""We literally invited the entire world to our wedding," Lutz says."
""I wanted to make sure that we liked each other first," Lutz jokes."
""[One day], I turned to Johnny and I said, 'You know, I think we should get married. It is our right, and we need to claim it,'" he says."
""Every time we kissed on the parade, [the parade crowd] went crazy," Lutz says."
Freddie Lutz and Johnny Cervantes married during WorldPride 2025 in Washington, D.C., exchanging vows atop a Pride parade float on June 7 before thousands of attendees. Lutz owns Freddie's, a longtime "straight-friendly" gay bar in Arlington that has served as a community cornerstone and a haven for queer Pentagon employees. The couple, together for 28 years, delayed marriage due to guest-list and planning hassles but chose WorldPride amid concerns about anti-LGBTQ+ actions by the Trump administration and some Supreme Court justices. Virginia state Sen. Danica Roem officiated; the crowd cheered when the couple kissed. Safety concerns prevented including Lutz's grandniece and grandnephew.
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