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Jean Paul Gaultier has looked to Keith Haring for the 2024 limited-edition Pride scent, in partnership with The Center.

In addition to Gaultier, The Eagle, a gay NYC bar, will be recognized with the Community Impact Award.

Elaine Chung + Getty Even before I ever went inside a gay bar, I was aware of the smell. A mixture of cologne and BO, it’d waft out of the open doors of the cavernous establishment down the street from where I lived, like man cake emanating from a queer bakery. I’d walk through that smell almost every day while still in the closet, holding a steadfast, soldierly resolve to stare straight ahead. Surely if some passerby saw me even casually glance in, they’d figure out I was gay. Not only ...