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DTLA Proud Festival

DTLA Proud Festival
GenrePride festival
Date(s)August
Location(s)Los Angeles, California
Inaugurated2016
Organized byDTLA Proud
Websitewww.dtlaproud.org

DTLA Proud is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in and focused on Downtown Los Angeles.[1]

Community Center

On August 5, 2019, the DTLA Proud Gala raised funds for a new LGBTQ community center in Downtown. The proposed space would contain, when completed, a lounge area and library stocked with LGBTQ literature, an art gallery, and a non-profit incubator.[2]

Annual DTLA Proud Festival

The DTLA Proud Festival is held annually in Pershing Square.

DTLA Proud Festival 2016

The inaugural DTLA Proud festival was held in August 2016.[3]

DTLA Proud Festival 2017

After attendance at the 2016 festival more than doubled the pre-event estimates, the organizers extended and enhanced the 2017 event with live music, DJs, dancers and a micro-waterpark. The 2017 event featured “The Run,” a 30-foot-long wall being created by the Los Angeles Conservancy and the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, showcasing LGBTQ icons and listing notable sites in Los Angeles.[4]

DTLA Proud Festival 2018

2018's festival included a “Pride in the Sky” awards event at the OUE Skyspace at the U.S. Bank Tower[5]

DTLA Proud Festival 2019

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the 2019 DTLA Proud Festival included a memorial prepared by the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives.[6]

DTLA Proud Festival 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organization to cancel the 2020 DTLA Proud Festival.[7]

DTLA Proud Festival 2021

The DTLA Proud Festival was held in 2021 with COVID-19 precautions, such as requiring proof of vaccination.[8]

References

  1. ^ "About".
  2. ^ "DTLA Proud gala raises LGBT community visibility downtown". August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "DTLA Proud Festival debuts in Downtown Los Angeles". August 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Downtown's LGBTQ Festival is Bigger and Better This Year". August 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "DTLA's queer community soars to new heights, like its skyline". August 22, 2018.
  6. ^ losangelesblade.com/2019/08/21/2019-dtla-proud-festival-a-prelude-to-year-round-presence/
  7. ^ "DTLA Proud Festival returns, 15,000 guests expected". August 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Opens today; the LGBTQ DTLA PROUD festival 2021". August 27, 2021.
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