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FULL FRONTAL JULIE Comic Julie Goldman's pride celebration feat. her friends (misfits, queers, angry girls & the queer country music troubadour Johnny Clearfield); Caroline's, 1626 B'way (betw. 49th & 50th Sts.), 212-757-4100; 7:30, $16.50 & 2 drink min.
HONORING W/PRIDE The American Foundation for AIDS Research pays tribute to pioneers in the ongoing fight against the AIDS epidemic, incl. Moises Agosto, Kenneth Mayer MD, Urvashi Vaid & Tim Westmoreland; Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, W. 23rd St. (West Side Hwy.), 212-806-1611 or franklin.fry@anfar.org; cocktails/silent auction at 6:30 p.m., dinner/award ceremony at 8, $250-$1000.
LESBIAN W/WIGS Night of comic hilarity feat. Susan Jeremy, the always wacky Kate Rigg & hysterical Tracey Berg, plus a DJ; Orlando 202, 202 9th Ave. (betw. 22nd & 23rd Sts.), 212-255-1505, res. req.; 8, $10.
MOVADO DJ T-Pro offers tons of video giveaways & a "special tribute," plus smashingly good music & hot, almost-naked dancers; SBNY, 50 W. 17th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-691-0073; 10, $5.
NAKED BOYS SINGING Gay pride weekend. Naked cuties onstage. Need we say anything more?; Actor's Playhouse, 100 7th Ave. S. (Christopher St.), 212-239-6200; 8, $35-$45.
ON THE SHIP'S DESK, GIVE A KISS Discussion & slide show hosted by Dr. James Saslow (Art Dept. chair, Queens College) zeroes in on the topic "World of the Waterfront: The New York Waterfront as Gay Space & Symbol"; South St. Museum, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. (Fulton St.), 212-748-8735; 6:30, $3 contrib.
YOUNG GUNS Tired of the bar scene? Interested in meeting other guys in their 20s, 30s & 40s? Then reserve a space at EasyMatch's "Young Guns Night" to see what all the fuss is about; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 8-10:30, $15.
THURSDAY 6/27
GREAT GAY POLITICAL DEBATE You'd better show up early for tonight's no-holds-barred debate where gay conservatives like Andrew Sullivan & Norah Vincent slug it out w/liberals like Richard Goldstein & Carmen Vasquez, executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Joan Garry, moderates; New School, Swayduck Aud., 65 5th Ave. (betw. 13th & 14th Sts.), 212-229-5353; 7, $5.
IN OUR OWN WRITE Program feat. authors Amy Hoffman (former editor of Boston's Gay City News) & Marcie Hershman (Speak to Me); LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 7, free.
JUST US BOYS The Genesius Guild pres. Frank Stancati's play which chronicles five chorus boys who share a dressing room, with all the backstage banter, silly antics & sexual shenanigans you can imagine; American Theatre of Actors, 314 W. 54th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-206-1515; 8, $15.
POETRY SLAM Part of Urbana's poetry series, tonight's reading pits lesbians against bisexuals & gay men against gay-acting heteros?we feel the pride in that; Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (Bleecker St.), 212-614-3040; 7:30, $5.
POP ROCKS! PRIDE Gay pop party promises tons of fun, w/DJ Gerson on the decks w/Mary J., Kylie, J. Lo & Madonna for the sweating, enthusiastic cuties; 219 Flamingo, 219 2nd Ave. (betw. 13th & 14th Sts.), 212-462-9077; 10, $6.
TAKE OUT: MANY FLAVORS Multimedia celebration of pride feat. readers from the Asian American Writers' Workshop (they're responsible for Take Out: Queer Writing From Asian Pacific America anthology), Ma Yi Theater & a film excerpt of Kapil Bawa's Love Desi Style; Asian American Writers' Workshop, 16 W. 32nd St., #10A (betw. 5th Ave. & B'way), 212-494-0061; 7, $5.
THE REALM OF THE UNREAL w/"Bogie the Faggot & his Fabulous Entourage," a story of sex, drugs & stolen dreams, accompanied by a coke-snorting piano prodigy; Here, 145 6th Ave. (betw. Spring & Dominick Sts.), 212-647-0202; 10:30, $15.
ULTRA Tonight's the second anniversary of this fabulous soiree that attracts a mix of glamazons, fashionistas & gay men, feat. DJ Merritt, Lady Bunny & Girlina; Spa, 76 E. 13th St. (betw. B'way & 4th Ave.), 212-388-1060; 11.
