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Gay Pride is Alive in the Five-O-Five

Posted June 19, 2008 at 4:29 PM

As Gay Marriage rights progress in California this week, New Mexico joined in on supporting gay rights by celebrating gay pride. This past weekend in Albuquerque, NM the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) community came together to celebrate with pride throughout the city. Albuquerque Pride (www.abqpride.com), a non-profit organization that seeks a positive image of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, put on the event and organizes the Pride schedule of events. Festivities ranged from a Candlelight Vigil, Pet Parade, Pride Parade in downtown Albuquerque, Queer Bake Off, Pride Art Show and ended Sunday morning at the Metropolitan Community Church (www.mccabq.com) for the Albuquerque Pride Service.

According to the Albuquerque Pride website (www.abqpride.com), Albuquerque and Santa Fe have the largest GLBT communities in the state but smaller communities such as Las Cruces, Farmington, Gallup and Silver City will have events as well, throughout June. Albuquerque Pride is held annually on the second Saturday of June, Las Cruces the 3^rdSaturday and Santa Fe on the 4^thSaturday. Pride events are held throughout the country during different dates and ABQ Pride works along with International Pride (http://www.interpride.org/) to promote and organize the event locally.

June is a month-long celebration in New Mexico GLBT communities. New Mexico is the only state in the country that has both Human Rights and Hate Crimes legislation that include sexual orientation and gender identity. In town to support ABQ Pride was former American Idol contestant Frenchie Davis, Deep Dickollective (“a queer African American Hip Hop group”) (http://www.abqpride.com/entertainment.html), award winning gay songwriter and singer Josh Zuckerman, followed by the Saturday headliner Netherland Native, Amber.

Aside from the sanctioned ABQ Pride festivities, there were many other parties, events and places to be in conjunction with ABQ Pride including art shows, film screenings, AND fashion shows. A 3-Day party known as “Tribal Pride,” also takes place, where an entire hotel is rented out for the event, concerts, pool parties, theatre performances and plays and sunset train rides north to Santa Fe.

Overall, it was a memorable weekend not only for the GLBT community in NM but also a historic week for GLBT rights, including Gay Marriage in yet another state. I wonder if/when New Mexico will hop on board?

For a great list of websites and resources from ABQ Pride check out:http://www.abqpride.com/links.html

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