I [HEART] Stonewall

New York’s Love Ball brings everyone together to celebrate 40 years of gay rights

by Doug Rule 
Published on June 11, 2009

”What would it look like if everyone came together to experience a totally different quality of event?”

That’s the question Vance Garrett asked himself when tasked with planning a party for gay pride in New York City. Garrett is artistic director of Saint At Large, New York’s gay event production company best known for its notorious Black Party.

Love Ball

His answer will be unveiled in two weeks, Saturday, June 27, when Saint At Large produces the Love Ball in association with the Federation of Ballroom Houses. The event is the official opening night gala of and benefit for Heritage of Pride, the all-volunteer nonprofit that organizes the city’s official pride events. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the city’s Stonewall riots, which sparked the national gay rights movement. (Read on…)