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'When people understand our humanity, we win.' LA Pride parade celebrates community

Sebastian Soto wishes there could be an LGBTQ+ Pride parade every day — in every city and every country in the world. Alas, that's not the case. But for Soto, who is gay, there was plenty of joy and laughter to be had Sunday at the Los Angeles Pride parade, one of the nation's oldest and biggest LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations. "We wanted to celebrate pride and get together in this weird time we're ...
People watch along the parade route during the 2023 LA Pride Parade in Hollywood on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Sebastian Soto wishes there could be an LGBTQ+ Pride parade every day — in every city and every country in the world.

Alas, that's not the case. But for Soto, who is gay, there was plenty of joy and laughter to be had Sunday at the Los Angeles Pride parade, one of the nation's oldest and biggest LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations.

"We wanted to celebrate pride and get together in this weird time we're living in and bring some color and love and light and hope," said Soto, a Hollywood resident who wore a hot pink duster and pearl necklace.

Soto and a group of friends, all gay or bisexual men who attended WeHo Pride in West Hollywood last weekend, met early Sunday and paid homage to "the queen" Britney Spears' star on the

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