Rayceen Pendarvis

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New: QTDP After Hours
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It was an honor to moderate the premiere in DC during WorldPride!
(In the photo, I'm second from right.)

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Photo: Me at DC Black Pride, at the original location, Banneker Field on Georgia Ave NW, in Washington, DC

Over at BLACK, GAY, stuck at home, we're closing out Pride with a classic! Celebrating community and the continued genius of Patrik-Ian Polk (y'all better be running those Noah Arc numbers UP!). Join us virtually for a screening and live chat of THE SKINNY on June 27th at 9pm ET. RSVP: bgsah.com

YouTube video by Bennu Byrd Bennu Byrd - Undressed Official

Please watch the music video for the song "Undressed" (2021) by Bennu Byrd, featuring a cast which includes me:
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Interview with Rayceen Pendarvis Rayceen (also known as Mother) is a powerful voice and stalwart figure within the “Washington, DC” community — an event host, community advocate, human rights activist, and LGBTQ elder, as well as co-...

ICYMI: Please read my @crushcolonialism.bsky.social interview in The Magazine
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The panel speaks to a full colorful room.

The panel - Zachary, Lee, Rayceen, Ashley and Benjamin.

What a great panel on What Happens After the Honeymoon: A Post-Pride Discussion About Our Commitment to LGBTQ+ Liberation. @rayceen.com is always insightful about building community + movements with an intergenerational focus. Great to see @drvivid.bsky.social and Benjamin Coy! ❤️

This Friday, I'll be with @nbjc.bsky.social at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC

Today at Arena Stage!
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I appreciate @capitalpridedc.bsky.social for including me in the Sunday Closing Concert for WorldPride. It was a pleasure to speak to the attendees!

I'm pleased to share that I will speak on Sunday, at 3pm, on the Capitol Stage during the WorldPride DC Closing Concert

You're invited!
Please RSVP:
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Please follow @capitalpridedc.bsky.social for more information on what is upcoming!

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Please join me for the opening day of the WorldPride DC Human Rights Conference on June 4th at the National Theatre in Washington, DC.
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“Event Host, Community Advocate, Human Rights Activist and LGBTQ Leader | The Magazine | Interview with Rayceen Pendarvis”

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Schedule of DBIWP for Sunday

Meet another legendary voice featured in #TheMagazine making a guest appearance this weekend at #DBIWP25, Rayceen Pendarvis (@rayceen.com): crushingcolonialism.org/interview-wi...

🌈 Doors open TODAY 5:30ET at Arena Stage
🌎 Livestream available on our YT

Please join me on Friday, June 6th, at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC
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June 11 flyer

Please join us for a special event @ Arena Stage on June 11th!
Admission is free to the Pride Night Marketplace (4pm), panel discussion (6pm), and art exhibit. Tickets are available for WE ARE GATHERED noon matinee and 7:30 show. Use promo codes PRIDE and PRIDE20 for special deals!
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Pride Guide 2025: Empress of Pride Edition Redux There are several opportunities to see me and many places to celebrate in DC and beyond

Please read my updated Pride Guide for 2025!
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The panel chats before the program starts. A lot of collective wisdom here!

Rayceen moderates the panel from a podium. A photographer captures the scene and an ASL interpreter provided interpretation.

In the presence of legends for Silver Pride. 👑 🌈 An honor to learn from José Gutierrez, Gabrielle Thomas, and Cheryl A. Head as part of tonight’s panel - How We Got Here & What We Do Now, moderated by @rayceen.com. Reflections on resilience, protest, and the fight for lasting change.

'Pride is not just a party. It’s a revolution'; DC activists highlight Silver Pride Inside the True Reformer Building in Northwest D.C., everyone was given a seat at the table for the "How We Got Here & What We Do Now: Wisdom & Stories from Sil

Please watch this recent WJLA segment about Silver Pride, featuring me and Jose Gutierrez
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Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present: WorldPride Comes to Washington, DC Washington, DC is currently playing host to one of the largest international LGBTQIA+ celebrations in the world, WorldPride, which runs through June 8.

ICYMI: I discussed #PrideMonth and #WorldPrideDC on Good Morning Washington
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Tables of resources like the Office of the Attorney General, Seabury Resources, Damien Ministries and more.

A full room. Dancing, food, and festivities. All for Silver Pride!

Rayceen waves a World Pride fan as the crowd mingles. Rayceen is the Empress of Pride.

The Experience Band. And I’m side stage ah yeah.

💫Impeccable vibes💫 at today’s Silver Pride event. Resource fair, the Empress of Pride @rayceen.com 👑 , the Experience Band, and a really good resource fair. Yassssssss, Queens! 🌈🌈🌈

Empress of Pride presents A Pride Guide for 2025 Rayceen Pendarvis, Empress of Pride, is booked and busy for Pride Season this year, including several WorldPride DC events

Please check out my Pride Guide for 2025
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Join @crushcolonialism.bsky.social on May 30th and June 1st in Washington, DC. Please RSVP for your free tickets today!
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Promo for film screening

May 27: Please join me for the premiere of Humans of Pride, 7pm at Alamo Drafthouse in Washington, DC. This film is an official selection of WorldPride 2025 Film Festival. Tickets are free with the purchase of a $5 food & beverage voucher. I will moderate a Q&A after the film.
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Celebrate Pride with us in May 2025 at these events in Washington, DC
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Please register for your FREE tickets for this exciting event happening in Washington, DC!
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Please join @cmzparker5.bsky.social and me on May 22 to honor these outstanding members of our community in Washington, DC.

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