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Manila Luzon Wows The Crowd At Chippendales

RPDR alum Manila Luzon takes the stage at Chippendales in Las Vegas
RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Manila Luzon headed down to Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend as one of the headliners for Sin City’s Pride Weekend festivities. Las Vegas holds its Pride events in October because temperatures get so high in the desert city in June, the traditional month for Pride events. After performing on the MainStage on Friday evening after the Pride Night Parade, Luzon decided to check out the men of Chippendales on Saturday. Not content to leave the diva in the audience, the Chipps asked Luzon to take part in a segment of the show where audience members are asked to give THEIR best lap dance to one of the hunky performers.

Miss Luzon did NOT disappoint. Later in the evening, the show’s host spoke to Chippendales support for LGBTQ Pride in Las Vegas (several of the hunks showed up at the festival to pose with attendees) and introduced Luzon from the audience.

And, of course, the evening wouldn’t be complete without a photo with the men of Chippendales. Note: the guys are wearing pink cuffs in the pic in tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

 

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@chippendales I screamed the whole time!!! #chippendales #lasvegas #lasvegaspride

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Las Vegas – Come Get Your Pride On Today!

Hey Las Vegas! Time to get your Pride on! Michael and I are heading down to take part in the Las Vegas Pride Festival today, so come on down and join in the festivities. This year’s Pride weekend began with the Pride Night Parade on Friday in downtown Las Vegas. It was quite the event with Parade Grand Marshal Lisa Vanderpump, plus Governor Steve Sisolak marched in the parade. This was the first time a sitting Nevada governor has taken part in the Las Vegas Pride Parade. Today’s celebration will feature a unique set of lively events crafted for attendees of all ages. The weekend’s events will include over 100 vendors, assorted food and beverage options, pop up drag shows, special appearances, and live entertainment including Bob the Drag Queen (RuPaul’s Drag Race) and rapper Cazwell. The festival will take place at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. Click here for more info. This year, Las Vegas PRIDE is PET-FRIENDLY and has combined with Las Vegas PRIDE Pets. For more information about Las Vegas PRIDE Pets, visit the event page. The PRIDE Festival is open to the public today from noon to 1 am on Saturday, October 12th. Please note that the festival will become age-restricted (18+ ) at 8 pm. All youth will be required to exit the festival grounds at that time.

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News Round-Up: October 23, 2017

(via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• When you just really don’t want it to be Monday (above).

• Trust and believe the Trump administration will point to low open enrollment numbers for Obamacare to prove the program is “imploding.” What they won’t tell you is the administration cut the education & outreach budget for enrollment awareness by 90% in an effort to sabotage sign ups.

• We celebrated Las Vegas Pride this weekend – check out tons of pics from the Pride Festival via The Advocate.

• Scottish tourist Jamie Harron was ordered to spend 3 months in jail in seriously homophobic Dubai for barely touching a man’s hip as he carried a drink through a crowded bar. After losing his job and spending thousands in legal fees, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered Harron to be released. Think twice before traveling to Dubai.

• The upcoming Thor Ragnorak will feature not one but two LGBT characters.

• Russian singer Zelimkhan Bakaev was allegedly arrested and tortured to death by authorities in Chechnya due to “suspicions of homosexuality.”

• Out actress-pop singer Hayley Kiyoko’s new single “Feelings” made a splash on TRL last week. Check out the video below.

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Celebrate Las Vegas Pride 2017 This Weekend

While we acknowledge Pride Month in June, living here in Las Vegas we don’t actually celebrate LGBT Pride until October due to the high summer temperatures.

And this weekend is the time for Las Vegans to get your Pride on!

First up in the festivities – head to downtown Las Vegas tonight for the glamorous, glittering spectacle that is the annual Las Vegas PRIDE Night Parade!

 The Parade Pre-Show begins at 6:30pm at the grandstand at the corner of 4th St. & Bridger Ave. The parade is expected to begin passing the grandstand at 7:30pm.

Then celebrate diversity at the Las Vegas PRIDE Festival where everyone is welcome. LGBT families, couples, and singles along with their friends and straight allies come together for an entire day of fabulous fun at Sunset Park (at the corner of Sunset Rd. and Eastern Avenue).

