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2008 Asheville Gay Pride Festival Photos
Please visit our photo galleries from the 2008 Asheville Gay Pride Celebration. Photos can be viewed by clicking on the links located to the left above the business & services directory. You can upload your photos to your own gallery by creating an account on GayAshevilleOnline.com.
See "My Account" at the bottom of the menu.
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Marketing Yourself to the Gay and Lesbian Community
Despite the success of many Gay marriage bans on ballots across the United States, the Gay community is more visible and more widely accepted now that at any point in our history. The American public is increasingly seeing Gay couples on the job and at their workplace, in the community, on television, in school and in their churches. Openly Gay and Lesbian artists continue to be successful in film, television, literature and music industries. Openly Gay and Lesbian politicians have been elected to office on federal and state levels. There are even Gay themed television shows that mainstream America eagerly invites into their homes each week. And finally, Madison Avenue has taken notice and realized...
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The New San Francisco of the Southeast
Known as "The Land of the Clouds" since 1876 from a book by the same title, Asheville is quickly becoming touted as a favored spot for both visitors and new residents of the gay and lesbian community. Renowned for its tolerant and diverse attitudes, Asheville has become a gay Mecca of the twenty-first century while maintaining the ambiance of another era. Reflecting the many diverse factions that make up a cosmopolitan area, the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities converge together to create Gay Asheville. Dubbed the "happiest place in the United States" by author Eric Weiner in his 2008 publication The Geography of Bliss, Asheville is enjoying a resurgence of energy in both professional and leisure opportunities. Gay Asheville has boldly stepped to the forefront in areas of commerce, art and regional development...
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