| Event | Date | Destination | Type |
| Festival Visible |
Jun 16 - Jul 12, 2009 |
Madrid, Spain |
S/C |
Over six full weeks, this LGBT cultural festival offers a bit of it all: theatre, performance, film, photography, parties and more. For one week this festival overlaps Madrid's pride celebrations, which makes it double the fun.
www.festivalgayvisible.com
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| Madrid Pride |
Jun 27 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Madrid, Spain |
Pride |
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| At the Beach: L.A. Black LGBT Pride |
Jun 30 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Los Angeles, USA |
Pride |
This the oldest and longest-running Black Pride in America, with more than 20,000 showing up for this annual week-long event. Lots of parties, some just for women.
www.atbla.comwww.myspace.com/lablackpride
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| Colombo Pride |
Jun 30 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Pride |
For those of us who live in Europe, North America or Australia, it's hard to imagine the courage needed by queers in Sri Lanka to hold their annual Pride celebrations. Homosexuality remains a criminal offense in Colombo, but that hasn't deterred the local queer rights organisation, Equal Ground, from organising this event. And what an event it is; despite the fact that only a few hundred people participate, there is still a small film festival, a dance and a celebratory party at the beach.
www.equal-ground.org
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| International Queer Tango Festival |
Jul 1 - Jul 5, 2009 |
San Francisco, USA |
S/C |
Wow, there is finally be a full-scale, international queer tango event in the U.S! Taking place right after pride, this is a chance to not only compete, but to also learn from the masters.
www.queertango.us
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| Mostra Lambda de Cinema |
Jul 1 - Jul 9, 2009 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Film |
Barcelona's wonderful LGBT film festival, with a number of events for women. In 2007 they even had Guievere Turner on hand for the Itty Bitty Titty Committee Barcelona Power Up party.
www.cinemalambda.com
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| Windy City Black Pride |
Jul 2 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Chicago, USA |
Pride |
Chicago's annual Black Pride celebrations, taking place a couple of weeks after the general pride festivities.
www.windycityblackpride.org
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| Gay Days and Nights Las Vegas |
Jul 2 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Las Vegas, USA |
S/C |
This somewhat new event launched in 2007, and promises 24-hour a day, fun gay stuff to do. One of the main hosts of this event is Cirque du Soleil, and they present the opening night party. But for the ladies, it’s the Betty’s Outrageous Adventures party to watch out for.
www.gaydaysandnights.com
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| National Women’s Music Festival |
Jul 2 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Madison, U.S.A. |
S/C |
A four-day musical and cultural extravaganza held indoors at the Illinois State University (yay, no rainouts and real toilets!!) Make sure you’ve caught up on your sleep before you arrive, ‘cause you won’t have much there. Workshops, concerts, comedy, theatre presentations, dances, a marketplace, newly released films and videos, a live auction, a fine arts exhibit, spirituality series, writer’s series, animal lovers series and a celebrity golf scramble will keep you very, very busy.
www.wiaonline.org
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| IAGLCWDC Annual Convention 2009 |
Jul 3 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Washington, USA |
Sports |
That’s the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Country Western Dancers annual convention which also holds three different dance competitions for singles or full clubs.
www.iaglcwdc.org
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| Cologne Pride |
Jul 3 - Jul 5, 2009 |
Cologne, Germany |
Pride |
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| Central Coast Gay Pride |
Jul 10 - Jul 12, 2009 |
San Luis Obispo, U.S.A. |
Pride |
San Luis Obispo is located midway between San Francisco and Long Beach, which means it's one of the smaller California prides. That said, it's still a great pride event with tons of excellent events especially for women.
www.slopride.com
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| LMBT Fesztivál / Gay and Lesbian Festival |
Jul 5 - Jul 12, 2009 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Pride |
A full week of queer pride and culture, including film screenings, sporting events, dyke parties, workshops, a parade and lots more.
www.gaypride.hu
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| Christopher Street Pride Week Muenchen |
Jul 5 - Jul 13, 2009 |
Munich, Germany |
Pride |
Even though the events take place over a full week, most of the party, including the parade, happens on the final weekend.
www.csd-munich.de
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| Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival |
Jul 9 - Jul 20, 2009 |
Los Angeles, USA |
Film |
This LGBT film fest started up in 1982, and since then it has pretty much grown into one of the world’s primo queer film festivals. Nowadays Outfest lasts almost two weeks and shows hundreds of flicks, many of them just for the girls. Add in a few dozen parties, also with a number of them for the bent girls, and you’ve got a recipe for success.
www.outfest.org
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