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American Idol season 8 runner-up and recording artist Adam Lambert performs late Sunday at Lummus Park on Ocean Drive, closing out the Miami Beach Gay Pride festival on April 14, 2013. GREGORY CASTILLO / Miami Herald.
Irving Anariva #2 (at left) Theodore Fournier #8, and #6 Bob Micket run in the High heel race prior to the Miami Beach Gay Pride parade along Ocean Drive. PATRICK FARRELL / Miami Herald.
Tens of thousands of LGBT people and allies from throughout South Florida and elsewhere celebrated Miami Beach Gay Pride on Sunday along Ocean Drive.
Above right, Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower, Sunday's parade grand marshal, poses with American Idol superstar Adam Lambert, who received a key to the city and sang Sunday night on the beach.
Other parade celebrities included U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, and national radio-TV personality Enrique Santos.
Click here to view a complete gallery from Sunday's Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade. Photos by STEVE ROTHAUS / Miami Herald Staff.
Stonewall National Museum & Archives celebrated its 40th anniversary on Friday with a party at the museum, 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale.
Click here to view a gallery from the party. Photos courtesy of Jon Schwenzer, South Florida chapter president of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association.
Unity Coalition supporters jammed the Art Deco Welcome Center on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach on Thursday for the annual Leaders, Legends & Lovelies Ball.
This year’s recipients: Walker Burttschell for his activism in repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell and other LGBT campaigns; Miami Gay Men's Chorus director Anthony Cabrera; Sandra Holiday, who created the Anita Priest Whispering Angels fund to help LGBT Youth; HIV/AIDS activist Maria Mejia; philanthropist Edward Oberle-Lopez; and WSVN-Channel 7 news anchor Craig Stevens.
Special guests included Good Morning America weather anchor Sam Champion and his husband, artist Rubem Robierb; original Village People member Randy Jones; and celebrity stylist Samy Suarez.
Artist Marcelo Holzinger designed the event's 2013 poster, titled 'Love is Love.'
Click here to view a gallery from the event. All photos by STEVE ROTHAUS / Miami Herald Staff.
The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday held a mixer at the Shore Club Hotel that benefitted Miami Beach Gay Pride.
The chamber unveiled its new Pride Issue of Clarity, the LGBT business group's quarterly magazine.
Pride Week continues with an outdoor screening 8 p.m. Wednesday of The Princess Bride, part of Soundscape Outdoor Movie Night with the Family @ New World Center. The free event is at 500 17th St., Miami Beach.
Click here to view more pictures from the chamber mixer. Photos by STEVE ROTHAUS / Miami Herald Staff.
* Why are you proud to be LGBT in 2013? Tell us here: http://bit.ly/10JHI4o
Miami Beach Gay Pride committee members on Monday launch the fifth annual 2013 festival by raising a rainbow flag outside Miami Beach City Hall.
Speakers include Babak Movahedi, chairman of Miami Beach Gay Pride; Miami Beach Commissioners Jorge Exposito and Michael Gongora.
After the flag raising, the Pride committee toasted its long-term "legacy" couples, some who've been together nearly 50 years.
Click here for a few more photos from the flag raising.
Video by STEVE ROTHAUS / Miami Herald Staff.
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On Tuesday, the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will host a Gay Pride mixer 6 to 9 p.m. at the Shore Club Hotel pool, 1901 Collins Ave. $5 chamber members; $15 nonmembers.
From the Pride website:
Mingle and network with Chamber members, guests and the community at large. Shore Club Hotel (back pool area) @ 1901 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Complimentary nibbles. Cocktails courtesy of GREY GOOSE Vodka. Cash bar for all other. Drawing for great prizes including restaurant & retail gift certificates, Lucky Strike Lanes Bowling Party, Pride event passes, and a chance to ride in the Chamber float on the Pride Parade! Leverage of the "Business Cards Bulletin Board" and members of the "Membership Committee" who will be present to answer inquiries and make introductions / connections. Photography by Juan Saco Mironoff of Miami-Gay-Blog.com. Audio Visual equipment by “Projectors on the Go”. Admission: $5 (Chamber members) / $15 (others). Portion of the proceeds to benefit Miami Beach Gay Pride. Reduced valet parking. Visit www.gaybizmiami.com for more details and to pre-register. Inquiries at 305-673-4440 or rsvp@gaybizmiami.com
Miami Beach Gay Pride runs through Sunday, April 14, 2013, with a noon parade along Ocean Drive and a free performance by singer Adam Lambert in the evening.
From Miami Beach Gay Pride:
Today!!!
Join us for a complimentary cocktail, make new friends and learn more about volunteering for
Miami Beach Gay Pride 2013!
Volunteer Meeting
April, 5th (today!!!)
5pm - 6pm: Cocktail Hour
6pm - 7pm: Volunteer Meeting
Become a volunteer and you will earn:
Miami Beach Gay Pride Volunteer Shirt (Sponsored by BB&T Bank) given at Check In
A meal for every 4 hour shift
1 Ticket for Miami Beach Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Opening Night Film and Gala (First come, first serve)
1 Ticket for "Jeffrey" at Miami Beach Stage Door Theater.
1 Ticket for our "Thank you!" party at Pasha's on Lincoln Road.
Volunteer Meeting at LGBT Visitor Center
- 1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach 33139 -If you didn't register yet, there's still time! Go to http://miamibeachgaypride.com/volunteer-miami-beach-gay-pride-2013 and become the most important part of our event.
Volunteer for Miami Beach Gay Pride 2013!
Unity Coalition has announced that husbands Good Morning America weather anchor Sam Champion and Miami artist Rubem Robierb will be celebrity hosts at the annual Leaders, Legends and Lovelies Ball 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013, at the Art Deco Welcome Center on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.
The ball takes place during Miami Beach Gay Pride week.
The men of Delta Lambda Phi South Florida Alumni Association held a party last week at Creative Male clothing store, 222 NE 25th St., Miami.
Click here to view pictures from the party. Photos by STEVE ROTHAUS / Miami Herald Staff.
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