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Inside This Year’s Campaign, OWN YOUR PRIDE @RONNIETHEBEAT
Letter from the President of CSW AS PRESIDENT OF Christopher Street West, it’s been exciting to oversee the talent, skills, and visions of our diverse community in creating the nation’s largest, most inclusive, and queerest ticketed PRIDE festival and parade.
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In our 46th year of producing this amazing event, it’s an incredible feat that we still have the full attention and excitement of the current generation. Not many events, much less those produced by a nonprofit, can attest to that. LA PRIDE serves as an annual reminder that while we have come so far in the equality of our LGBTQ family, we still have many challenges ahead. Currently, new discriminatory laws prove the continued importance of a safe space for our community members. Now, more than ever, we need to teach the next generation of activists what it means to “Own Your Pride” To accomplish this, we leveraged Los Angeles’ unique advantage of international reach and partnered with social media ambassadors to highlight our diverse community and represent what it means to “Own Your Pride.” They have the platform to shine a spotlight on this message and spread it worldwide. I invite all of you to do the same! #OwnYourPride
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Our community has such a strong, unique, and storied history. LA PRIDE was the first LGBTQ parade in history. Let’s continue to make history together!
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GRAND MARSHAL:
Jewel Thais-Williams CHRISTOPHER STREET WEST IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE that activist, entrepreneur, and community leader Jewel Thais-Williams will serve as the grand marshal of the 46th annual LA PRIDE Music Festival & Parade. Thais-Williams has served tirelessly as a leader in the Los Angeles LGBT community for almost half a century. In 1972, with no nightclub experience and California state laws prohibiting female bartending, she purchased a neighborhood bar in Arlington Heights and named it Catch One. What started as a business to support her while a student at UCLA became the longest standing African-American-owned gay club in the country. For 42 years, “The Catch” served as a haven for gays of color who, like Thais-Williams, felt discriminated and excluded elsewhere by their white LGBT and heterosexual African-American counterparts. The Catch was a place where diversity and inclusion reigned paramount, and at its center was Jewel Thais-Williams. The bar that started in one room evolved to take over the whole building, and then the building next door. The likes of Warren Beatty, Rick James, Madonna, Chaka Khan, and countless others were welcomed with open arms to the Pico Boulevard disco over the course of its four-decade reign. What started as an alternative club in a rough neighborhood became a symbol of tolerance, acceptance and individuality for Los Angeles’ LGBT communities of color. As time went on, Jewel found a new calling in the world of Eastern medicine. She earned her Master’s degree in 1998 from Samra University in Oriental Medicine and opened the doors to the Village Community Health Foundation in 2001. Village Health is a community clinic that specializes in nutrition, lifestyle changes, and diseases with high incidents in the African-American community, including HIV/ AIDS, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and upper respiratory infections. Regardless of one’s ability to pay, the foundation also provides services ranging from acupuncture and yoga to emotional and family counseling. Her reputation as a fierce and fearless community advocate has earned ThaisWilliams the nickname “Mama Jewel,” and at 77 years old, she’s showing no signs of slowing down. Last year she shut the doors of her legendary club and retired from the nightclub business to focus on her foundation full-time. In addition to serving as Village Health’s Executive Director, she also co-founded the Minority AIDS Project, the Imani Unidos Food Pantry in South Los Angeles, and Rue’s House, the first U.S. housing facility for women with AIDS and their children.
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HIV Crisis in Communities of Color
Even with advancements in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in recent years, gay and bisexual men are still disproportionately affected by the disease. The men who bear the most severe burden are gay and bisexual men of color who face extraordinary barriers — both socioeconomic and cultural — that their white counterparts do not. From limited access to quality health care and higher rates of unemployment and incarceration to lower income and educational levels, the AfricanAmerican and Hispanic LGBT communities are facing the biggest obstacles in this fight.
ACCORDING TO THE BLACK AIDS INSTITUTE, THE AIDS RATE (A MEASURE FOR THE PROGRESSION OF DISEASE) YOUNG BLACK
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ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AMONG ALL GAY AND AND ONLY 29% HAD ACHIEVED VIRAL SUPPRESSION
BISEXUAL MEN DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2014, AFRICAN-AMERICANS ACCOUNTED FOR THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE AT 39%.
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Community Events YOUTH DANCE
Join Lifeworks, the West Hollywood Cheerleaders, and LA PRIDE for Friday’s brandnew Youth Dance. Get your dance on from 6-8 p.m. at this drug-and-alcohol-free event for LGBTQ youth aged 24 and under. Remember to bring your photo ID. For more information, contact Jessica Weissbuch at jweissbuch@lalgbtcenter.org.
