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According to Gay City News, a crowd estimated at more than 25,000 enjoyed sunny skies and revelry at the 16th Annual Queens Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade and Festival, on Sunday, June 1 in Jackson Heights. The parade's grand marshals were Lower East Side Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, who is that body's only openly lesbian or gay member besides Quinn; State Assemblyman José Peralta; and Richard Burns, executive director of the LGBT Community Center in the West Village, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. As New York State Senator Tom Duane notes in his brief comments, the parade truly reflected the nature of the neighborhood. This video excerpt is from Out at the Center, a TV show of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City. To see more episodes go to gaycenter.org/out. The show is made possible thanks to members of the Center and viewers like you. To find out more, join or donate go to www.gaycenter.org/support

Out at the Center was on hand to cover New Jersey Pride in Asbury Park on a beautiful Sunday in June. Our cameras caught the parade and the festival, where we spoke with volunteers and visitors in the Center's tent and local activist Barbra Casbar Siperstein. The residents of New Jersey showed they have plenty of Pride.