Representative Maxine Waters, and the cast of Netflix’s Sense8 ( Toby Onwumere, Tina Desai, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Brian J. At the music stage, headliners Kehlani and Tove Lo left the audience screaming, but it was a surprise appearance by Christina Aguilera that left everyone gagging. Last year’s LA Pride was packed to the brim with celebrity sightings. The festival hosts include Billy Francesca (of ), Arisce Wanzer (aka Jessica Wild (from season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race), Kimora Blac, (from season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race) and Alicia Machado (Miss Universe 1996 and bane of President Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential Election.) Meghan Trainor performing at LA Pride. Meghan Trainor and British electronic pop trio Years & Years will headline the extravaganza, while the festival’s lineup includes Ashanti, Cristian Castro, Pabllo Vittar, The Drums, Dej Loaf, The Veronicas, Amara La Negra, Greyson Chance, MNEK, Ah-Mer-Ah-Su, and more. The 2019 LA Pride Festival in West Hollywood looks to be the biggest celebration in the parade’s history. Together we represent how much stronger we are when we celebrate all of what we are.” The Los Angeles LGBT Center was also named as the Organizational Grand Marshal for LA Pride 2019, and actor/writer Ryan O’Connell (Netflix’s SPECIAL) was named the Celebrity Grand Marshal. “I am humbled to be among such a powerful and diverse group of grand marshals. It has not been without heartache, pain, sacrifice, and growth,” Phil Wilson, founder of the Black AIDS Institute, community activist and the parade’s Community Grand Marshall said in a statement, per Q Voice. Nearly half-a-century after Stonewall, LA Pride was a way for the community to celebrate the progress it has made towards equality, while also acknowledging there is a lot more work left to be done. “The LGBTQI community has come a long way in the last 50 years.
The first LA Pride parade happened a year later in 1970. June 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, the incident that birthed the modern Pride movement in the United States. Taylor Swift Kicks Off Pride Month In Rainbow Short Shorts & Crop Top For Wango Tango Set – Pics Smash Mouth Slams Proposed 'Straight Pride Parade' In Boston Amid Fan Outrage - See Diss Prince William Sits With Louis, Charlotte, & George In Pre Father's Day Pic Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trending As someone who embodied a kind of ecstatic relationship to suffering, Judy was an instant attraction for gay audiences even before the word “gay” was mainstream.Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu
When it comes to her status as queer icon, it’s impossible to overrate her influence. Garland’s legacy can be found all in bits and pieces all over Southern California, from the Walk of Fame star on Vine to the handprints at Grauman’s to the palladium at Hollywood Forever cemetery. She and her mother even owned a flower shop on Miracle Mile at one point. only a few years ago to be closer to the family plot in Hollywood. Her ashes were moved from Westchester to L.A. She and the family act moved from Michigan to California when Garland was only four years old. Though her relationship with L.A., with Hollywood, and with the star system itself was complex, she owed a lot to the town that defied her. And not just in Hollywood, but all of America. For so long, Garland felt like the only gay representation there was. Though the rumor that Garland’s London funeral sparked the Stonewall Riots has been long since squashed, there’s an emotional truth to the story. Behind the lyrics, Garland was singing a song of pain to all the outsiders who weren’t able to see themselves in mainstream Hollywood stories. When she sang songs like “The Boy Next Door” or “In Between,” gays heard what she was saying. Her beauty was different, and so was her vulnerability. She wasn’t forced into traditional roles because she wasn’t traditional in any sense. But she was something more than a product of Hollywood’s golden age.įor decades, Garland made her mark on the world by standing apart from the rest. Hell, she was one of the Dream Factory’s most enduring symbols. It’s no secret that the longtime queer icon, forced into a barbituate habit at the tender age of thirteen by the MGM studio system, has always been beloved in Los Angeles. Garland’s) archives, exposing us to a whole new world of vintage Judy.
Not only did this year gift us Rupert Goold’s “Judy” featuring a star turn by Renee Zellwegger, we were also made privvy to some of Sid Luft’s (aka the third Mr. There’s no doubt about it: 2019 is the year of Judy Garland.