DYKE MARCH & RALLY
Roll call! The annual Dyke March and Rally will take place Friday on the Main Stage at 6 p.m. with appearances by the West Hollywood City Council and Grand Marshal Jewel Thais-Williams. The Dyke March will power its way down Santa Monica Boulevard after the program at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Corey Roskin at (323) 848-6403 or croskin@weho.org.
VOGUE BALL
Reach LA and LA PRIDE will read you to filth at the first-ever LA PRIDE Vogue Ball. The shade begins Friday at 8 p.m. inside the West Hollywood Park auditorium, at the fiercest, most legendary battle ever! Check out the chopping, mopping and dropping on the runway as houses compete in dance, modeling, and fashion artistry, all while supporting an amazing cause, as Reach LA provides a safe support system — including HIV testing — for LGBTQ youth in communities of color.
FRIDAY NIGHT TRANS* SOCIAL
It’ll be on and popping from 6-10 p.m. with an amazing program of music and performance. Come together in an incredible safe space where you can let loose, be yourself and feel the support of the LGBTQ community and its allies! After the Social, explore our Trans* Station outreach booth and peruse art by incredible Trans* artists!
DRAG REVUE
LA PRIDE is proud to announce its very own drag revue. There will be a bevy of queens ready to read, werk, and serve, and you can see all this elaganza when it graces the Pride Hall runway — inside the festival grounds — on Saturday, June 11.
EROTIC CITY
Explore or be explored at this venue embracing and celebrating leather, kink, fetish, and mainstream erotica. Find it at the Plinth Garage, Saturday and Sunday inside the festival grounds. You must be at least 18 to attend.
COUNTRY WESTERN PAVILION
Make the splinters fly as you two-step, line dance, waltz, and swing with LGBTQ ranch hands at this country jamboree. DJ Rick Dominguez will corral the community with fun and free-spirited spinning all day long on Sunday at Pride Hall inside the festival. LA PRIDE reckons you’ll have a wild time!
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The Festival
What is an RFID wristband? This year the LA PRIDE Music Festival will be joining the likes of other music festivals by using RFID wristband technology. The wristband has encrypted technology that will be scanned upon entrance to Music Festival grounds. As a part of this system, everyone is required to wear a wristband within the perimeter of the Music Festival grounds and it must remain on for the remainder of the days you wish to attend. Your wristband must be worn securely on the wrist.
Where is the Music Festival located? At West Hollywood Park. The main entrance to the Music Festival — the front gate — is at the intersection of San Vicente and Santa Monica Bouelvards. What are the Music Festival hours? Friday: 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Free event) Saturday: 2 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Ticketed event) Sunday: Noon – 11 p.m. (Ticketed event) Where can I purchase tickets? Buy them in advance at lapride.org How much are tickets? Friday entrance to the festival is free. General admission single-day tickets are available for $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Weekend tickets are $45 in advance and $55 at the door. What does the VIP ticket get you? A VIP ticket allows access to a dedicated area in the festival that offers a mainstage-adjacent viewing area, a raised mainstage viewing platform, exclusive bar and dining options with seating, and upgraded restroom facilities. Weekend VIP tickets are $125 in advance and $150 at the door. Discounted Tickets $15 discount single-day tickets are available for purchase only at the Festival Main Entrance for seniors 65+, the disabled, military veterans (proper ID required), and active military (proper ID required). Children 12 & under are free with an accompanying adult. Can I buy my ticket the day of the event? Single or multi-day tickets can be purchased at the front gate, subject to availability and capacity. But why risk tickets selling out in advance? Buy your ticket for cheaper than the walk-up price today!
