The LA Pri Ftival 2014 was one of, if not the bt, gay pri ftival North Ameri. See photos om the June 8-9, 2014 events.
Contents:
- 50 YEARS OF L.A. PRI, THE WORLD’S FIRST PERMTED GAY PRI PARA, POSTERS
- #TBT: WHAT GAY PRI LOOKED LIKE 1970
50 YEARS OF L.A. PRI, THE WORLD’S FIRST PERMTED GAY PRI PARA, POSTERS
* gay pride hollywood 2014 *
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#TBT: WHAT GAY PRI LOOKED LIKE 1970
The L.A. Pri Para and Ftival Wt Hollywood is a fixture of Los Angel life, but 50 years ago, was at the center of a heated battle between the thori and the LGBT muny’s wish to be publicly gay. * gay pride hollywood 2014 *
“I’m om eastern Montana, and when I me to Los Angel, I had a lot of ternalized homophobia. Part of the reason I moved was bee I knew I was gay. ”Four fai marched wh a banner readg “Suts for Equaly, ” sayg they were mandg equal treatment of gay Boy Suts, troop lears and gay parents of Suts.
The anizatn cid last year to allow gay Suts but not gay adult lears. Wt Hollywood Park was burstg wh entertament, performers, activi, and members om across the gay muny last weekend for the largt LGBT gatherg Southern California, the LA Pri Ftival 2014. After a two-year panmic-duced hiat, this year’s LA Pri will break away om that tradn, movg to Hollywood Boulevard, where the world’s first permted gay para took place 1970.
The chang prompted gay parents group Pop Luck Club to send out an email to supporters statg, “There is some nfn, sce WeHo Pri and LA Pri are each producg paras this year” and notg that they were participatg WeHo Pri.