BocaRaton.com attended Pride New York City 2007 and had a great time documenting this year's spectacular festivities! We hope you enjoyed watching our complete coverage of New York City Gay Pride 2007!
What is Pride Week?: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Pride Events in the United States commemorate the Stonewall Riots, marking the first time that gays fought back physically against police harassment and entrapment. The Stonewall Riots occurred on June 27 - 29, 1969 outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. These riots are considered responsible for initiating the modern queer liberation movement worldwide. Pride Week seeks to publicize the successes and struggles for equality by the queer community.
The Rainbow Flag made its first appearance in the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade in 1978. Its symbolism was borrowed from the hippie and black civil rights movements. Artist Gilbert Baker from San Francisco, our own gay Betsy Ross, created the flag as a symbol that could be used year after year.
Along with about 30 volunteers, two gigantic prototype of the flag were hand-stitched and hand-dyed. The original flag had eight stripes, with each color representing a particular component of the gay community: hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise for the arts, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit.
This updated six-color version of the rainbow flag quickly spread from San Francisco to other cities. Soon, it was universally known and accepted as a symbol of gay pride and diversity. And it is recognized officially by the International Congress of Flag Makers as such. During New York's Gay Pride celebration in 1994, over 10,000 people carried a 30-foot-wide by one-mile-long rainbow flag through the streets of Manhattan, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
1994 NYC Gay Pride Flag is 30 feet wide and one mile long
Granda Entertainment, LLC
Newsletter
Granda Entertainment, LLC &
Club Papi Productions produce the
Latin stages at the largest Pride
events in the country.
Granda Entertainment and Club Papi Productions joined forces about five years ago to bring major Latin talent to the Latin stages of the largest Gay Pride events in the country. Joe Granda, president of Granda Entertainment, LLC and Jaime Awad, president of Club Papi Productions, formed this association as a way to bring up the attendance of the Latin community, to the pride events, thus helping the Pride committe raise more funds for these great benefit events.
Granda and Awad donate their time and resources to give back to the GLBT community that supports them year round. The association between Club Papi Productions with the world famous Club Papi parties (the hottest gay Latino parties in the country) and Granda Entertainment, the number one music and artist promoter in the GLBT market, also spawned the idea of the National Gay Club Tour, which has become a staple with huge acclaims in the GLBT community and has brought national attention through national TV shows, magazines, radio and publications. In the past two years two of the artist that participated in the National Gay Club Tour received the "Valentia" award from the National Organization Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD), in their yearly award show in Miami, for their hard work in presenting positive images of the GLBT community in the press and media, Fey was 06 recipient and India in 07, with a special video award to Gloria Trevi's Music Video "Todos Me Miran".
Some of the hottest Latino artists in the country began to participate, showing their love and commitment to the GLBT community, including; Thalia, Paulina Rubio, Lucia Mendez, Pilar Montenegro, Fey, La India, and the present reinging queen of the GLBT community Gloria Trevi.
Long Beach Pride
Long Beach Pride has become the largest Gay Pride events, out numbering any other pride event in South California. This years Gay Pride which was held on May 19 and 20, was no exception. Sonora Dinamita, Fulanito, Mexican Pop diva Alondra, Italian dance artist, Anamor, Freestyle artist Angel of The Cover Girls played to a packed Latin stage area.
San Francisco Pride
San Francisco Pride (Sunday June 24)celebrates the tenth year anniversary of the Latin stage. The largest Pride event in the country will feature some of the hottest Latin music stars. Direct from Puerto Rico Noelia, 80's Mexican Pop diva Alondra, from NYC Fulanito, dance diva Robin S., Italian dance artist Anamor, the top latin Djs and of course the famous LatinBoyz.com and the Club Papi dancers. AND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND THIS YEARS LATIN QUEEN OF THE PARADE....GLORIA TREVI.
San Diego Pride
This year will mark the second annual Club Papi Latin stage at San Diego Pride and it will be huge. With live performances by our reinging Latin queen Gloria Trevi on Saturday July 21. Also Sonora Dinamita, Italian dance artist Anamor, from NYC Anayka, LA recording artist Yolanda Ruiz, along with the hottest Latin Djs and the LatinBoyz.com and Papi Dancers.
