Cher performs at Dance on the Pier (slide show)

DOMA was struck down, spirits were high, the march was a blast, the parties were popping and the weather semicooperated—yes, it was a fabulous Pride weekend, one that culminated at Dance on the Pier on the banks of the mighty Hudson. House and R&B diva Deborah Cox, Dave Audé and his fellow spinner Oscar G (from Murk), Whoopi Goldberg and Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere Bono Allman—yes, the magnificent Cher!—kept spirits high as the sun set, after which everyone presumably went home with a smile on their face. Or, perhaps, kept partying—it was that kind of weekend.

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