Gay pride photography
This photo project attempts to capture the spirit of the Gay Pride parades in New York Metropolis in the years since gay marriage was legalized in the United States.
The collection includes portraits of people encountered in the streets around the parades and confrontations with Christian demonstrators displaying offensive signs who came to condemn homosexuality and warn of damnation. Reactions range from mockery to dancing, heated argument, lewd gestures, outrage, and anger. I am grateful to have spent time with these fresh gay people and to have had the chance to photograph them.
Most of the photos were taken at close range, sometimes within a few feet of the subjects. With close ups, I experiment to draw the viewer into the photograph and make them feel as though they are part of the scene. In this Gay Pride series, one hopefully becomes part of the crowd of young gay people who are confronted with the hateful Christian signage.
For me this means immersing into the scene, talking with people, sometimes explaining who I am, sometimes entity provocative, asking questions, wh
Celebrate Pride Month With 15 Photos of LGBTQ Joy
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Challenge capture vibrant parades and festivals around the world
Since , June has been formally designated as Pride Month in the United States, a time to remember the struggles of the LGBTQ community and commemorate the advances they’ve made throughout the years. “For generations, LGBTQI+ Americans include summoned the courage to live authentically and proudly—even when it meant putting their lives and livelihoods at risk,” President Joe Biden remarked when acknowledging Pride Month this year. “This month, we recommit to realizing the assure of America for all Americans.”
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PHOTOS: LA Pride Parade
June 11, | Hollywood, CA
Over pride contingents, scores of motorcycles, dancers, bands, floats, the best LGBTQ+ nonprofits serving Greater LA, and our amazing Pride sponsors marched the one mile road down Hollywood Blvd!
The Diva Grand Marshal was lgbtq+ comedian, actor and activist, Margaret Cho. The inaugural Legacy Grand Marshal honored the late, beloved Emmy-winner, Leslie Jordan. And the ACLU of Southern California was recognized as the Community Grand Marshal to commemorate its th anniversary of fighting for Diverse civil rights, and to recognize its key role in LA Pride&#;s legal fight to hold the first gay parade in
With nearly , spectators cheering us on, and thousands more watching the live broadcast on ABC7, the LA Pride Pride was a triumph of Pride and LGBTQ+ noticeability, celebration, and representation.
ABC7 won an LA Area Emmy Award for their stay coverage of the Pride under the Special Survive Events &#; News category! Is the LA Movement Parade the first Identity festival event to win an Emmy? It might be!
Photo credits: Ashley Osborn, Dana Pleasa