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Pride 2002 Shows Its Colors in OWD Diversity, harmony, and community paraded in full color through the neighborhood. |
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Old West Durham is proud to serve as the home of North Carolina's annual Pride Parade. This year's march was held on Saturday, September 28, starting at the main entrance to Duke's East Campus. The weather was overcast but pleasant; the crowd of participants and spectators was the largest yet for NC Pride. The parade started at 1:00 PM and traveled right onto West Main Street, right onto Broad Street, left onto Green Street, left onto Ninth, left onto West Main and then back to East Campus where the parade ended. More info... http://www.ncpride.org  |
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N.C. Pride festival finds acceptance (News & Observer, 29 September 2002) Durham Mayor Bill Bell took the stage at the annual N.C. Pride festival Saturday and told hundreds of lesbians and gay men from across North Carolina that he was happy they were in town and that he hoped they would make Durham the festival's permanent home. "This is my first pride weekend," Bell said. "But it won't be my last." Organizers of N.C. Pride said appearances by Bell and other dignitaries and sponsorships by corporations such as Showtime and U.S. Airways showed that homosexuals are attracting greater support from the wider community. Many at the festival agreed... |
See pictures from Pride 2000 and Pride 2001.