Join the NYC Pride March this Sunday and celebrate diversity, inclusiveness, and being proud of who you are. The first March was held in 1970 and has since become an annual civil rights demonstration. Over the years, its purpose has broadened to include recognition of the fight against AIDS and to remember those we have lost to illness, violence and neglect. The March is a celebration of our lives and our community.
Celebrating Long Island’s LGBT community and its friends and family, Pride on the Beach weekend! Friday, June 8th 7-9pm- Opening Party at Junction on Park Avenue (Free until 9 pm) Saturday, June 9th 5k run (fees apply) on the boardwalk Saturday, June 9th Noon-3pm-Beach party with a fashion show and DJ music for dancing Saturday, June 9th 3 pm- a Pet Pride Parade followed by a boat parade at Reynold’s Channel Saturday June 9th -Party at Malibu on Lido Boulevard (Cost: $25-$30) Sunday, June 10th- 12 noon- Pride Parade marches down Long Beach Boulevard followed by a market fair on…
Cinema Arts Centre hosts “Born This Way: A Celebration of Queer Arts and Culture: Mosaic 2018 Art Exhibit.” The daylong salute to pride is copresented by the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and it features a garden party, artist reception and live musical performances. The event concludes with a screening in the Cult Cafe at 10 p.m. of the 1994 comedy-drama “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” starring Hugo Weaving, Terence Stamp and Guy Pearce. Admission: $5 suggested donation; $6 movie