The festival is held Saturday from Noon to 10PM and Sunday from 11AM to 8PM.

Sunset Park has over 2,000 parking spaces and several parking lots, so parking is not a problem.

Entrance fees – adults (18+) are $15 Daily ($20 2-Day Pass), Youth (8-17) $5 Daily, and children under 7 enter for free.

Canadian country music star Patrick Masse will be among those headlining the live entertainment from the MainStage on October 21.

One of the very first openly gay country music artists, Masse has performed around the world including major Pride events all over North America.

Nominated for the Horizon Award for new artists at the British Columbia Country Music Association Awards, his songs have gone Top 10 all over Canada.

Also appearing are: Ru Paul’s Drag Race contestants Coco Montrese, Kimora Blac, Morgan McMichaels & Coco VanCartier, Sasha Colby, Ashley Iman; the Las Vegas Men’s Chorus; Erika Gaga and more.

More info about the Pride Festival here.

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Scenes From Las Vegas Pride 2016

Taking the stage to host Las Vegas Pride Festival 2016

I had an awesome time this past weekend at Las Vegas Pride. With a huge turnout at Sunset Park over two days of PRIDE Festival, there was definitely something for everyone.

I was honored to host the mainstage with the glamorous Shannel, of RuPauls’ Drag Race and the new star and host of 53X at the Chateau Showroom at Paris Las Vegas.

From afternoon to evening, we chatted up the crowd and introduced folks like the Chippendales, comedian and Pride Parade Marshal Alec Mapa, current U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, stars from Frank Marino’s DIVAS and more.

This year’s festival also included two additional stages, one for more intimate performances and one for dance music, plus a special PRIDE pet park with pet costume contest!

Onstage with my fab co-host Shannel

Backstage before hosting with the glamorous Shannel, star of 53X at Paris Las Vegas

Shannel swirls!

Taking in the festival (L-R: Rocky Rowley, Mike, Greg Chase and me)

I interviewed “Johnny Scruff!” – with Johnny Skandros

LGBT ally and Nevada’s favorite Congresswoman – Rep. Dina Titus

Michael and I with Nevada’s next U.S. Senator – Catherine Cortez Masto

My co-host Shannel on the mainstage

Via Brandon Michael Kamohai Johnson Facebook

And here’s just a few tweets from Las Vegas Pride-goers:

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Las Vegas: PRIDE Weekend Kicks Off With Pride Parade

You’ve got to love that Las Vegas Pride kicked off PRIDE Weekend with our night-time Pride Parade last night under a delectable October sky.

If you missed the parade (and why would you?), you can watch on CoxCable96 starting on October 31st. How cool is that? We get our Pride Parade televised? Awesome!

Make sure you share your pics from Pride in Las Vegas today and tomorrow by tagging @VegasPride on Twitter.

Lots of social media happening with snaps from all along the parade route. Check out just a sample below.

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Las Vegas: Time To Get Your Pride On This Weekend

Hey Las Vegas! Time to get your PRIDE on!

Tonight’s PRIDE Parade starts pre-show at 7PM and then kicks off in full at 8PM. As in past years, Cox  Cable will broadcast tonight’s PRIDE Parade on Cox Channel 96 www.cox96.net.

This year’s PRIDE Festival will be held over October 22-23 at Sunset Park (at the corner of Sunset Rd. and Eastern Ave.).

The festival location will feature two outdoor stages surrounded by comfy grass to chill in, plus a food court and convenient drink stations, more than 100 exhibitors on site, AND tons of featured performers, as well as great local talent.

Yours truly will be hosting the Caesars Mainstage from 5PM-7PM on Saturday with Shannel, star of 53X on the Las Vegas Strip. So come on down and say “hi!”

This year’s entertainers include Kristine W (Sunday headliner) and Alec Mapa (Saturday headliner), as well as Ricky Rebel, Ronnie “CHICO” Di Cicco, and many, many more.

Plus, this year continues the Family Activity Zone filled with fun activities for parents and children 12 and under.