by Monica Gray
Elevators were fully loaded with cocktail bars and a dance party raged throughout the Newseum’s six-story atrium Friday night at the 2011 Capital Pride kickoff party. Co-sponsored by Brightest Young Things, the massive party drew nearly 3,000 guests, including professional drag queens, underwear models and gay pride supporters from across the country.
The annual celebration of the LGBT community in the Washington metro area held each year during the first full week of June, the Capital Pride program celebrates the heritage and lives of the LGBT community through a series of diverse events in the nation’s capital. “My goal is for everyone to have the most amazing time they’ve had at a Capital Pride event yet,” said Timur Tugberk, host of the kickoff event, which was in full swing until well after midnight.
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