Long Beach Post Maps Out Pride Week 2015 Across the City
The Long Beach Pride Team2 min read
In May 2015 the Long Beach Post rounded up a full week of Pride events, from Teen Pride and the Dyke March to the parade and the 32nd annual festival.
A few days before Long Beach Pride 2015, the Long Beach Post published a guide for anyone who wanted to make a full week of it. Written by arts and culture reporter Asia Morris, the piece walked readers through community events across the city leading up to the 32nd annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival and Parade.
The 2015 Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration will attract over 80,000 participants during this nationally revered two-day event.
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The guide shows how far Pride reaches beyond one weekend. On Friday, Teen Pride, sponsored by the Port of Long Beach, offered a free dance party, talent show, drag performance and resource fair for young people. The Third Annual Dyke March and Rally gathered at the Bixby Park Bandshell that evening. On Saturday, Men Alive, the Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus, sang a tribute to their favorite divas at First Congregational Church of Long Beach.
Sunday began early. The Post noted that St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invited everyone to Communion on the Bluff before joining the parade as a contingent. Proceeds from a comedy night earlier in the week went to The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach, and a Friday fundraiser supported the AIDS Food Store.
Parade and Festival
The parade stepped off at 10:30 a.m. at Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue, one block east of the Long Beach Museum of Art. The Post pointed early risers to Bixby Park, where people arriving at 9:30 a.m. had a chance to win free entry to the festival.
During the festival, headliners Salt-N-Pepa will take the main stage on Saturday (due to popular demand), while multi -Grammy Award winner Patti LaBelle will perform on Sunday.
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The guide also highlighted the Family Fun Zone for kids 14 and under, and dance areas with themes that included Country, Fiesta Caliente and Urban Soul.
Looking back, what stands out is the range of people who made that week happen: churches, choirs, teens, nonprofits and neighbors, all on the same calendar. That is the Long Beach Pride we keep building every year.
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