick video of the Short North at 2am on Saturday night.. Looked more like peak time during the Gallery Hop..Get the Flash Video People, I can relate ... we were heading back home after being out right about that time Saturday night. I hope a good weekend was had by all, I know I did.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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30 Years of Pride - Pride Parade Photo Review:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/30-years-of-pride-pride-parade-photo-review
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patient_zero
Falafel District
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Matt took some nice photos. He has some great telephoto images. I armed myself with my petite Canon S95, and snapped a few photos. Here's a Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39706870@N08/sets/72157627001299832/
And a taste of some of my favorites:
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patient_zero
Falafel District
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bman wrote >>
PZ ... thanks for sharing, the Pride photo's in your flicker account were tremendous. I had an out of town visitor in town who does not like parades and large gatherings of people so we did not make it to the parade. Glad you shared the pics.Thanks, b! You and your visitor missed a great event. Next time maybe suggest viewing it from Hyatt Regency, Hampton Inn or even Barley's or Knead, if you think they would view from afar.
Hey! I've got pics to Bat-N-Rouge at Dodge Park, but need to load them tonight. I'll post here when they are downloaded. :]
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TomOver
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In the not-so-unlikely situation of the US economy experiencing yet another, and perhaps worse, economic crisis, how might right wing populism affect the lives of queer folk ?
If there are more economic crises, a veer to the political left could lead to civil war and revolution. But a veer to the political right could lead to authoritarianism that involves making scapegoats of queer folk, along with undocumented immigrants.
Working class and working poor folk with whom I’ve spoken in Dayton and in other post-industrial wastelands tend to talk more about undocumented Mexican workers taking their jobs than they talk about corporate greed behind the push to send jobs overseas.
Unfortunately, with some charismatic authoritarianism, gays and lesbians could be added to that list of who to blame. Masses of people may tend to blame not those responsible for the crises, but instead those who are least capable of defending themselves.
Religious conservative veterans of the 1990s culture wars are perhaps a bit subdued these days, but fighting for ‘family values’ may still end up being a way to mobilize masses of people to blame our nation’s loss of greatness on queer folk, immigrants, and godless liberals in general.
Given the corporate control of our mass media, that message is likely to win out over a message that calls attention to the ongoing concentration of wealth undermining our national interest.
I often tell friends I’m a reformist, not a revolutionary. But if the latter is the only viable alternative to political repression, then I’m for revolution.
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