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Article: Where acceptance is main event: New Hope's fourth annual gay pride celebration is for "everybody," an organizer says.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2007
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Byline: Kristin E. Holmes
May 13--Gay pride had long been second nature to New Hope when Daniel Brooks decided to organize the first weekend celebration four years ago.
The historically diverse town had established itself as an asylum of open-mindedness, but for some younger people in the gay community, New Hope was a mystery.
"I'd be in my gym in New York and invite people to come down," said Brooks, owner of the Wishing Well Guesthouse in New Hope. "They'd say, 'Where's that?' "
That often repeated question spurred Brooks into action. He contacted a few friends, formed a committee, and channeled Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. He ...