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Pride Photo Challenge: A Bird Of Paradise Struts His Stuff

By Oscar Raymundo July 10, 2012 at 8:00pm · Updated on July 11, 2012

You can never have enough rainbow feathers, glitter and eye makeup for Pride, can you? S_Sean submitted this photo into the annual GayCities Pride Photo Challenge. Now he has a chance to win a free vacation courtesy of JetBlue and Kimpton Hotels.

But it’s up to you to decide which Pride photo deserves to be the winner: Browse through over 300 submissions and vote for your favorites until July 12.

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3 Comments*

Daez

Why will QT not post the leading photos in this contest? The leading photos that do not show the gay community as sex obsessed maniacs?

July 11, 2012 at 8:17am
Steve

Hummm, You say that “sex obsessed maniacs” bit like it was a bad thing. That little birdy in the picture can come perch on my limb anytime he wants to chirp!

July 11, 2012 at 5:08pm
Sean

Thanks so much for featuring my photo!

July 11, 2012 at 11:27pm

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