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WEHO PRI FTIVI KICK OFF TODAY, ONE OF SEVERAL GAY PRI ACTIVI PLANNED L.A. AREA THIS MONTH
The WeHo Pri LGBTQ Arts Ftival ns for 40 days, om Harvey Milk Day through the end of Pri month and is anized by the Cy of Wt Hollywood’s Arts Divisn wh put om the Cy’s Lbian & Gay Advisory Board, Transgenr Advisory Board, Arts and Cultural Affairs Commissn, and muny partners. More than 40 percent of rints Wt Hollywood intify as LGBTQ and three of the five members of the Wt Hollywood Cy Council are openly gay. The Cy of Wt Hollywood is one of the first municipali to form a Lbian & Gay Advisory Board and a Transgenr Advisory Board, which each addrs matters of advocy.
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Some fans will receive a memorative LGBTQ+ Dodger game team will also celebrate the life of former Dodger outfielr Glenn Burke, Major League Baseball’s first openly gay player.