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LA Pride Mayor 2024 Unveils Empowering Burbank Faces Backlash OverTheme: Playful “Power in Pride” and Pride 2024 Dates Video, Cites Critics Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias Early Bird Tickets Mayor Konstantine Now Available, Anthony Defends Pride ActionsParade Amid Date Confirmed Controversy Over Video
Christopher Street West Association (CSW) – the 501(c)3 nonprofit that has produced the historicQuintana LA Pride celebration By Dolores for more than 50 years – has unveiled the 2024 theme Mayor as “Power in Pride.”Anthony A limited Burbank Konstantine is facing criticism frombird conservatives number of early tickets following are now the circulation of a video him being available to purchase for showing $49 at lapride.org. spanked by a CSW drag has queen during an Additionally, confirmed the event 54th on the weekend of September 10. Anthony has responded that some of his critics are motivated by anti-LGBTQ+ bias and that the incident was harmless. In the video, posted by the Wisenuts podcast, Mayor Anthony is seen being spanked by a drag artist, backed by the Village People’s “Macho Man.” Anthony described the events as “shenanigans” and emphasized that it was
Annual LA Pride Parade will be held in Hollywood on Sunday, all in good fun. He wentJune on 9, to 2024. reveal that a “Power means the ability live secretly recorded video was madeto during authentically,” said LA Pride board the event and subsequently shared with a president Garth. “The LGBTQIA+ prominent Gerald hate group. community long beenaccount, united Anthony by the In a post onhas his Instagram very thatextremist makes us unique, stated,same “For attribute several days, right-wing and that is what ‘Power in reflects. organizations, including FoxPride’ News, have In an especially spread misleadingcontentious information election to fuel year fear, and time whereand wehate. continue face antidiscrimination, I willtoalways be a LGBTQ legislation at the local and national proud supporter of the LGBTQ+ community levels, an important reminder that by and dragit’s performers.” He added, “On awe busy filled with coming together, canSaturday foster power and varioustheindependent I attended uplift community gatherings, through advocacy and the Santa Clarita Valley Democrats’ private celebration.” fundraiser for event their organization. Notably, The music will take place on there 8. were no officially endorsed candidates June Information about performers and or state andweekend federal political figures will present. additional programming be The event was open to young adults ages 15 announced in the coming weeks. and above. However, there were Details pertaining to no attendees parking, below 18. Additionally, no children were transportation, safety, security, medical present.” participating support, vendors, and Whilecredentials not specifying particular hate media are the forthcoming. For group in question, is possible Anthony sponsorship and itother talentthatinquiries, was referring to theat Twitter account, now contact LA Pride intheknow@lapride. known X, called “Libs offollow TikTok,” which org. Forasmore information, @lapride
reposted the video and garnered over 8 million views. In response to the video, the Libs of TikTok account claimed that children were present at the event. Mayor Anthony disputed this assertion, stating that “actually, there weren’t any children at this private 21+ event. But of course, lying is totally on brand for you.” While the account correctly pointed out that individuals aged 15 and older were permitted to attend, the event’s organizer, the Santa Clarita Valley Democrats, released a statement clarifying that no individuals under the age of 18 were in attendance. Mayor Anthony reiterated this point during a City Council meeting and expressed his concern that the video’s circulation had ledand to on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, city officials receiving “some of the most vile Twitter. hate speech that IStreet have ever seen.”Association Christopher West Anthony encouraged those with concerns (CSW), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, organized the about hisfirst actions to communicate with him world’s permitted parade advocating directly emailonat kanthony@burbankca. for gay viarights June 28, 1970, to gov. He stated, want to talk to me commemorate “If the you Stonewall Rebellion about what happened over the weekend, send on Christopher Street in New York City me an email. Send me 50 an email. will talk to the year prior. Over years Ilater, CSW
you about it. There is no reason to involve all of the other people who were not at a public event, not at a government-sponsored event. It wasn’t even in the city of Burbank.” In a statement released on Tuesday, the Santa Clarita Valley Democrats voiced their remains an active for the support for Mayorvoice Anthony andLGBTQ+ strongly community of Greater Los Angeles. While denounced the sensationalized and inaccurate best known for producing the iconic LA portrayal of their event for political purposes Pride Parade celebration and Pride in the that promoted fear, homophobia, transphobia, Park, they also organize, sponsor, or support and bigotry. The Democrats reaffirmed their community events throughout the year and commitment to the LGBTQ+ community and work with their nonprofit, philanthropic, dragcommunity performers, partners refusing to to further engage with what and diversity, they referred to as “fake outrage.” equity, and inclusion.
Billie Eilish Sarcastically Responds to Nas Bomb Threat Temporarily Halts “Lil Unexpected Outing at Variety Awards X: Long Live Montero” Premiere at TIFF Hitmakers AwardsPremiere Ceremony World of Interview Documentary Was AftermathAfter Prompts Screened IG Response
20-Minute Delay
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In a recent interview with the entertainment trade magazine The premiere industry of “Lil Nas X: Long Live Variety, Billie known for her song Montero” at theEilish, Toronto International Film “Bad Guy,” how setback she feels Festival (TIFF)spoke faced aabout momentary on about women. Saturday night due to a bomb threat. During the TIFF’s magazine’s Hitmakersofawards Judy Lung, Vice President Public ceremony the weekend, confirmed Billie Eilish Affairs andover Communications, to was directly questioned about CTV News Toronto via a on-camera written statement whether she intended to come After she that the festival was alerted to anout. investigation responded, headlines she “in the vicinity of the announced red carpet”that at Roy
Thomson Hall, where the documentary was set to be screened. Lung stated, “Our standard security measures remained in place during this time, and the screening commenced with a slight delay. To our knowledge, this was a general threat and not at the film or the artist.” had come out.directed In response, she sarcastically thanked Variety for “outing” her and diverting attention from more meaningful topics in an Instagram post. Despite appearing upbeat during a red carpet chat on Saturday, Billie’s Instagram post later conveyed a less relaxed sentiment. She expressed gratitude for the award but criticized the magazine for addressing her personal life on the red carpet instead of discussing other matters. “I like boys and girls, leave me alone about it, please, literally who cares,” she added in the post.
In her Variety interview, the 21-year-old elaborated on her feelings, stating, “I’ve never really felt likeforI could relate topolice girls A spokesperson the Toronto very well.CTV I loveNews themToronto so much. them informed thatI love the threat as people. I’m attracted to festival’s them as people. had been conveyed to the private I’m attracted to them for real.” security by a passerby. “Out of an abundance at of When caution,questioned the Torontoabout policeher andsexuality the private
the weekend event, she remarked, “I didn’t
realize people didn’t know. I saw the article security swept the scene and cleared it within andminutes,” was like,noted ‘Oh, Constable I guess I came today.’ 20 Victorout Kwong.
Toronto police also clarified that the But it’s exciting to me... it’s cool thatthreat they had a general nature and did not specifically know.”any individual or entity. target
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