NYC PRIDE GUIDE 2015
Chris Frederick Britton Hogge MANAGING EDITORS Elizabeth Craighead / Jere Keys / Amanda Younger ART DIRECTOR Louis Lee STYLE DIRECTOR Gregory Wein STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Santiago Felipe / Chris Gagliardi / Marco Ovando / Andrew Werner CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Kevin Tachman / Nicholas Contrera / Wil Pierce / Justin Boykin / Menelik Puryear / Nicholas Duers COPY EDITORS Britton Hogge / Bret Gaither CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR Todd Rocheford ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Rebecca Rosenthal EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
CO-CHAIRS MANAGING DIRECTOR OPERATIONS MANAGER EVENT COORDINATORS
Mike Dunlap / Maryanne Roberto-Fine Chris Frederick Britton Hogge Elizabeth Craighead / Jere Keys / Amanda Younger
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Kevin Tachman / backstageat.com
Michele Irimia TREASURER Evan Watt DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Jonathan Whitford MEDIA DIRECTOR James Fallarino COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR Christie Takahashi HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Maria Tamburro MARCH DIRECTOR David Studinski RALLY DIRECTOR Bret Gaither PRIDEFEST DIRECTOR Bret Gaither DANCE DIRECTOR José Ramos STONEWALL 50 DIRECTOR David Schneider STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR Sue Doster SECRETARY
PRODUCTION
Mirham Ascencio at Lower E Side / lowereside.com STYLIST
Raven Roberts at DAG Agency / ravenroberts.com GROOMING
Sylvester Cepeda at ba-reps for Mac Cosmetics / ba-reps.com PROP/SET STYLING
PJ Mehaffey at Alchemy Electric using Knot & Bow / alchemyeclectic.com SHOT AT
Jack Studios / jackstudios.com
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANTS
David Barron / Miguel Castilla RETOUCHING
Gloss / gloss-postproduction.com
MISSION STATEMENT
MEMBERSHIP
Heritage of Pride works toward a future without discrimination where all people have equal rights under the law. We do this by producing LGBT Pride events that inspire, educate, commemorate, and celebrate our diverse community.
Gene Aguirre / Jennifer Alvarez / Cheryl Bassett / Maryrose Bernabe / Mario Blessing / Gloria Bonilla / Carmen Bonilla / Nadine Boston / Kevin Boyette / Denise Brown / Adam Bruner / Milreyle Cas / Simon Chalhoub / Larry Dembrun / Kelly Easterling / John Farina / Katie Florin / Elizabeth Flynn / Mo George / Lina Gilmartin / Marlene Gioia / David Gomez / Andres Gonzalez / Lucas Gonzalez / Donna Guzzardi / Mark “Sparky” Hewitt / Tom Hom / Kimberly Howard / Perin Hurewitz / Benjamin Infante / Alan Katzman / Harriet Kirk / Mario Longhi / Stuart Lopez / Michael Loremikan / Audrey Luce / Harrison Lugo / Andy MacKaronis / John MacMechan / Teddy McFadden / Vinny Milack / Katherine Mitchell / Mary Jo Myers / Marilyn Nieves / Bruce Pachter / Kevin Parker / Brian Parker / Aramael Pena-Alcantara / Diana Perez / Kyle Platt / Bruce Poli / Suzanne Poli / Shaniece Powell / John Puma / Alan Reiff / Alex Rios / JP Rivera / Lori Roberto Fine / Fran Rolan / Paul Ruthberg / Julian Sanjivan / Darren Seidman / Daniel Shad / Sheila Sim / Daniel Leeman Smith / Paul Stark / Brian “Fluffy” Sullivan / Jennifer Szobota / Kathy Tobinson / Cheryl Tucker / Justin Turner / Sita Ubgomah-Ragbir / Ice Ubgomah-Ragbir / Michael Vasquez / Joseph Villane / Shantese Wilkinson / Craig Williams / Yamanika Wright / Kelly Wyatt / Sofia Wyszynski
STATEMENT OF INCLUSION Heritage of Pride is a wholly volunteer-managed, non-partisan, taxexempt, not-for-profit corporation that organizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Pride events in New York City to commemorate and celebrate the Stonewall Riots. These events are organized for and on behalf of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and groups, and all others who support the struggle for the liberation of these communities. In the spirit of Stonewall, Heritage of Pride welcomes the participation of all, regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification, HIV status, national origin, physical, mental or developmental ability, race, religion, or sexual origin.
STATEMENT OF VISION Heritage of Pride strives to empower individuals, groups, and our community as a whole through the commemoration of our history, in particular the Stonewall Riots of 1969. New York City’s Pride events provide an opportunity to join together to celebrate our lives, take joy in all that we have done, and honor all those who have helped make our progress possible. The events provide a safe and affirming space in New York City, while educating those both inside and outside our own community. In creating these Pride events, we reaffirm the self-worth of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and all those who join in the ongoing struggle for our civil rights. 6
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SPECIAL THANKS TO Joe Carozza / Emily Jaffy / Lauren Appel / Jessica Saraniero NYC Pride Guide is published annually by Heritage of Pride, Inc., 154 Christopher Street, Suite 1D, New York, NY 10014. Entire contents © 2015 by Heritage of Pride, Inc. All rights reserved. NYC Pride and NYC Pride Guide are trademarks of Heritage of Pride, Inc. For advertising inquiries contact info@nycpride.org or call 212-807-7433. Heritage of Pride does not endorse the opinions or views expressed by contributors. Inclusion in the NYC Pride Guide is not an indication of sexual orientation or gender identity.