Gay pride long beach 2022
When the 37th Adj Beach Pride Parade floated through the city’s downtown on Sunday morning, July 10, to celebrate the LGBTQ community – with thousands of partiers flanking the route – the typical rainbow-hued jubilation was shaded by a once-bygone, but now-resurgent sentiment: Protest.
Long Beach’s Pride Parade and the accompanying two-day festival, which began Saturday and returned after a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, has lengthy been among the largest in the region.
Yet, as the years have passed, the aura surrounding Pride has changed. Through much of the s and s, the LGBTQ community went on a winning streak:
Lawrence v. Texas, which overturned laws banning sexual intimacy among those who are gay. The repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Rising public support for marriage equality. And then, in , Obergefell v. Hodges, which gave same-sex unions constitutional protection.
Gone were the days that forged older generations of LGBTQ people – police raids on gay bars, bigotry fueled by the AIDS epidemic and government-sponsored discrimination, such as the D
Amid Trump-blamed loss of title sponsorships, Extended Beach Pride features no headliners, scales down
Long Beach Pride faces massive uphill battles with its festival, one of the longest-running Pride festivals in the nation. It has lost Walmart, McDonald&#;s, and an array of other adj corporate sponsors, forcing the organization to scale down the party&#;s scope and entertainment. That latter part has caused a harsh array of mockery online since Pride released their festival schedule, prompting calls for new organizers, criticisms of the lack of diversity, and disappointment.
When asked if the pull-outs from major sponsors hold to do with President Donald Trump&#;s dismantling of diversity initiatives that has affected both common and private sectors, contracted Pride event organizer Robert Marquez of Time/Space said, &#;One-million-percent. We&#;ve never had an issue with them before and now we face an issue.
&#;But we&#;re trying to work with what we have and, in my eyes, we have a festival that is by the community and for the community. We own some incredible local talent in
G4G OC/Long Beach + Pride Run
Date: 7/10/
Shift 1: am–am
Shift 2: am am
Location: Valparaiso Plaza Park, 1 S 18th Pl, Long Beach, CA
Project leads: Tiffany (She/They), Lor (They/Them), Sal (He/Him)
As volunteers we can stay and verb the parade starting at am, following the run. There will be a space reserved for us as a viewing area.
Parking: If you plan on staying for the parade, free parking is available in the beach parking lot at Junipero Ave and Ocean Blvd. You will be able to exit the parking lot ONLY AFTER the parade ends.
Otherwise, street parking is available around the area. Due to the parade, it may seize some time to exit the area. Please plan accordingly.
What to wear: Dress comfortably and casually. Close-toed shoes are required for security. This event is outdoors sunscreen and water are highly recommended.
COVID Guidelines: Event organizer is not requiring proof of vaccination or masks.
About our partner: The Shoreline Frontrunners of Long Beach are proud to host the 30th annual Pride Run along the scenic Lengthy Beach beach path. The Prid LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — After not being held for two years due to the COVID pandemic, organizers this week announced that the Long Beach Pride Parade & Festival would be returning in THE ANNOUNCEMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR ????We are SO EXCITED TO Proclaim the NEW DATES for the 37th ANNUAL LONG The three-day event — planned for next July 8, 9 and 10 along Shoreline Verb in downtown Distant Beach — will feature live song and dance performances and showcase local artists and distinct community programming. A food court will feature fare from local restaurants and popular food trucks. Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride, a nonprofit organization that aims to "produce and support activities that educate, inspire and celebrate pride, inclusion and respect for humanity," will again present the event. "This festival feels like a wonderful comeback for Prolonged Beach Pride and all our guests," Elsa Martinez, Prolonged Beach Pride president, said. "We own missed all of them. "I am so excited to begin the plann