Los Angeles Pride
| Los Angeles Pride | |
|---|---|
 A scene from the Los Angeles Pride festival in June 1993 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Festival |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | West Hollywood Park |
| Location(s) | West Hollywood, California |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| Most recent | June 11, 2017 |
| Organized by | Christopher Street West Association |
| Website | www |
LA! Pride: The TLGB Celebration is an annual LGBT pride event in West Hollywood, California. The event is organized by the Christopher Street West Association, an LGBT non-profit human rights organization in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
The 2017 event took place on June 11th[1] - with Alexei Romanoff as this year's Grand Marshal.[2]
Overview
The Los Angeles Pride festival was founded in 1970. It is held each year at West Hollywood Park on San Vicente Boulevard. It was later renamed to LA! Pride.
Objectives
Los Angeles Pride is one of a growing number of Pride events that stresses public awareness of gay people and their contributions to society. Because it is located in the predominantly LGBT+ neighborhood of West Hollywood, LA Pride emphasizes connecting the LGBT community with the larger community. It also aims to support broader community groups connecting with the LGBT community.[3][4] The festival features works by LGBT+ artists as well as representation of companies who support the larger Gay Rights cause. Many of the performers seen at the three-day festival are openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or supporters of the LGBT movement.
Some of the other pride festivals in Southern California are Ventura County Pride in Ventura, OC Pride in Santa Ana, and San Diego LGBT Pride in San Diego.[5] Past pride events include Simi Valley Pride in the Simi Valley, and LA/Valley Pride in the San Fernando Valley.[6]
Past events
LA! Pride 2015
The 2015 Pride Festival in Los Angeles took place from June 12 to June 14, 2015, and was presented by the Christopher Street West Association, an organization "committed to the goals of human rights, education, outreach and better understanding within our community, as well as the heterosexual community."[7] Headliners for the festival included Wilson Phillips, Tinashe, Kesha, Tamar Braxton, Ty Herndon, Eden xo, [8]and Fifth Harmony.[9]
LA! Pride 2017
LA! Pride 2017 attracted controversy in parts of the LGBT community when the traditional gay pride event was transformed into a Trump resistance march.[10][11]
References
- ^ Branson-Potts, Hailey (June 6, 2017). "Major road closures announced for L.A. Pride and Resist March". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "CHRISTOPHER STREET WEST ANNOUNCES 2017 LA PRIDE GRAND MARSHAL, ALEXEI ROMANOFF - LA Pride Parade & Festival in West Hollywood CA June 2017". www.lapride.org. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Martha Groves (October 9, 2011). "Marine recruiters reach out at gay pride event in Pasadena" (News article). Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "Props to California's LA/Valley Pride: Welcome, Marines!". Operation Yellow Elephant. Operation Yellow Elephant. October 10, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "California Pride Festivals, Parades and Events". See California. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Photos". LA/Valley Pride. Celebrate Events. Archived from the original on January 14, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; January 5, 2010 suggested (help) - ^ Raymond Rector. "Organization Profile". Volunteer Match. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ http://greginhollywood.com/la-pride-2015-ty-herndon-wilson-phillips-tinashe-and-eden-xo-added-to-stellar-entertainment-line-up-115283
- ^ George Vernon. "Kesha among headliners at this weekend's 45th anniversary LA Pride celebration". San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ Silva, Christinna (June 12, 2017). "LGBT Trump Supporters Dismayed Over Pride Marches Becoming 'Resist' Event". NPR. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Branson-Potts, Hailey (June 11, 2016). "L.A. Pride parade morphs into #ResistMarch, as tens of thousands hit the streets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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