Arts & Entertainment
Lesbian couple together for 50 years campaigns for Hillary Clinton
“We are in love and we tell each other that every day,” Gerber, 80, says
(Lennie Gerber and Pearl Berlin. Screenshot via YouTube.)
Human Rights Campaign and Equality North Carolina have released new video ads featuring Lennie Gerber, 80, and Pearl Berlin, 92, who have been together for half a century.
In “Hillary,” Gerber and Berlin reveal why Hillary Clinton is the best choice for them.
“It’s well past time for America to have a woman president and so every single vote counts. I am voting for Hillary Clinton. No question about it,” Gerber says.
“Who am I voting for?” Berlin asks. “Why would you even ask?”
In “Voting,” the couple stress the importance of casting a ballot for this election.
“HB2 is totally unconstitutional. It has cost us millions and millions of dollars. Every single vote counts and you can’t say ‘Well my vote doesn’t count.’ It does,” Gerber says.
The couple met in 1964 after being invited to a brunch in Detroit by a mutual friend. They moved to North Carolina together in the early ’70s. Forty-seven years after their June 2, 1966 anniversary they married in Greensboro.
Watch their love story below.
Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.
There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.
Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.
Out & About
DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery
The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.
The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.
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