Global Courant
Tens of thousands lined the West Hollywood route of the WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, which brought a lively mix of colorful floats, music and protesters. Good humor reigned throughout the event, which marked a weekend that included an arts festival and a two-day street fair featuring mariachis, a drag show and the Rams cheerleaders.
Grand marshals for the parade included model Laith Ashley, actor Niecy Nash-Betts and her wife, Jessica Betts, Melissa McCarthy and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Former NSYNC member Lance Bass also attended and spoke about the recent backlash against LGBTQ+ rights and events.
“The temperature for the LGBTQIA community is very hostile right now,” he told KTLA. So Pride is a protest. It started as a protest, and it is still a protest.”
See more photos from the WeHo Pride Parade below:
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulggence transvestite nuns, featured at Sunday’s event, grabbed the spotlight with their Dodgers drama.
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Actor Melissa McCarthy shows off her proud colors while riding in the WeHo Pride Parade.
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Members of the Pride Tour wave flags at Sunday’s event.
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Drag queens get into the spirit of the festivities.
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Members of Mickey’s West Hollywood dance atop a fire truck during the WeHo Pride Parade.
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A man dressed in a leather dog mask flashes his fan at the West Hollywood event.
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Parade participants on stilts make their way down Santa Monica Boulevard.
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People show their support for drag queens.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
