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Sunday, June 30, 2019

1989 and 1990 Pride

EVG correspondent Steven shared these photos of the Pride March in 1989 and 1990... we're posting a selection here in honor of Pride Weekend...

[Dario Modon in black and Marsha P. Johnson on the right]

[Harvey Fierstein]

[Sylvia Ramirez in red]

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Pridefest — featuring Princess Nokia and Spice Girl Melanie C — is tomorrow (Sunday!) on 4th Avenue

Pridefest takes place tomorrow (Sunday, June 30) — in a new location — on Fourth Avenue between Union Square and Astor Place.

There's a lot of fest-ing going on from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: KidFest, FoodFest (with some local restaurants taking part) and StageFest, where LGBTQ advocate Princess Nokia is headlining. Also set to perform are Spice Girl Melanie C aka Sporty Spice (joining forces with U.K. queer nightlife collective Sink the Pink), Lauren Jauregui and The Veronicas. The stage is between Ninth Street and 10th Street. (No word on exact set times.)

Check out the official site for all the details on what you'll find along Fourth Avenue.

And here's the Princess Nokia video — filmed around here — for "Tomboy" ...

Love and Pride: At the start of the Drag March in Tompkins Square Park

Participants in the annual Drag March last night gathered in Tompkins Square Park for the walk over to the Stonewall Inn.

With this being the 25th annual Drag March — coupled with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising — the crowd was larger and the mood even more festive than in previous years. (Gothamist described the March, which stretched two Avenue blocks, as "sexy, provocative and rowdy.")

Shortly after 8 p.m., the March left the Park and headed west along Ninth Street, marking the start of Pride Weekend.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy captured the scene in Tompkins Square Park in these following photos...