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Long Beach Pride 2019, the festival
A two-day LGBTQ+ event with live music, community programming, and food and drinks from local eateries. The Long Beach Pride Festival is inclusive and strives to promote an environment that is free from prejudice and bias.
Parade
Join us on Sunday, May 19th for the 2019 Pride Parade!
Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride is proud to announce the 36th Annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade Grand Marshals with this year’s theme “A Million Moments of Pride, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall”. The Grand Marshals are nominated through community members and selected by the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Board members. The Grand Marshals are selected awardees are based on their service to the LGBT+ community.
Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Announces the Improved Teen Pride and Family Fun Zone
LONG BEACH, Calif. (May 4, 2018) – Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride is proud to announce the re-design of the Teen Pride and Family Fun Zone area at this year’s annual festival. In celebration of their 35th Anniversary, “Remember the Past, Create the Future”, the organization is collaborating with old and new community partners to make this year’s LGBT+ youth area a fun and interactive weekend.
This year’s Teen Pride Partners for the area include The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach, represented by Joel Gemino, Youth Services Manager, who will oversee Teen Pride. The event will take place on Friday, May 18th from 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, at the festival site. Joel along with “the Mighty Group” a youth group at The Center, have created an evening that will feature a talent show, performances, guest appearances, a gaming truck, photo booth, free food, beverages, DJ’s, raffles and gift bags. Teen Pride is a free event.
For the Family Fun Zone, Long Beach Pride welcomes two new community partnering organizations; Long Beach Unified School District and Brave Trails Leadership Camp. The members of the LBUSD are represented by Dr. Cassandra Richards, Principal of Fremont Elementary School and Jonathan Guevara, a kindergarten teacher at Willard Elementary School. They will have a schedule of interactive activity for children that parents may participate in. “The kids will have a wonderful time creating things like slime and playdough, just to name a few of the activities”, said Dr. Richards. “We are truly excited to be able to give back to our LGBT+ families”, continued Richards.
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