PHOTOS: 5th Annual Philly LGBT History Month Celebration

By Bryan Buttler· 10/2/2014, 3:11 p.m.

A who’s who of gay Philly attended the fifth annual City of Philadelphia LGBT History Month Celebration and Flag Raising Ceremony at City Hall this afternoon. Representatives from the Mazzoni Center, GALAEI, the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League, Philly Black Pride, the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, and more joined Mayor Michael Nutter, Gloria Casarez (Director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs), and Rue Landau (Executive Director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations), as the rainbow flag was hoisted above City Hall. We were there to capture some of the great faces that showed up to celebrate LGBT History Month right in the City of Brotherly love.

Ron Powers, Chief Executive Officer of the Mazzoni Center Nurit Shein, and Gloria Prusakowski

Executive Director of GALAEI Elicia Gonzales and Sergio Morales

Members of the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus

Rick Naughton and Rudy Flesher

The flag prepared before the ceremony.

Gloria Casarez pulls her best Evita in welcoming the crowd at City Hall.

Gloria Casarez speaks at the flag raising ceremony.

Rue Landau, Director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.

Rev. Jeffrey H. Jordan of the Metropolitan Community Church.

Nurit Shein and the Mazzoni Center staff.

Elicia Gonzales and members of GALAEI.

Le Thomas of Philly Black Pride.

D'Ontace Keyes of Philly Black Pride.

Scott Dinkins and members of the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League.

Gary Isaacs of the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League.

Mayor Michael Nutter.

The Rainbow flag begins to rise!

A team of gay Philly superstars celebrates the raising of the flag.

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