In the recently leaked draft SCOTUS decision that overturns Roe v. “It’s important to remember that as we celebrate self-affirmation and dignity, however, the fight for LGBTQ+ equality continues, that our community is under unprecedented attack. “The first Pride was a riot,” Mohajer said, referring to the June 1969 Stonewall Riots that marked the beginning of the Gay Rights movement.
A full calendar of events is available at .Īlex Mohajer, president of the Stonewall Democratic Club, likened the Pride events as a stark reminder of what is at stake for marginalized people in the June 7 Primary Election. Hannah Rad, Ryan Mitchell, Shar Jossell, Arisce, Billy Francessa and Tina Burner will serve as hosts. The event company JJLA will produce “OUTLOUD: Raising Voices,” which will also hit the stage with a number of big-name music artists, including Mariana, Lil’Kim, Jessie J, Years & Years, Muna and Jake Wesley Rogers. on June 3, beginning at the corner of Robertson and Santa Monica boulevards, with the festival hitting the WeHo Pride Street Fair main stage afterwards. The Dyke March and Women’s Freedom Festival will be held at 5 p.m.
It will include the free WeHo Pride Street Fair, which the city notes will have “a diverse array of LGBTQ+ community groups as part of visibility, expression and celebration.” The epicenter of activity will be West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. “I am also excited to have free parts of Pride for the community and bringing back Sizzle and the other events happening throughout the month.”
“I am particularly happy that we moved the Dyke March to the Rainbow district and are having a lot more queer women’s and gender expansive events throughout Pride such as the Women’s Freedom Festival, the CherryBomb Queer women’s takeover of Hotel Ziggy, among other events,” Mayor Pro Tempore Sepi Shyne said. “I think what will separate WeHo Pride from other Prides is the diversity of our programming,” Meister added. “I’m most looking forward to the WeHo Pride Parade and seeing everyone lined up along Santa Monica Boulevard happy, cheerful and celebrating Pride,” Councilman John Erickson said. And we are literally shutting down the streets to have community-forward representation from local nonprofits and businesses.” “We will honor two legends in the making, Janelle Monae and Jojo Siwa, who represent the intersectional future of the LGBTQ equality movement.
“West Hollywood’s Pride celebration is homegrown while welcoming people from around the world,” Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath said. The theme for the event is “with liberty, diversity, inclusion and progress for all.” Not long after Christopher Street West sent the West Hollywood City Council a letter announcing its intent to move its Pride activities and parade to Hollywood, the city confirmed its own, separate event.Ĭity leaders believe organizing its own Pride will be special in a new, different and more inclusive way. The move was set to take place in 2021, before the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. While L.A.’s own Pride weekend will commence on June 10, it will not include any official association with the city of West Hollywood, which had previously hosted L.A. The weekend marks the city’s break from Christopher Street West, the organization producing Los Angeles Pride. Named one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2020, Siwa came out as gay in 2021. Currently appearing as a judge for “So You Think You Can Dance,” Siwa has amassed more than 66 million social media followers and 3.7 billion views on her YouTube account. Siwa is also a bestselling author, in addition to being a singer, entrepreneur, film and television star. Monáe is known for her work as a singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, author and actor, with eight Grammy nominations to her credit, film roles in “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight,” as well the New York Times bestselling book “The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer.” Monáe also has her own non-profit, Fem the Future, and will soon appear as trailblazing dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker in “Da La Resistance.” “And our amazing icons, Janelle Monáe and JoJo Siwa, truly reflect the core values of our city.” “The city of West Hollywood is thrilled to be producing #WeHoPride for our community this year,” Mayor Lauren Meister said. On May 26, the city announced that Janelle Monáe will serve as the Grand Marshall Icon and JoJo Siwa as the Next Gen Icon at the June 5 Pride parade, which will step off at noon from the intersection of Santa Monica and Crescent Heights boulevards. June 3 marks the first day of the first West Hollywood Pride weekend, dubbed #WeHoPride. Pride will march down Santa Monica Boulevard during the debut of West Hollywood’s Pride parade on June 5.