Pasadena, CA, May 8, 2013: The Board of Directors of San Gabriel Valley Pride is pleased to announce that Ms. Vanessa Manjarrez, the 95th Rose Queen® of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses®, will be riding in the SGVP entry in the Long Beach LGBT Pride Parade on Sunday May 19, 2013 in downtown Long Beach. [...]
On Friday, May 3rd, Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride & The Center Long Beach hosted the 3rd Annual Evening with Mayor Bob Foster in Celebration of the 30th Annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival. At the event, Long Beach Mayor, Bob Foster recognized the founders of Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride [...]
On Saturday morning some frightening news began circulating around Long Beach. Numerous facebook updates, telling of a horrifying experience for local DJ and Imperial Court 2012 Prince, Von Jonnie. His facebook status updates got people talking and concerned as they attempted to understand what really happened to such an esteemed community member on Friday night. [...]
2013 Imperial Crown Prince and known local DJ Von Jonnie was beaten on his way home last night after leaving the Mayor’s LGBT Reception, according to his Facebook updates. We contacted Von Jonnie as soon as we found out about the incident and with his permission, we share the story. “After I dropped Sabreena home on [...]
LONG BEACH PRIDE, ONE OF THE CITY’S LARGEST EVENTS IN HISTORY, CELEBRATES ITS OWN HISTORY WITH 30 YEARS PROUD 1983 marked that year of the inaugural Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival–a feat that was, undoubtedly, the spark of a tradition that now brings over 80,000 revelers every year. The mission, in the words [...]
John Kelly O’Leary, 21, an ex-Marine was arrested in a Chicago late Monday on suspicion of assault and a hate crime for the September beating outside the Silver Fox, at a relative’s house in Evergreen Park, according to Jack McCarthy of the Evergreen Park Police Department. O’Leary is expected to be extradited to Long Beach [...]
Call me.. maybe not! Just one week after the Boy Scouts of America excitedly announced the upcoming performances of Train and Carly Rae Jepsen at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree, both acts have announced their decision to drop out over the organization’s ban on gays. The Lady Jepsen tweeted: “As an artist who believes in [...]
Program funded by a Federal Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (BHS) a local leader in substance abuse treatment programs, and the Gay and Lesbian Center of Long Beach (The Center) are pleased to announce a partnership that will provide substance abuse counseling and prevention case management [...]
Denver Nuggets star Kenneth Faried has joined the group Athlete Ally as an ambassador, making him the first player in the NBA to join an LGBT rights support organization. Athlete Ally combats homophobia in sports. Faried appeared in a video in late January with his two moms for One Colorado, urging lawmakers to pass a [...]
Written by Ismael Morales HIV Prevention Program @ The Center LB In my 10 years of working in HIV prevention, education and testing I have come across hundreds of studies and read countless theories on how we can stop the spread of HIV by targeting those groups which are at high risk of infection. Nothing [...]
