Comedian, actor and activist Margaret Cho served as this year’s Icon Grand Marshal
, joining parade entries that included Disney Company employees, the Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders, TV personalities and Katharine Jefferts Schori, former presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
Jana “Cricket” Jordan, sister of the late actor and singer Leslie Jordan, rode in a custom purple vehicle decorated with photos of her Emmy-Award winning brother. Jordan was honored as the event’s Legacy Grand Marshal. The openly gay actor was 67 when he passed away of natural causes on Oct. 24, 2022.
This year’s Community Grand Marshal is the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California , which helped make the first LA Pride Parade possible in 1970. That was the year organization was instrumental in fighting the L.A. Police Commission’s unconstitutional requirement of a $1 million insurance policy by parade organizers, resulting in the first permitted gay parade in the world, according to strategist Nicholas Reiner.
Sarah Marcelo, 26, of Los Angeles, said she loved the part street party, part fashion show feel of LA Pride. As she watched Mariachi Arcoiris on the festival stage post-parade, she pointed out families, couples and teenagers in the crowd. She said she is grateful her family was supportive when she came out eight years ago, and that Los Angeles has a long history of supporting the LGBTQ community.
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