PrideDay: Gay Pride Parade and Festival
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Grand Marshals
Stephan A. Glassman & Rue Landa
Friend of Pride
Chief Inspector James Tiano
Youth Grand Marshals
Sergio Morales & Tanya Washington
2nd Annual Front Runners run/walk one mile on Parade Route
Parade Reviewing Stand Judges:
James J. O'Toole (Chief Judge) Office of House, City of Philadelphia
Irene Benedetti, Retired, City Council Staff. Longtime community leader.
Gloria Casarez, Mayor's Director of LGBT Affairs
John Cunningham, Retired, Phila. Library. Former Parade Grand Marshal.
Keeya Branson Davis, Director of Programming and Facility Rentals,
Delaware River Waterfront Corp.
John Herzins, Deputy Commissioner of Public Property, City of Phila.
Michael Hinson Jr., Former Mayor Street's Liaison to the LGBT Commuity,
Colours Organization and Black Gay Pride
John Loesch, Business Executive
Pandora, Paramedic, former Ms. World Leather
Tami Sortman, President, Phila. Gay Tourism Caucas.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
BEST FLOAT -- MAZZONI CENTER
BEST BAR -- PURE/WOODY'S
BEST BAR FLOAT -- TAVERN ON CAMAC
BEST CAR/SUV -- PASSIONAL
BEST FEMALE IMPERSONATOR -- SALAD TEA
BEST INDIVIDUAL/DUET -- HON DAN ANDERS AND DAWN SEGAL
BEST THEME WITH PERFORMANCE -- INDEPENDENCE SQUARES
BEST THEME/NO PERFORMANCE -- MEN OF ALL COLOR TOGETHER
BEST PUBLIC STATEMENT -- VETERANS FOR PEACE
BEST PRIDEDAY THEME -- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH
BEST MARCHING/MUSIC -- FLAGGOTS
BEST MARCHING W/O MUSIC -- WILLIAM WAY C.C.
BEST NON PROFIT GROUP -- ATTIC YOUTH
BEST VISITING FLOAT -- FUSION DREXEL HIL BAPTISH CHURCH
BEST VISITING MARCHING GROU -- GAYS, LESBIANS, FRIENDS OF LANSDOWNE
GRAND PRIZE FRUIT BOWL -- TAVERN ON CAMAC
THIS IS THE SINGLE LARGEST NETWORKING
DAY FOR PHILADELPHIA'S GAY COMMUNITY
WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GAY
COMMUNITY, PRIDEDAY WOULD NOT BE WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!
12th Street Gym, ACLU, Adoption Center of Delaware Valley, AETNA-ANGLE,
Albert's Second Story, Amazulu, American Laser Centers,
Animal Welfare Association, amnesty International, Arbonne, ASIAC,
Attic Youth, Attic Youth -- Sally Tyre Golf, Baird Insurance, Barefoot Wine, Laura Baumback, Bebashi Transition to Hope, Beka's Food, Ben & Jerry's,
Beta Phi Omega Sorority, Bitchmode Productions, Bicycle Coalition of Phila., BiUnity, Check Them Out,
Chef Hogate, Chipotle, Circulation USA (Inquirer),
Clean Air Council, Colours, Congregation Beth Ahavah, Bill Corry, Cuz I Am LLC, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund,Dennis McKee, Dept. of Human Services,
DigMe Productions, Dignity Philadelphia, Drama Bad,
Drexel Unic Medical School, Equality Advocates, Equality Forum,
Evescents by Doreen Kearney,Exelon Pride, Family Grill, Festival Food,
Fusion Drexel Hill Baptist Church, GALAEI, GALLOP,Garden State Equality,
Gays, Lesbians, and Friends of Lansdowne,Harrah's Chester Casino,
Human Rights Campaign, Independence Squares, Interact Theatre Company, Irish Ice, KB Designs,
Just Pride, Karen McBride, Lambda Legal,
Liberty City Democrats, Liberty Gay Rodeo Assoc., Liberty Travel, Linda Creed, Mankind Project Philadelphia, Mad Jack Art, Mankind Project Philadelphia,
Maple Shade Congregational Church, Maui Wowi, Mazzoni "Get Real Project,"
Mazzoni "Reach Project," Mazzoni Center (mobile testing),
Men of All Colors Together, Metropolital Community Church,
Mid-Atlantic Water Proofing, Mountain Meadow, National Adoption Center, New York Times, Out & Equal,Outright Libertarians, Passional,
PAWS (Phila. Animal Welfare Society), PETCO, Phila. Cinema Alliance,
Phila. Family Pride, Phila. Fins Aquatic Club, Phila. Firebirds,
Phila. Freedom Band, Phila. Gay Men's Chorus, Phila. Gay News,
Phila. Liberty Tennis, Phila. Orchestra, Phila. Voice of Pride,
Philly AIDS Thrift, Planned Prenthood,Pocono Whitewater & Skirmish,
Police LGBT Liaison Committee, Prysm Youth Group,
Quince Productions, Queer & the Collaborative, Rage, Rainbow Alternatives. Reconciling United Methodists,
Safeguards, Samson Cinema,
Service Members Legal Defense Network, Sherri's Fun Foods. Robert Shuman, Sisters Night Club, Spartan Wrestling Club, Team Philadelphia, TLC Delights, Trevor Project,Valanni,Veterans for Peace,
William Way LGBT Center
WOW!