WHY AM I ALONE? Harlem United Community AIDS Center, Gay Men of African Descent & the NY State Black Gay Network pres. "Brothers Uniting" series, for men seeking the right partner in their life; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-620-7310; 6, free.
DO-IT! Dance party feat. Grammy winner DJ Hex Hector, along w/Laurence Martone, DJ Angelos Styliano & the Funky Green Dogs; Downtime, 251 W. 30th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-592-3032; 10:30, $20.
GAY & LESBIAN COMEDY FEST! Singer Michael Conley hosts hilarious & prideful evening feat. renowned comics Sidney Myer, Alana Devich, William Mullin & others; Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-757-0788; 11, $10 & 2 drink min.
HOE-DOWN Team New York?a resource network for lesbian & gay athletes in Tri-State area?sponsors evening of country music & two-stepping w/lessons for newcomers; P.S. 3, 490 Hudson St. (betw. Christopher & Grove Sts.), www.teamnewyork.org; 7:30, $7.
MOTHERS MARCH Candlelight vigil & march to remember those lost to AIDS & remind folks that the battle against the epidemic isn't over; meet at Christopher St. & Sheridan Sq. (7th Ave. S.), 212-929-9498; 7:30, free.
SATURDAY 6/29
AUSSIE PREP Check out all the good-looking international swimmers at today's meet, in preparation for Sydney's Gay Games; Apex Pool, Lehman College, Bedford Park Blvd. (Paul Ave.), Bronx, 212-691-7250; 8:30-5, $25 to participate, free to watch.
DYKE MARCH Annual women's march takes over 5th Ave. & proceeds down to Washington Sq. Park; meet at Bryant Park, 42nd. St. (6th Ave.), 7 p.m., free.
DYKE BALL Following the dyke march down 5th Ave., 10th-annual party for the fiercest & hottest dykes in Gotham, benefits Dyke TV; Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. (E. 15th St.), 212-479-8520; 9, $5-$10.
GAY PRIDE SATURDAY John Blair hosts the biggest dance party this weekend w/Ceevox performing "My Imagination" plus the ecstatic beats of DJs Manny Lehman & Peter Rauhofer; Roxy, 515 W. 18th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 11, 212-645-5156; $40-$60.
JUICE This nonalcoholic event?billed as "the alternative 80s"?feat. performances by Rick Robertson, Debby Schwartz, Terrance Flynn & others; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 888-809-2029, 9, $15.
LADIES' NIGHT Drag king Murray Hill hosts night w/entertainers Marga Gomez, Andy & Elroi, Pink Tracy & Dee Trayn; Fez/Time Cafe, 380 Lafayette St. (Great Jones St.), 212-533-7000; 8:30, $15.
LESBIAN PRIDE DANCE 2002 Longest-running dance party for women celebrates "Life, Love & Liberty"; Chelsea Piers, Sky Terrace, Pier 61, W. 23rd. St. (West Side Hwy.), 212-620-7310; 9, $20, $17 adv.
POTLUCK Bring a vegan dish (no meat, poultry, fish, eggs or dairy) to this picnic sponsored by VegOut; Central Park, enter at NE corner of Central Park W. (W. 81st St.), 212-802-8655; 1 p.m.
PRIDE EUCHARISTIC & SOCIAL Holy shit! It's holy all right, but it's definitely not shit, it's a get-together for LGBT Catholics & friends; St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 646-418-7039; 7:30, free.
PRIDE RUN Front Runners NY's annual five-mile run; 97th. St. (East Park Dr.), 212-724-9700; 9:30 a.m., $17.
PROVOCATEUR We're told this dance party?hosted by DJ Victor Calderone & feat. special appearance by Alan Cumming?guaranteed to be full of mystery, eroticism & intrigue, so come on out & create your own fantasy; Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W. 34th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-307-7171; 10 p.m., $100, $75 adv.
STUD SEARCH Tonight's stud search competition always brings out the local hotties, willing to strut their stuff for the chance to win $200, w/the hostess with the mostest?drag diva Kenny Dash & music by DJ Max Rodriguez; SBNY, 50 W. 17th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-691-0073; 8, $5.
21ST ANNIVERSARY PARTY in celebration of 21 years on the Upper West Side; the Works, 428 Columbus Ave. (81st St.), 212-799-7365; 9, free.
