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RACISM LEADS TO CANCELLATN OF BLACK GAY PRI ANNUAL BEACH PARTY MALIBU
The 2008 Inpennce Day holiday weekend marks the 20th anniversary for Los Angel’ Black lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr pri bt known as At the Beach Los Angel Black Pri. While you may not ever read about the Los Angel Tim or see on the eveng news, the Los Angel Black Pri annual beach party celebratn at Pot Dume Malibu is one of the most anticipated events of the years for Los Angel’ Black gay muny that rarely se self reflected the June pri celebratn Wt Hollywood. ATB anizers saw a need for a strong social base the Ain-Amerin gay muny.
Out of that ia and a small gatherg of iends at Malibu Beach grew an entire anizatn and one of the most highly attend Black gay pri celebratns the untry. Black gay pris started the 80s large part bee a lot of the gay pri events were overwhelmgly whe and for the most part they still are. As Black lbians and gays we wanted to celebrate not only our sexual orientatn and inty but our race and cultural herage as well.