Friday, September 10, 2010

This weekend is KC's second annual Latino Gay Pride festival

Posted by Peter Rugg on Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 7:00 AM

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Mario

Candedo knows where the gay Latino party is.

Yeah, we already had a gay pride day this summer. But what if you're Latino and gay? Hombre, get on the rooftop and shout it loud and shout it proud.

This Saturday, radio personality Mario Canedo will host the 2010 Latino Gay Pride Day from 2 to 8 p.m. in Washington Square Park.



This is the second year Canedo's held the event, which will feature live music, games, a Latino DJ, non-alcoholic drinks, food, performances, and, just so we're all informed, STD and HIV testing.

"We're expecting maybe 600 people," says Canedo. Besides using his La Super X radio show to talk about adult issues, Canedo's also credited by local HIV/AIDS advocacy groups with helping make valuable inroads on prevention and education in the metro's Latino community.

So go check it out. Sure it's not quite as big as the Gay Pride fest, but it's already expected to draw a much bigger crowd that the inaugural Latino Gay Pride Day, and this is how you build a scene. Canedo's already working on next year's event, and hoping to book a Mexican pop star.

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how can i get a hold of this guy ?? My number is 816 986 0194

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Posted by Hans Pinkas on 08/06/2011 at 12:11 PM

This is awsome. STD and HIV testing? That's great. Keep up the good work! Congrats to all.

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Posted by AJ1 on 09/12/2010 at 8:30 PM

Readers might want to know that Washington Square Park is on the north side of Pershing Road, across from Crown Center and east of Union Station, between Main St. and Grand Ave.

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Posted by Jonathan Barnett on 09/10/2010 at 8:30 AM
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