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Brooklyn Pride parade kicks off after rain tapers, draws thousands on Fifth Avenue

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Jun. 16, 2025 By Dashiell Allen A grim forecast of rain and cloudy skies couldn’t deter tens of thousands of people of all ages from showing their colors on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope for the 29th annual Brooklyn Pride festival and twilight parade on June 14.  A feeling of community and neighborhood spirit…

Brooklyn’s Radical Faeries plan first-ever ‘gatherette’ to celebrate queer joy and connection

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Jun. 10, 2025 By Olivia Seaman A group of Radical Faeries in Brooklyn is organizing its first-ever “gatherette” from June 20-22, envisioned as weekend “rooted in queerness, creative expression and deep connection.”  The Radical Faerie movement itself began in the 1970s as a space for “queer spirituality and political frameworks” outside traditional institutions. Since…

T4T celebrates three years of transgender comedy, creating safe spaces at the Bell House

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May. 20, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn’s original all-trans stand-up comedy show, T4T — short for “trans-for-trans” — is celebrating its third anniversary with a transgender comedy spectacular at the Bell House on Monday, June 16. The event highlights the comedic talents of more than 100 trans comics who have performed since T4T launched…

A Matter of Pride: How pro-drag-wrestlers make space for queer fighters in Brooklyn

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Feb. 20, 2025 By Carrene Gepilano The Boy Diva is about to take on her biggest opponent, Randy Summers, her ex-boyfriend.  On Valentine’s Day, more than 250 people came out to watch pro-wrestling drag queens take to the mat at A Matter of Pride’s Fight Night at Strong Rope Brewery in Red Hook. The…

Loud and proud: Where to celebrate Pride Month in Brooklyn

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Jun. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Pride Month is well underway, and while Manhattan’s big Pride events aren’t until the end of the month, this weekend is the big one in Brooklyn as the borough celebrates its annual Pride Festival and Twilight Parade. But the fun doesn’t stop there — you can party, celebrate, learn,…
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