Written by Adam Bailey
Hey Washington, it’s Pride Weekend! Following the warm up of Memorial Day’s Black Pride, LGBT Washington and thousands of visitors will gather this weekend for celebrations like tomorrow’s parade (through the Dupont and Logan Circle neighborhoods) and Sunday’s street festival (between the Archives and the Capitol). Swing by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network’s booth while you’re down there; they should be jubilant given today’s news that Peter “Gays are Immoral” Pace is out of his job as Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Politics aside, there is a lot of entertainment and activities associated with Capital Pride. Tonight’s events include the men’s party at Apex, the women’s party at Tom Tom, and the Mr. and Mrs. Capital Leather competition at the Eagle. Tomorrow, all persuasions can get their groove on at LOVE from 8 p.m. to 3 in the morning. Looks like D.C.’s Sunday brunch locations are going to be fertile ground for next week’s Overheard.
While we’re on the subject, let us take a moment to solicit you all for help. DCist knows that our coverage of the LGBT scene hasn’t been the greatest; we want to change that. If you have your toaster oven, can decipher the hanky code, or have a stack of Curves under the coffee table, we want you. Any of you readers who are interested in covering LGBT Washington for us, please contact Sommer (contact info available here.
Photo from the 2006 Capital Pride Parade by maxedaperture
