2012 Atlanta Pride AIDS Vigil
The annual Atlanta Pride AIDS Vigil was held Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. Saint Mark United Methodist Church. Guest speakers included Georgia Equality Executive Director and HIV / AIDS advocate Jeff Graham, Saint Mark Minister of Social Justice Rev. Joshua Noblitt and HIV / AIDS activist Craig Washington. (Photos by Brent Corcoran / RNZ Photography)
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2012 Atlanta Pride kickoff party
The 2012 Atlanta Pride Kickoff Party at the Georgia Aquarium was opened up to some 3,000 people who danced to the beats of DJ Corey Craig in the atrium and DJ Vicki Powell in the Oceans Ballroom Lounge while also touring the facility and viewed the exhibits including dolphins and Beluga whales. PETA also promised to protest the party claiming the wildlife in the aquarium were harmed by the loud music, but only eight protesters were seen. (Photos by Brent Rence Corcoran/RNZ Photography)
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2012 Atlanta Pride VIP party
The Atlanta Pride Committee held a VIP party at the Georgia Aquarium on Friday, Oct. 12, to honor and recognize sponsors and supporters of the annual festival. Grand marshals of the Atlanta Pride parade were honored and honorary grand marshals Stuart Milk, the gay nephew of the gay icon Harvey Milk, and Ben Cohen, founder of the anti-bullying StandUp Foundation, thanked everyone for their support. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who has been a stalwart supporter of LGBT equality, also gave a rousing speech. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was also on hand to welcome people to Atlanta. (Photos by Brent Rence Corcoran/RNZ Photography)
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Atlanta Pride booth photos
Staff members from GA Voice photographed hundreds of Atlanta Pride attendees during the Oct. 13-14 festival held in Piedmont Park.
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Ben Cohen’s Kiki By The Park
Ben Cohen, former rugby superstar and founder of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, held a fundraiser for his organization and the Atlanta Pride Committee Oct. 12, 2012 at the W Hotel Midtown. Gay country crooner Justin Utley, who also performed at the Pride fest, was on hand to sing a song he wrote for the StandUp Foundation. (Photos by Dyana Bagby)
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2012 Atlanta Pride Dyke March
The annual Atlanta Pride Dyke March was held at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the 2012 Atlanta Pride festival on Oct. 13, 2012. More than a hundred lesbians, trans women and their allies marched from the park’s Charles Allen gate up 10th Street and back into the park from the 14th Street entrance. (Photos by Dyana Bagby)
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2012 Atlanta Pride Trans March
The annual Atlanta Pride Trans March was held during the Atlanta Pride Festival on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Dozens of trans men and women gathered together to march through Piedmont Park to raise awareness of trans issues. (Photos by Dyana Bagby)
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2012 Atlanta Pride Parade
More than 200 entrants crowded Peachtree and 10th streets for the 2012 Atlanta Pride Parade, one of the largest such parades in the country. Grand marshals included trans activist Vandy Beth Glenn; Rev. Joshua Noblitt, minister of social justice at Saint Mark United Methodist Church; Jeff Graham, Georgia Equality executive director; Danny Ingram, American Veterans for Equal Rights executive director; Dr. Julie Kubala, senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies for the Women’s Studies Institute at Georgia State University; Anita Rae Strange, “AKA Clermont Blondie”; the Alpha Chapter of Sigma Omega Phi Fraternity, Inc. and drag fundraising troupe The Armorettes. (Photos by Brent Rence Corcoran/RNZ Photography, Dyana Bagby and Bo Shell)
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2012 Atlanta Pride speakers
Each year, speakers and performers take the stage at the Atlanta Pride festival and 2012 was no different. Guest speakers this year included Stuart Milk, the nephew of gay rights icon Harvey Milk, and others. (Photos by Laura Douglas-Brown)
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2012 Atlanta Pride in the park
GA Voice snapped dozens of photos from inside Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the 2012 Atlanta Pride Festival Oct. 13-14, 2012. (Photos by Bo Shell)
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Pride at Oscar’s
Atlanta Pride revelers enjoyed Saturday night, Oct. 13, at local bar Oscar’s, one of many bars enjoying large crowds over the festive weekend. (Photos by Dyana Bagby)
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Studio 54 with Lady Bunny
At Burkhart’s on Saturday, Oct. 13, owners went with a Studio 54 theme and the dance floor was packed with people grinding under disco balls. In the garden patio area, people were also packed shoulder to shoulder as they squeezed in for photos with the iconic Lady Bunny. (Photos by Dyana Bagby)
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2012 Pride Heaven Party
The annual Heaven Party at Park Tavern on Saturday, Oct. 13, brought all the beautiful angels — and a few devils — together for a sexy night. There was fire play and pole dancing while women who love women danced to the beats of DJ Duck. (Photos by Dyana Bagby)
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The Sexual Side Effects at Atlanta Pride
Trans front-woman Amber Taylor and the Sexual Side Effects performed at the 2012 Atlanta Pride festival in Piedmont Park, Saturday, Oct. 13. (Photos by Laura Douglas-Brown)
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Rita Ora at Atlanta Pride
British pop singer Rita Ora was among the performers at the 2012 Atlanta Pride festival in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. Ora, whose debut album hit number one in the UK, performed songs from her debut record. (Photos by Laura Douglas-Brown)
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2012 Atlanta Pride Starlight Cabaret
The best drag performers from Atlanta, Decatur, Marietta and even Athens took the Atlanta Pride stage for Sunday evening’s Starlight Cabaret, closing out the annual festival in a fitting finale of wigs, glitter and glamour on Oct. 14, 2012. (Photos by Laura Douglas-Brown)
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Amy Ray at Atlanta Pride
Hometown favorite Amy Ray, best known as one half of the beloved folk duo Indigo Girls, brought her edgier solo show to the Atlanta Pride stage on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. (Photos by Laura Douglas-Brown)
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Andy Bell at Atlanta Pride
Erasure front man Andy Bell closed out Atlanta Pride’s stage on Saturday evening, Oct. 13, 2012, following British pop songstress Rita Ora, who already had the crowd packed to the stage and ready to dance. (Photos by Laura Douglas-Brown)
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