June 8, 2016: I find myself in New York City, waiting in line to get inside the City Hall, to cover the Celebration of LGBT Pride event as a guest of Ron B’s, SAG-AFTRA member and celebrity host. While waiting for the event to start, I bumped into many friends and individuals I’ve known and admired for many years, including Lady Clover Honey and writer/photographer Michael Luongo, among many others.
The event brought together New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and council members, honoring Jennifer Flynn, Barbra Herr, Ed Garcia Conde, Krystal Portalatin, Charles Rice-Gonzales, and Melissa Sklarz.
Lavender Light gave the opening performance, while New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy van Bramer welcomed everybody to the event. Ron B., emcee, gave the opening remarks. Justice Laboy sang the national anthem. But, in a way, the Kids 4 LGBT Rights Now video presentation from the Earth School, in New York City, ‘stole’ the show offering a refreshing and remarkable view at the history, in particular the LGBT history. And these fantastic kids were at City Hall, receiving standing ovations from the rest of the audience. Daniel Dromm gave the closing remarks. And the event ended with an outstanding performance of Ron B. who is always “Simply the Best.”
Chambers, City Hall, NYC. SAG-AFTRA member and celebrity host Ron B. as emcee. Wed, June 8, 2016, 5.30pm
Celebration of LGBT Pride event at the Council Chambers, City Hall, NYC, honoring Jennifer Flynn, Barbra Herr, Ed Garcia Conde, Krystal Portalatin, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, and Melissa Sklarz, and featuring SAG-AFTRA member and celebrity host Ron B. as emcee. Wed, June 8, 2016, 5.30pm
Celebration of LGBT Pride event at the Council Chambers, City Hall, NYC,
Celebration of LGBT Pride event at the Council Chambers, City Hall, NYC
Celebration of LGBT Pride event at the Council Chambers, City Hall, NYC,
Actor and activist Ron B.
Chambers, City Hall, NYC. SAG-AFTRA member and celebrity host Ron B. as emcee. Wed, June 8, 2016, 5.30pm
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Chambers, City Hall, NYC. SAG-AFTRA member and celebrity host Ron B. as emcee. Wed, June 8, 2016, 5.30pm
Chambers, City Hall, NYC. SAG-AFTRA member and celebrity host Ron B. as emcee. Wed, June 8, 2016, 5.30pm
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Alina Oswald is a writer, photographer and educator documenting the AIDS pandemic and the LGBTQ+ community. She is a member of the Undetectable flash collective, Arts Editor of A&U Magazine--America's AIDS Magazine, and columnist at Out IN Jersey Magazine. She's also the author of Journeys Through Darkness: A Biography of award-winning, legally blind photographer and HIV/AIDS activist Kurt Weston. She often get to talk about HIV and AIDS, photography, and women empowerment as a guest on Ron B's No Boundaries show, at MNN, and HIV-inspired art openings, such as Kurt Weston's show, Remember: An AIDS Retrospective, at OCCCA. Alina Oswald's work has appeared in national and international publications, as well as in New York City shows and galleries, including Fresh Fruit Festival at Leslie-Lohman Museum, Postcards from the Edge at Visual AIDS, and Soho Photo Gallery. She also teaches photography and covers portraits, editorials, events, and promotional photography, as well as nature and the environment. Contact her at alinaoswald.com.
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