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Gay Parade West
Hollywood: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender Pride Festival
Friday, June 6, is
Dyke March and Rally along Sunset Strip. Sunday, June 8, starting at 11 a.m. 2008 Parade runs
west along Santa Monica Boulevard from Crescent Heights Boulevard to
Robertson Boulevard.
June 6 - 8, 2008
WEST HOLLYWOOD, California's 2008 Los Angeles LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi,
Transgender) Pride Festival and Parade, its 38th annual festival event, is
coming to WEHO (West Hollywood). The location of this street and city-packed
celebration is along Santa Monica Boulevard and throughout West Hollywood
Park. Our Agenda: Love. Equality. PRIDE. This is the theme of the event, a
theme three years in practice. Pride in family, community, and the
world around you is what the 2008 event is about as visitors and local
residents come together for a colorful parade, vendor booths, food,
exhibits, dance pavilions and live entertainment.
One of the largest Pride Celebrations in the nation is hosted annually in
West Hollywood, home to Southern California’s largest gay and lesbian
population. Recognized as a leader in gay and lesbian rights, this
California city is extremely proud of its forward looking approach to many
issues, including alternate lifestyle choices and the rights of those who
work and live in the USA. Produced by Christopher Street West (CSW; a
non-profit organization), the annual three-day event is one of the
successful Christopher Street West events and though extremely fun, its
demeanor is slightly more subdued than the West Hollywood Carnaval held in
October each year.
LA Pride acts will or have included musicians Joss Stone, Olivia
Newton-John, and Kimberly Locke. “Silent Celebration” takes place at 12 Noon
on Sunday, June 8, where a moment of silence will be shared by nearly
400,000 parade goers. The moment of silence offers everyone an opportunity
to commemorate those who are no longer with us – brothers and sisters,
mothers and fathers, friends, partners and other loved ones. This inclusion
departs from previous events in which those who lost lives to AIDS were
commemorated is a fantastic celebration that allows everyone attending to
remember someone who has passed.
The festival itself will host food and vendor booths and dance tents – all
set along West Hollywood’s most happening strip of road, home to popular gay
clubs, restaurants and cafes. On Friday, an After Party will follow the
annual Friday night Dyke March and Rally.
For more information on LGBT Pride, complete entertainment lineups, and the
City of West Hollywood’s gay community, visit http://www.lapride.org or
http://www.gogaywesthollywood.com.
The West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau is co-partner with Qantas
Airways for the 2008 Los Angeles LGBT Pride festival. The West
Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau markets West Hollywood as a premier
travel and lifestyle destination. For more information about West Hollywood,
visit http://www.visitwesthollywood.com
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