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[quote=COOLSPRINGS,369890]"We've organised events in the past, social events for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, wine tastings, book club, pub crawls, drag shows. But this is the first time that we've done it all in one week and call it a gay pride festival," said Hannah Miller, a co-organiser.

The event received some favourable advance publicity in China's official English-language press.

"The festival is being hailed for making the (LGBT) community more 'visible'," the official China Daily wrote earlier this week, drawing comparisons with U.S. President Barack Obama designating June as National Gay Pride Month.

Miller said she hoped the event could appeal to a broad array of people.

"We're definitely not trying to make it a festival for foreigners. We want it to be something that everyone feels comfortable coming to and that can raise the awareness about the LGBT community in Shanghai for locals and foreigners, straights and gays."

One party-goer, a 27-year-old who gave his name only as Joe, compared the event to gay pride gatherings in the West.
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