Also, during the summer, thousands of gay partygoers dress up in outrageous costumes for the Mother City Queer Project, which is regarded as THE party of the year by many in the gay community.

在夏季，成千上万的社交常客穿上夸张的服装来参加一年一度的母亲城奇异派对，这是一个被广大同志视为是一年中最盛大的派对活动。

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It happens to be Gay Pride Day. The city is strewn with litter and just feels like it has enjoyed one big blowout party.

这一天正好是同志节，城里满地是垃圾，好像刚开了一场狂欢的派对。

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This was how he had first encountered the gay scene in Kampala in the late 1990s, after hearing rumours of a night party in some gardens outside the city and deciding he had to gatecrash.

他听到了一些关于在城外的花园里举行深夜聚会的传言，并且决定一定要去，就这样他于19世纪90年代末在坎帕拉第一次见到了同性恋场景。

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For instance, I got an e-mail last week from several gay party activists who are disturbed that the Rev.

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