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When will I get my wristband? If you purchased your tickets before June 3, you should receive your wristband by June 8. For international tickets and tickets purchased on or after June 3, your wristband will be at the front gate. Just make sure to have your ID and the credit card you purchased your tickets with. I got my wristband! Now what? Treat your wristband like cash. Each wristband is good for entrance by one person and is non-transferable. Once you’ve put on your wristband, DO NOT REMOVE or attempt to loosen it! Improperly applied wristbands will delay your entrance to the festival. Let’s keep the line flowing! We will not accept damaged or tampered wristbands. If your wristband is removed by Music Festival security for any reason, it WILL NOT be replaced. Is LA PRIDE an all-ages event? It is. Bring the kids! However, you must be 21+ to consume alcoholic beverages on Music Festival grounds and 18+ to enter the Erotic City venue. Is there a dress code? We want you to express your individuality! However, this is an all-ages event, so we draw the line at full nudity. What about pets? Due to the amount of people at our event, we must restrict pet attendance to service animals only. We love your pets, but we love your pets’ safety more. What is NOT allowed inside the Music Festival? Rollerskates/blades, skateboards, and hover boards; bikes/scooters; outside beverage/food items; carts, tents, and chairs of any kind; coolers; glass containers; sharpies, markers, paint pens; selfie sticks; beach balls and inflatables; weapons of any kind (this includes toy guns or water guns); pets (except service dogs); alcohol; illegal or illicit substances of any kind; professional photography equipment; video equipment; instruments. No unauthorized or unlicensed vendors are allowed, and no unauthorized solicitations, handbills, sampling or giveaways. Bag checks will be required upon entering Music Festival grounds, and prohibited items will be confiscated by security.
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The Headliners
Charli XCX Having released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2013 in the shape of the dark and stormy release True Romance, Charli XCX went on to co-write the shouty behemoth “I Love It” for Icona Pop and the number one single “Fancy” with Iggy Azalea. Soon after she started work on her second album, Sucker, a 14-track collection veering from the global smash “Boom Clap” (a Top 10 hit in America) to the bratty poppunk of “Break The Rules” to the experimental hip-hop stylings of “Gold Coins.” “I know who I am now,” Charli says. “I feel like this is the best music I’ve ever made.”
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Carly Rae Jepsen This multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter’s critically acclaimed album E·MO ·TION , released in August, was the follow-up to her U.S. debut, Kiss , which famously featured her blockbuster break-out hit “Call Me Maybe” (a song that has sold 18 million units to date worldwide). E·MO·TION was named one of the best albums of 2015 by Rolling Stone, TIME , Spin, NPR , Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, and others. Jepsen also earned praise for her performance as “Frenchy” in FOX’s highly rated Grease: Live, and she spent much of 2014 earning rave reviews for her starring role in the Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Krewella Hailing from Chicago, this electropunk sister duo has grown into symbols of female empowerment, transcending social and gender stigmas to achieve their dream. With heavy rock and dance influences, Krewella first burst onto the scene with the Play Hard EP in 2011. In a male-dominated music industry, they were one of a few female dance groups to secure major club residencies and festival appearances. With the platinum hit “Alive” under their belt, their evolution into a live rock/dance hybrid act continues into 2016 as they prepare to release their second album, Ammunition, while continuing to be one of the most unique acts in the world.
6 Queer Artists to Note Catch these LGBTQ acts on the stages of this year’s LA PRIDE
Big Freedia Known as the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia is at the forefront of the hip-hop subgenre born of New Orleans and known for its call-and-response style and lightning-speed booty-shaking. Though gay and proud, Big Freedia asserts that sexuality has little to do with the music. “There’s no need to separate it out. All types of people—gay, straight, rich, poor, black, white—come to my shows. People just wanna get out and have a good time!” Big Freedia’s upcoming album, Da Idol, is out this June.
Michael Blume This Harlem-based artist offers something for everyone with music inspired by hiphop, jazz, R&B, neo-soul, and electronica, with the avant-garde twists of a serious artist and anthemic quality of a star. He doesn’t have a singular demographic, because his music doesn’t come from a singular place. Lyrically he exhibits a passion for capturing a range of issues, from materialism to gay rights. He’s currently in the studio finishing his debut EP, Colors, which is set to be released this July.
Brayton Bowman Within months of moving to New York City, Bowman—a Philly-born student of musical theater, classical and choral music—released his first collection of songs in a four song EP, Here / Now, that provided him with the courage to continue his solo career. He soon began to split his time between NYC and studio sessions in London, and not long after his second EP, The Update, Spin named him an “Artist to Watch.” Bowman currently calls L.A. home, though he continues to bounce back to London when he can. He’s looking to release his third EP, 22 Minutes Later, this year.
Le1f This New York rapper is looking to break through the wall of music for himself and others like him. Inspired by the likes of MIA and Missy Elliott, he says, ”If people can make records about cars, drugs, women, and money, and that makes sense, then I can make songs about misogyny, misandry, homosexuality, transphobia, and Black Lives Matter, and all that should make sense, too. I want to be part of that wave of people that is more responsible, you know?” Riot Boi, Le1f’s debut album, dropped last November.
