An estimated 400,000 people came out and celebrated the 41st Annual LA Pride event this past weekend in West Hollywood.
The parade on Sunday kicked off at 11:00 am on Santa Monica Blvd at Crescent Heights, with lesbian motorcycle contingent Dykes on Bikes leading the way.
Other highlights of the parade were attorney Gloria Allred in a convertible surrounded by the “All Reds,” a dozen women and men in drag sporting blond wigs and Allred’s signature red suit, a fire truck full of Micky’s bar employees (go-go dancers included, of course), many Gay-Straight Alliances and college LGBT organizations, riders and roadies who participated in this year’s AIDS/LifeCycle, a contingent of vintage car enthusiasts, and the U-haul trucks driven by cast members of Showtime’s lesbian reality series The Real L Word.
Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir rode in his first-ever pride parade this year as the Grand Marshal. During a news conference beforehand, Weir noted that his outfit was picked out by his mother.
The main entertainment stage at the festival featured CeCe Peniston, Mya and Margaret Cho (this year’s Morris Kight Lifetime Achievement Award recipient) among others.
Check out our photos from Sunday’s parade below:
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Madame Tussaud's Madonna
Nope...that's not Gaga, that's her Madame Tussaud's wax figure.
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Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester was represented by Madame Tussaud's.
SheWired liason Andrea Krauss with Fortune Feimster
Andrea Krauss riding in a muscle car with the Classic Cars Club.
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The Here Media booth at Pride (our parent company).
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Aids LifeCycle cycles resting from the prior week's 545 miles from SF to LA.
The LA Gay and Lesbian Center preps to march.
Grand Marshal, Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir.
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SheWired's Editors Boo Jarchow and Tracy E. Gilchrist with new LifeCycle friends Ben and Kai.
The compulsory four protestors in the background.
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Fiesta Cantina as viewed from marching with the LifeCyclers.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence contingent!
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Andy Cohen, Person of the Year Award recipient
OUT@ NBC Universal marchers
The Trevor Project
Suzy Jack, the LGBTQ Liaison for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, received this year's Harvey Milk Award.
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Heeeeeere's Johnny!
Members of the Gay-Straight Alliance Network
Antioch University Los Angeles contingent
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A contingency from The Abbey!
Bienestar!
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
SheWired's Editor Tracy E. Gilchrist and friend with Johnny Wier.
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