[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 50 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E705]
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         23D ANNUAL CAPITAL PRIDE FESTIVAL MAY 30-JUNE 7, 1998

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 1998

  Mr. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 23d Annual 
Capital Pride Festival, a celebration of and for the National Capital 
Area's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual communities and their 
friends.
  Since its 1975 inception, the Capital Pride Festival has grown from a 
small block party into a nine-day series of events which culminate in a 
parade and a Pennsylvania Avenue street fair on June 7th. Last year, 
nearly 200 contingents marched in the parade. Hundreds of exhibitors 
participated in the street fair. More than 120,000 people attended this 
celebration.
  This year its organizers and sponsors, the Whitman-Walker Clinic and 
One-In-Ten have selected ``Diversity+Unity=Strength'' for the 
Festival's theme.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in saluting the 23d Annual 
Capital Pride Festival, its organizers, and the volunteers who make it 
possible.

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