WENDY CAPLAN'S BAD ASS LOUNGE ACT Three-hour show feat. covers of the Beatles, Ray Charles, Indigo Girls & good old Sandra Bernhard. On the scene for more than a decade, Wendy likes to mix music w/humor while getting people together?encouraging her fans to "move out of your comfort zone & say 'hi' to that chick next to you"; Ruby Fruit Bar & Grill, 531 Hudson St. (betw. 10th & Charles Sts.), 212-929-3343; 9, $5.
SUNDAY 6/30
ALEGRIA CIRCUS At the "Greatest Pride on Earth" party, dance to the beats of DJ Abel & DJ DeMarko; Sound Factory, 618 W. 46th. St. (betw. 11th Ave & West St.), tkts. at Raymond Dragon, 130 7th Ave. (betw. 17th & 18th Sts.), www.alegriaevents.com; 11, $70, $60 adv.
BRIGHT MOMENTS Poetry followed by live jazz at this West Village hangout; 55 Bar, 55 Christopher St. (betw. 7th Ave. & Waverly Pl.), 212-929-9883; 5, $5.
DANCE 16 Annual Heritage of Pride event isn't for the claustrophobic, as a few thousand tanned gay men & women pack themselves onto a pier & dance their asses off to the beats provided by DJ Junior Vasquez & special guests; Pier 54, 13th St. (West St.), 800-494-TIXS; 4:30-11 p.m., $45, $35 adv.
FUNNY PRIDE Drag king Murray Hill hosts an evening of comic shenanigans, feat. Marga Gomez, Scotty the Blue Bunny & the Glamazons; Fez/Time Cafe, 380 Lafayette St. (Great Jones St.), 212-462-9077; 8:30, $12.
GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS Billed as the "mother of all parties" this event feat. performances by Angie Stone & Joi Cardwell, the music of DJs Junior Vasquez & Billy Carroll, plus Girlina, Keana, John Marinello, Kevin Aviance & the always delightful "Earthly Angels"; Exit, 610 W. 56th St. (betw. 11th & 12th Aves.), 212-582-8282; 11 p.m.-noon, $100, $75 adv.
GRAND SLAM FINALE PARTY Party for girlie girls & their friends feat. lap dancing go-go girls, JD (of Le Tigre fame) spinning your favorite 80s hits, rock & electro in the lounge plus Lindsay spinning hiphop & house in the main room; Meow Mix, 269 E. Houston St. (Suffolk St.), GirlieGirlEvents@aol.com; 10 p.m., $10.
33RD-ANNUAL PRIDE MARCH The country's wildest & proudest display of gay pride in its many forms feat. grand marshals Dr. Karla Jay, the NY Gay Officers Action League & FIREFLAG, plus glamour girls, drag kings, muscle queens, hand-holding dykes, gay Catholics & various displays of flesh; a moment of silence at 2 p.m. for those lost to AIDS. The march makes its way down 5th Ave. & turns right onto Waverly Pl. at Washington Sq. Park, ending up at Christopher & Greenwich Sts. Where else can you see Log Cabin Republicans marching down 5th Ave. w/sex radicals & gay wrestlers?; 5th Ave. (52nd. St.), 212-807-7433; step-off at 12 p.m.
TOGETHER IN SPIRIT Pride party feat. soulful & vocal house, classics & all-around good vibes to shake your ass to; Demerara, 215 W. 28th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-643-1199; 5 p.m.-2 a.m., $14.
UNDER THE RAINBOW Dance party feat. sexy sounds of DJ Max Rodriguez from 4 p.m.-12 a.m.; afterward, fabulous queen of the circuit parties, DJ Susan Morabito, spins 'til 11. Monday morning; check out the downstairs for a "hotter, sexier, wetter" mood; SBNY, 50 W. 17th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-691-0073; 4 p.m.-11 a.m., $15-$35.
VESPERS If you're Catholic & a member of the LGBT community, you'll enjoy this pride celebration in prayer & song; St. John's in the Village, 218 W. 11th St. (Waverly Pl.), 646-418-7039; 7:30 p.m., free.
MONDAY 7/1
LETTUCE LEAVES Drag diva Hedda Lettuce's "farewell tour" feat. Aunt Nedda Iceberg plus an opening act; East of Eighth, 256 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-352-0075; 9:30 p.m., $8.