Los Angeles Pride
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A scene from the Los Angeles Pride festival in June 1993
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| 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 | |
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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 - with Alexei Romanoff as this year's Grand Marshal.
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.
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. 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. Past pride events include Simi Valley Pride in the Simi Valley, and LA/Valley Pride in the San Fernando Valley.
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." Headliners for the festival included Wilson Phillips, Tinashe, Kesha, Tamar Braxton, Ty Herndon, Eden xo, and Fifth Harmony.
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