Shamir This 20-year-old from North Las Vegas grew up away from The Strip in a suburban area of the desert, but it was a love of all music that led Shamir to Brooklyn, where he launched Ratchet, his first full-length album, a disco, house, and R&B marvel. His vocal styling transcends boundaries of genre, gender, age, and geography, and Shamir naturally rejects categorization as just another barrier to personal freedom. He puts it best: “I never felt like a boy or a girl, never felt I should wear this or dress like that. I just always come as Shamir.”
Daphne Willis With Chicago roots and Texas ties, Willis brings musicality and grit to the songs she writes and performs. She didn’t plan a career in music, but as a student, open mic nights led to regular gigs and eventually hitting the road. Now, eight records in, Willis calls Nashville home, where she crafts her brand of pop. Her latest EP, Inside Outright, saw her co-write songs with Hunter Davis, John Oates of Hall & Oates, and others.
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The Stages
Main Stage This is it—the most outrageous lineup LA PRIDE has ever seen! This stage will blast the LGBTQ community and its allies to musical nirvana and back. Get ready as Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, and Krewella take over the stage, and don’t miss the awesomeness of the EC Twins, Bebe Rexha, Shamir, and Hailee Steinfeld. Craving even more? The showcase continues as Lion Babe, Conrad Sewell, Daya, Brayton Bowman, Gia, and Michael Blume (and many more!) turn it up in celebration of inclusivity and diversity.
FRIDAY 6-9 p.m. Dyke March & Rally 9-10 p.m. Daphne Willis 10-11 p.m. Gia 11 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Krewella SATURDAY 2-3 p.m. 3-4 p.m. 4-5 p.m.
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5-6 p.m. 6-7 p.m. 7-8 p.m. 8-9 p.m. 9-10 p.m. 10-11:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Brayton Bowman Gavin Turek Lion Babe Shamir Bebe Rexha Charli XCX DJ SUNDAY
Noon - 2:30 p.m.
DJ
2:30-3:30 p.m. 3:30-4:30 p.m. 4-5:30 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 7:30-8:30 p.m. 8:30-9:30 p.m. 9:30-10:30 p.m. 10:30-11:30 p.m.
Michael Blume DJ EC Twins Daya Conrad Sewell Hailee Steinfeld Gallant Timeflies Carly Rae Jepsen
Hip-Hop Stage Powered by B.A.S.H. LA, this stage presents a weekend of live, raw hip-hop talent. It’s this stage’s most diverse lineup yet, featuring everything from throwback R&B to New Orleans bounce. Did Faith Evans just walk onstage? Yes, she did. Is that Trina and Da Brat on the mic? Yup. Watch as Big Freedia, Dondria Nicole, Siya and many more bring the crowd together through music, love, and pride. FRIDAY 6-10 p.m. 10-10:30 p.m. 10:30-11:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. - midnight Midnight - 1 a.m.
Trans Celebration DJ Da Brat DJ Faith Evans
6:30-8 p.m. 8-9 p.m. 9-10 p.m. 10-11 p.m. 11 p.m. - midnight Midnight - 12:30 a.m. 12:30-1 a.m.
DJ Ben Milan Christopher DJ Richie Skye Dondria Nicole DJ Vision Siya DJ Vision
SATURDAY 2-4 p.m. 4-4:30 p.m. 4:30-6 p.m. 6-6:30 p.m.
DJ Kidd Berkley the Artist DJ Konrad Gia
Latin Stage Echa pa’ lante! Powered by Club Papi, the Latin Stage will go off with such headline acts as Oscar Y Edgar Velasquez and Diana Reyes, and you’ll feel the rhythm with Maribel Guardia, straight from Mexico City. But the party doesn’t stop there, as Marilyn Odessa, Robin S, Inaya Day, DJ Kidd Madonny, and many others will take the stage. Oh, and let’s not forget those spicy Club Papi go-go dancers.
SUNDAY Noon - 2 p.m. 2-3 p.m. 3-3:30 p.m.
DJ Lancia DJ KidRok Tyran Brown
FRIDAY 6-9 p.m. 9 p.m. - midnight Midnight - 1 a.m.
Youth Dance Oscar y Edgar Velasquez Maria Jose SATURDAY
2-5:30 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 6:30-7 p.m. 7-8 p.m. 8-9 p.m. 9-10 p.m.
DJ Marilyn Odessa DJ Hososcopos de Durango DJ Diana Reyes
3:30-4 p.m. 3:30-4:30 p.m. 4:30-5 p.m. 5-5:30 p.m. 5:30-6 p.m. 6-7 p.m. 7-7:30 p.m. 7:30-8 p.m. 8-9 p.m. 9-11 p.m.
