Pride Month: Ways to Celebrate our LGBTQ+ Community
June Newsletter
The long-awaited month is here! It is PRIDE MONTH! We are so excited to share great ways to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. We have an awesome playlist full of queer artists and allies, a highlight of a local business helping the queer and trans community, and events for you this month. Below you will find some events to join this month. Don’t wait to sign up!
Purple Lily Awards
Purple Lily Awards honors leaders who helped create a safer, healthier, more inclusive space for the Latinx LGBTQ community. Honorees in 2021 include The Los Angeles Dodgers, Niña Dioz, Bienestar, and Mayor of Long Beach, Robert Garcia. This year’s event will be held virtually and will include the awards ceremony, entertainment, and a raffle of amazing prizes for participants. Proceeds from the event will benefit LEA’s LGBTQ youth/parent empowerment and wellness programs.
RSVP for general admission/Buy Tickets Here: bit.ly/PurpleLily
Tutus ‘n Heels
Date: June 12th
Where: Silver Lake
Pride Picnic by the LA LGBT Center
“We’ve all have had quite the year! Now, it’s time to get together, socially-distanced, outdoors, with your queer family! Let’s celebrate our PRIDE together, in-person!
Benefiting the Center’s programs and services, this fun summer PRIDE night features socially-distanced picnic spaces (for 6 people) outdoors on the Fairbanks Lawn, tunes by DJ Asha, surprise pop-up drag performances by Amber Crane, Greasy Bouffanti, Lauren Banall and more!”
Orgullo Fest by Noa Noa
Follow Noa Noa’s Instagram for more information! Date June 27th!
Picture Spot for Instagram
Location: The Paper Bag Princess
8050 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90046
This Months Beats:
“We are all born naked and the rest is drag”
Featured Artist: RuPaul
Song: Supermodel (You Better Work)
About Song/Artist: Obviously, we all know RuPaul from his drag race series! RuPaul has been influential in the LGBTQ and drag community since the early 90s. He is hands down the most famous drag queen in the world. He has provided us with entertainment from his drag, his music, and his show. This pride month, Supermodel should be everyone’s theme song. Don’t forget to sachey chantey everywhere you go with pride.
Mark your calendars!
JUNE: Pride Month
Every Friday — Pride Pantry Sign up here!
Sat. June 5th — City Clean-up
Sat. June 12- Tutu’s & Heels
Sun. June 20 — Fathers Day
Thurs. June 24- Purple Lily Awards
Sat. June 27 — Pride Picnic & Orgullo Fest
Mon. June 28- Stonewall Riots Anniversary
Small L.A Business
Name: Los Angelitos Bakery
Where: 2881 E. Florence Ave Huntington Park CA 90255
Instagram: @losangelitosbakery
They are a small family-owned business that specializes in delicious pan dulce. The most important factor for them is to bake the most authentic and best-tasting treats. This month they will be making delicious buttery Rainbow Conchas for pride month. Los Angelitos Bakery has promised to donate 100% of the concha sales to Latino Equality Alliance! They are amazing!
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Latino Equality Alliance
The mission of Latino Equality Alliance (LEA) is to advocate for equity, safety, and wellness for the Latinx Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + community.
