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JUNE 1 – JUNE 30, 2023 | LA PRIDE GUIDE JUNE 2023 06.01.2023 – 06.30.2023
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Celebrate Pride: Official LA Pride Events This June By Susan Payne Los Angeles’ annual celebration of Pride Month is coming soon. Since 1970, the LA Pride Parade has garnered hundreds of thousands of people in support of the LGBTQ+ community and this year, the festivities continue! Here’s a list of official Pride events and details: LA Pride Salon Series @ The Getty — Queering the Lens is an evening of conversation and celebration kicking off celebration for LA Pride weekend. Starting at 6 p.m. on June 7, three Los Angeles-based photographers — Rick Castro, Amina Cruz and Texas Isaiah — will discuss powerful artwork that spotlights and celebrates underrepresented LGBTQ+ communities. They’ll discuss the varied subcultures and personal relationships explored in their work and reflect on how these subjects have forget their art practices. Following the talk, join a
celebration to kick off LA Pride weekend in the courtyard of the Getty Museum, view the exhibition Tim Walker: Wonderful Things, and enjoy complimentary bites, a hosted bar and music by DJ Daisy O’Dell. Tickets can be purchased here. Pride is Universal — An LA Pride fan favorite, Universal Studios Hollywood is hosting an after-hours theme park experience open to all ages June 8 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. including Super Nintendo World. The event features live DJs, Universal character meetand-greets, photo ops, musical guests and drag performers. VIP ticket options include earlier access to the park at 2 p.m., Universal Express access to the park’s attractions, premium viewing areas at the main stage and exclusive access to the LA Pride VIP lounge. Tickets can be purchased here LA Pride in the Park — On June 9 and 10, LA Pride in the Park will be headlined by Megan Thee Stallion and Mariah Carey and
featuring other guests such as Fletcher, King Princess, Symone, Gigi Goode, Dorian Electra, G Flip the Scarlet Opera and more! The event will run from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. that Friday and 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on that Saturday at the LA State Historic Park, 1245 Spring St. To purchase single-day tickets or Weekend Passes, go to lapride.org. General admission and VIP options are available for either day. Charging lockers will be available for rent, a place for you and your friends to store merch and other times, and charge your phone in between sets. Pride in the Park tickets can be purchased here. LA Pride Parade — The 53rd annual LA Pride Parade hosts nearly 145,000 attendees cheering on a procession of music, performance and surprises. The parade starts at 11 a.m. on June 11. Adjacent to the Parade route in Hollywood, Pride Village will host a number of booths, activities, food, live performances and more!
LGBT Night at Dodger Stadium — The Dodgers are hosting their annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium on Friday, June 16 at 7 p.m. Ticket packages include a game ticket and an exclusive Dodgers LGBTQ+ jersey. That night, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will receive the Community Hero Award during the pre-game ceremony. Pregame starts at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here LGBTQ Night at Cinespia — .Watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the LA State Historic Park Saturday, June 24 from 9-11 p.m. Tickets are sold out, but attendees can shiver with anticipation for the sweet transvestite who sizzles and struts with anarchic glee. Information on this event can be found here.
WeHo Welcomes Pride Revelers to Celebrate Pride Month By Susan Payne Excitement is brewing for all things Pride in Los Angeles for the month of June and there are so many events and activities planned to help you celebrate. Here are details of some of the events happening in West Hollywood: WEHO ARTS FESTIVAL West Hollywood kicked off its annual WeHo Pride event on Harvey Milk Day, May 22, with the start of a 40-day WeHo Pride Arts Festival that lasts through the end of June. Formerly known as the One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival, WeHo Pride Arts Festival is a culmination of more than 15 events and artist receptions that give full representation to LGBTQ artist culture and experiences. Angelic Troublemakers Exhibition — an
exhibition of digital drawings and photographs relating to theme of LGBTQIA+ Pride at the West Hollywood Library, June 1 through August 24, 2023. This exhibition is free to visit and open during regular library hours. My Own Private Rodeo by Coyote Park — an exhibition of new works by Coyote Park at ONE Gallery, 626 N. Robertson Blvd., from June 1 through June 30, Friday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. These works move through feelings of grief, mourning, loss, pride, redemption and play. Coyote asks, “What does it mean for myself to exist in a way that my elders weren’t allowed to?” It is in the deepest place of isolation where Park finds a site where they are a personal spectator of their own pain and their own transformation. Rainbows, Wigs and Shades — a Pridethemed installation and celebration of
diversity not only of the community but also of the diverse sides within each of us, playing dress up with items like wigs and glasses to express our various alter egos by artist Dustin Gimbel, open from June 1 to June 30. Artist reception is Thursday June 1 from 6-8 p.m. at 8624 W. Sunset Blvd. WeHo Reads: Shining Like Beacons — a reading presented in collaboration with Lambda Literary that features Kamden Hillard, K-Mind Chang, Golden and Natalie Wee online Wednesday June 14 from 7-8:30 p.m. RSVPs are encouraged here. Beautiful Things Craft Market — a craft market by local LGBTQIA+ artisans and craft makers both indoor and outdoor with a curated selection of ceramics, fiber and textile crafts, handmade jewelry and more on Saturday June 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On the same day in
Plummer Park, there is an LGBTQ Comic Con presented by arts grantee Prism Comics and a casual day in the park organized by Women’s Freedom Festival. Q Con — an LGBTQ+ comic con celebrating the diversity of LGBTQ+ comics, games and popular media. Cosplay and join the fun at Plummer Park, 1166 N. Vista St on Saturday, June 17 from 10 to 5 p.m. Drag Story Hour — presented in partnership
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