LOS ANGELES
CHRISTINA AGUILERA TO HEADLINE “LA PRIDE IN THE PARK”
LA Pride has announced six-time GRAMMY® Award-winner and longtime LGBTQIA+ ally Christina Aguilera will headline “LA Pride in the Park,” LA Pride’s official in-person music event. The multi-stage event will be Saturday, June 11 at Los Angeles State Historic Park. With over 30 acres of gorgeous green lawn and a capacity for 25,000, this show has the potential to be the largest Official Pride concert in the country. Additional artists will also be announced in the coming weeks.
LA Pride also announced that its annual Pride parade will return on June 12 after a two year hiatus. The second largest Pride parade in the nation will now be centered in Hollywood.
For up-to-date information visit www.lapride.org.
WEST HOLLYWOOD
LIL’ KIM, JESSE J AND YEARS & YEARS HEADLINE WEHO PRIDE WEEKEND
Lil Kim, Jesse J and Years & Years are part of long list of headliners at this year’s Outloud Raising Voices Music Festival at WeHo Pride. OUTLOUD Raising Voices Music Festival is a 3-Day, LGBTQ+ Music Festival, profiling and celebrating Queer artistry as a kick-off concert to PRIDE Month. This high-energy concert features show stopping performances from the Raising Voices Main Stage, engaging interviews and artist meet-and-greets in the OUTLOUD Twitch Lounge. The event will be hosted by the City of West Hollywood as part of the inaugural WEHO PRIDE Celebration.
PALM SPRINGS
GAY JOURNALIST THOM SENZEE DEAD AT 54. RIP
Gay political journalist Thom Senzee died last month in Palm Springs. According to sources close to his family, his time of death is believed to be late Monday night, March 21, or early Tuesday morning, March 22. He was living with a friend as he prepared to move to a new apartment in Palm Springs. His body was found some time on Tuesday, according to sources. The cause of his death is not yet known. He was 54 years old. Senzee was a Huffpost signature blogger, and author of the All Out Politics syndicated column. He is the former editor-in-chief of LGBT Weekly and had written for various LGBT publications including THE FIGHT, The Advocate and OUT Magazine.
SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO POLICE GET TRAINING ON LGBTQ AWARENESS
All sworn in personnel at the San Diego Police Department are required to get extra training on bias policing and LGBTQ awareness. 1,900 or so officers are naw encouraged to ask an individual their preferred pronouns as part of their training. The San Diego Union Tribune reports that state law mandates LGBTQ awareness training for new officers, but San Diego police are requiring it for all officers within the department, even those who might be nearing retirement. The department also added training to help officers identify and avoid bias in their policing tactics. All law enforcement officers in California are required to go through mandatory training every two years. This new, extra day of training is mandatory for San Diego police. A couple dozen officers go through the daylong training each week. Classes started in February.
LOS ANGELES
THE ZONE LA MEN’S CLUB CLOSES AFTER 27 YEARS
THE ZONE LA, a sex club that catered to gay, bisexual men and MSM in Los Angeles, has closed permanently after serving the community for 27 years. The space located at 1037 N Sycamore Avenue was listed for lease in 2021. Artnews.com reports that the Lisson Art Gallery is opening at the former popular sex space for men in 2022.