DJ KidRok DJ LaLa Michell’e DJ LaLa DJ WZRD Big Freedia DJ WZRD DJ Wizz Kidd Trina DJ Wizz Kidd
10-11 p.m. 11 p.m. - 1 a.m.
DJ DJ Kidd Madonny SUNDAY
Noon - 4 p.m. 4-5 p.m. 5-6:30 p.m. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 7:30-8:30 p.m. 8:30-9:30 p.m. 9:30-10 p.m. 10-11 p.m.
DJ Robin S. and Inaya Day DJ Maribel Guardia DJ Mariana Seoane DJ DJ Kidd Madonny
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What can the LA PRIDE festival-goer expect from your work at this year’s celebration?
Art at the Park
We’re refocusing on presenting a larger art presence at LA PRIDE that highlights a combination of L.A.’s emerging and established contemporary artists. I hope to create an environment that inspires excitement, discovery, and wonder. The theme for this year’s art is “Cruising.” How did you decide on the theme? The theme was conceived by artists JD Samson and Drew Denny. The concept looks back at traditional, IRL (in real life) meeting spaces and was created to take into account the cross-generational experience. Paying homage to the necessity of many LGBTQ+ identified people to hide in plain sight, embedding queer romance and sexuality into urban and rural landscapes, the Cruising Park is both a nostalgic reminder of yesterday’s survival tactics and a call to take our politics (and our bodies) back to the streets. Aiming to incite a mass queering of public space and social media, the Cruising Park invites you to come inside. In your call to artists, you said you were seeking work that “encourages shareable moments.” What shareable moments can we expect to see?
LA PRIDE SPEAKS TO NATHALY CHARRIA, curator of this year’s art and heritage exhibit, about this year’s “Cruising” theme, the large-scale exhibitions woven throughout the festival, and what it’s like to work with both prominent and emerging artists of the LGBTQ community.
What is your own background, and what brought you to LA PRIDE/Christopher Street West? I am an independent curator and advisor who specializes in contemporary art experiences. I began my practice in Miami in 2003, coinciding with the start of Art Basel Miami Beach. Throughout the last decade, I‘ve curated, exhibited, produced, and been a part of leading art festivals’ most exciting projects. I moved to West Hollywood in 2012, where I fell in love and found a home in Los Angeles. There’s an energy here that is unlike anyplace else in the world, and within it is the heart of an art movement that has shifted the paradigm. Chris Classen and Craig Bowers of Christopher Street West became familiar with my work and invited me to curate the art program for LA Pride 2016.
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Social media has changed the way people interact with and experience art. It makes artwork accessible and creates memories. Expect to discover a playground with moments that invite interaction, play, and allow you to become part of the art. You’re known for seeking out and mentoring undiscovered talent. Who are some artists showcased at this year’s event? Van Jazmin is an undiscovered L.A. artist who makes work about the trans identity and who will show a series of sculptures that demystify and break down gender stereotypes. The exhibition will also feature works by local icons Seth Bogart, Peggy Noland, and the Tom of Finland Foundation.
Peggy Noland with Seth Bogart
IBEW Local Union 11 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Marvin P. Kropke ‐ Business Manager/Financial Secretary www.ibew11.org IBEW Local Union 11 is the dynamic and progressive voice of the Electrical ConstrucƟon Industry in Los Angeles. We are a movement for social jusƟce, human rights, safe jobsites, training, green jobs and opportunity for all based in Los Angeles, California. IBEW 11 represents almost 12,000 members in Los Angeles County. We are Electricians, CommunicaƟons and Systems Installers, TransportaƟon Systems Journeyman, Civil Service Electricians, ApprenƟces, City Employees, and Rail Car Manufacturing Workers. Our members are involved in every aspect of service to the ciƟzens of this great city. We work with business, labor, community, environmental organizaƟons, clergy and anyone else who is working toward making a beƩer Los Angeles. We build Los Angeles with pride, celebrate our diversity within our membership and community and join you in supporƟng the Los Angeles Pride FesƟval.
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The Parade
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THE LONGEST RUNNING Pride parade is now in its 46th year. Along with traditional community floats and contingents, look for some surprises along the route this year.
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Holloway Park off Santa Monica Boulevard, between Croft and Alfred streets
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Holloway Drive between La Cienega and Santa Monica Boulevard. There will be ADA parade parking available for those wtih an approved LA PRIDE ADA parking pass. For more info, contact ada@lapride.org
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