Three fun-filled days honoring the LGBTQ+ community were concluded Sunday with West Hollywood’s annual Pride Parade, featuring music, dancers, floats and marching contingents.
The parade began at noon, starting at Crescent Heights and Santa Monica boulevards, and traveled westbound along Santa Monica into the Rainbow — a stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard from La Cienega Boulevard to Doheny Drive, with rainbow flags and multicolored crosswalks at San Vicente Boulevard — to Robertson Boulevard.
Kitty Donohue, a member of the Gay Freedom Band of LA, plays in the annual WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Deborah Williams, a clarinetist with the Gay Freedom Band of LA, plays in the annual WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Members of the Secret Circus prepare to participate in the annual WeHo Pride Parade as it makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters participates in the annual WeHo Pride Parade as it makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
State Senator Ben Allen rides in annual WeHo Pride Parade as it makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Gloria Allred participates in the annual WeHo Pride Parade as it makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath participates in the annual WeHo Pride Parade as it makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
West Hollywood city council members, Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers, Vice Mayor John Heilman and council members John Erickson, Danny Hang and Lauren Meister, ride on the city float in the annual WeHo Pride Parade as it makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
West Hollywood city council members, Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers, Vice Mayor John Heilman and council members John Erickson, Danny Hang and Lauren Meister, ride on the city float in the annual WeHo Pride Parade as it makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The annual WeHo Pride Parade makes its way down Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Gay Freedom Band of LA plays in the annual WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Gay Freedom Band of LA plays in the annual WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
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Kitty Donohue, a member of the Gay Freedom Band of LA, plays in the annual WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The Parade Icons were actress-model Cara Delevingne, Emmy-nominated actress and filmmaker Nava Mau, “Love on the Spectrum” star Pari Kim, and former UCLA and Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe.
Each year, Parade Icons are selected for their significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, visibility, civic involvement and advocacy.
“They’ve each made a big difference in popular culture by shining a light on LGBTQ+ voices, in pushing for social justice, and by helping more people feel seen,” West Hollywood Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers said in an announcement earlier in May. “As we come together for the WeHo Pride Parade, it fills my heart that their work and presence will lift our message of LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality, and our vision for positive change in the world for LGBTQ+ people everywhere.”
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