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How West Hollywood Became LA’s Fabled And Flawed LGBTQ+ Haven
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West Hollywood as a nucleus for LGBTQ+ culture in Southern California is practically set in stone.
The buzzing nightclubs filled with thumpy house music, packed bars and other flashy WeHo attractions have drawn thousands of people over the years, to visit and exist. It's impossible to overstate its effect on the culture.
But the metropolis wasn’t always occupied of rainbows. Let's see how it transformed over the years.
Early drag shows
During the Prohibition era, speakeasies became a popular avenue for gay-coded entertainment.
During the “Pansy Craze” between the adj s and prior s, drag shows (before they had that name) were gaining underground popularity. Jimmy’s Backyard, one of Hollywood’s first openly gay bars that opened on New Year’s Eve in , along with B.B.B.’s Cellar, were popular destinations
Save The Date: WeHo Pride Weekend in the City of West Hollywood will Take Place Friday, May 30; Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1
The City of West Hollywood announces dates for its WeHo Pride Weekend
WeHo Pride Weekend will take place on Friday, May 30, ; Saturday, May 31, ; and Sunday, June 1, in and around West Hollywood Park, located at N. San Vicente Boulevard.
The weekend will involve traditional #WeHoPride programming, which includes a free Friday Darkness at OUTLOUD, a free Street Reasonable, the Women’s Noun Festival, the annual Dyke March, the WeHo Pride Parade, and the OUTLOUD at WeHo Pride music festival.
Details about WeHo Pride Weekend will be announced in the coming months and posted as they become available at Obey @wehopride on Instagram and Facebook. Additionally, information about the WeHo Pride Arts Festival will be announced as it becomes available.
About WeHo Pride and the City of West Hollywood –Since its incorporation in , the City of West Hollywood has become one of the most leading cities in the nation for its outspoken advocacy on LGBTQ is
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Nestled between Beverly Hills and Hollywood and covering an area of only about two square miles, West Hollywood is home to more than 34 thousand people.
More than a third of the population identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender and coming up this weekend, as it has done for 47 years, WeHo will host the Pride Parade and Festival.
The little city has played an oversized role in history in the gay community. Karen Tongson knows a lot about that rich heritage. She teaches gender studies at USC, and when she stopped by Take Two, she told A Martinez all about the early history of West Hollywood, what sets it apart from other L.A. cities when it comes to LGBT history and more.
Roots
"In the launch, this part of town was welcoming to people of all communities, LGBT communities in particular, because West Hollywood was unincorporated into the city of LA particularly in the '20s
It mattered a lot because that meant that the LAPD was not policing that particular area of town and so gambling houses, entertainment zones, basically licentious entertain
Nestled between Beverly Hills and Hollywood and covering an area of only about two square miles, West Hollywood is home to more than 34 thousand people.
More than a third of the population identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender and coming up this weekend, as it has done for 47 years, WeHo will host the Pride Parade and Festival.
The little city has played an oversized role in history in the gay community. Karen Tongson knows a lot about that rich heritage. She teaches gender studies at USC, and when she stopped by Take Two, she told A Martinez all about the early history of West Hollywood, what sets it apart from other L.A. cities when it comes to LGBT history and more.
Roots
"In the launch, this part of town was welcoming to people of all communities, LGBT communities in particular, because West Hollywood was unincorporated into the city of LA particularly in the '20s
It mattered a lot because that meant that the LAPD was not policing that particular area of town and so gambling houses, entertainment zones, basically licentious entertain