40 pics from Capital Pride Honors in Washington, D.C., where the gays showed up and showed out

Each year, the Capital Pride Alliance honors outstanding individuals, leaders, and activists in the National Capital Region who have furthered causes important to the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted by Washington D.C. native Lorenzo Hall who is an award-winning journalist, the event hosted special guests Crystal Waters, DJ Honey, Tula, José Alberto Uclés, amongst others. They collectively celebrated the incredible community honorees who tirelessly contribute to advocacy, outreach, education, and programming in support of Washington D.C.'s intersectional community.

Capital Pride Honors is organized by Capital Pride Alliance which serves to celebrate, educate, support and inspire their multi-faceted communities in order to grow and preserve their history and to protect their rights for current and future generations. Their events which also include the Capital Pride Parade, Festival and Concert welcomed nearly 700,000 guests.

Keep scrolling for a look at this year's festivities!