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DESTINATIONS
CELEBRATING PRIDE ON LONG ISLAND
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VIRTUAL PRIDE KICK-OFF
Pride for Youth, a division of Long Island
Crisis Center, will host a virtual
Pride kick-off event featuring youth
performances, personal stories,
special guest appearances, and more.
prideforyouth.org/pride2021. $25. 7
p.m. June 1.
PRIDE ART SHOW OPENING
“Pride” is the theme for Paper Doll
Vintage Boutique’s June art show. The
deadline for submissions has passed,
but art enthusiasts and curious shoppers
alike are welcome to stop by and
enjoy the artwork hung around the
store at the show’s June 4 opening and
throughout the month during store
hours. Paper Doll Vintage Boutique,
23 Main St., Sayville. facebook.com/
PaperDollVintageBoutique 11 a.m.-8
p.m. June 4.
BABYLON VILLAGE PRIDE
PARADE
Launched just last year, the Babylon
Village Pride Parade is fairly new but
already wildly popular and is returning
for a second year. People decorate
their cars in rainbow Pride colors and
drive down Deer Park Avenue in the
village to celebrate. Participants can
stand on the sidewalk to watch the parade
or enter their own fully decorated
vehicle ahead of time by emailing ba
bylonvillagepride@gmail.com. Local
gay bar owners of BTW Oceanside and
NuBar in South Farmingdale will be
among the participants. 2 p.m. June 6.
LGBT NETWORK’S LONG
ISLAND PRIDE
After the pandemic forced this
well-established event to go virtual
last year, Long Island Pride will
take place in person once more. The
ticketed event will be held at Eisenhower
Park and feature a concert by
Queen tribute band Almost Queen.
Attendees must be fully vaccinated
against Covid-19 and purchase a ticket
in advance. The event will also be
livestreamed for those who cannot
attend in person. Harry Chapin
Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park,
1899 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow.
prideonthebeach.org. $25-$75.
Noon-4 p.m. June 13.
VIRTUAL PRIDE AFTER DARK
Pride for Youth will host another
virtual event, its 6th annual Pride
After Dark, which will be free and
open to LGBTQ folks ages 13 to 30. The
celebration will feature performances
by local drag performers, special
guests, music, and information about
life-saving services, including the opportunity
to register for a free HIV
test. prideafterdark2021.eventbrite.
com. 7 p.m. June 20.
The Pride flag, with rainbow stripes, represents the LGBTQ community. (Getty Images)
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