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Rome Pride 1999 - A Virtual Tour

Saturday, June 26, 1999
Rome, Italy

Read my press release about Rome Pride 1999, click here

Find out about next year's World Pride Rome 2000, click here


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Vladimir Luxuria, one of Italy's top drag queens and gay activists,
led this year's Rome pride parade dressed as a "muccassassina,"
or killer cow.

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10,000 Italians sang and danced their way from Rome's Piazza della Repubblica, past the 2,000-year-old Colosseum, to the famous and fashionable Piazza Venezia.  This shot is taken on Via Cavour during a particularly rousing rendition of "La Macarena."

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The "GayWatch" float was a crowd favorite in the Piazza della Repubblica.

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Thousands of spectators, and an Italian TV audience, watched two male models (right) share a kiss during the "Specchio per Narciso" (Narcissus' Mirror) open-air fashion show at Rome's Fori Imperiali.  The show was a unique blend of high fashion and gay rights, and included top Italian models and designs.

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