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At The Beach, Los Angeles (ATBLA) is the organization that promotes and administers the
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
Black gay pride The black gay pride movement is a movement within the United States and elsewhere for black members of the LGBT community. Started in the 1990s, Black Gay Pride movements began as a way to provide black LGBT people an alternative to the largely ...
event that occurs every summer. At The Beach is an annual beach party/Pride celebration which exists as the focal point for the black gay pride events, is the largest black gay pride event on the
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History

At the Beach LA was born out of a small number of friends in
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, California, in 1988. They understood, as black gay men, that it was common for them to be rejected by the larger black and gay communities. Though the greater black and gay communities mostly refused to include them, these individuals yearned to celebrate and enjoy their identity as black
gay men Gay men are male homosexuals. Some bisexual and homoromantic men may also dually identify as gay, and a number of young gay men also identify as queer. Historically, gay men have been referred to by a number of different terms, including ' ...
. They hosted a small gathering in Malibu Point Dune beach, several miles away from the LA metropolis, in a place almost hidden from the public. This gathering was a huge success and thus began a movement for black gay pride across the world.


Present

The event, now more commonly known as L.A. Black Pride, is still the most popular and longest running black
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event in the
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. However, the event has seen a noticeable attendance and interest decline in recent years, primarily due to the
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of blacks from the West to states more eastward seeking a more affordable
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and/or larger presence of black culture.2019 LA Black Pride.
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See also

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LGBT culture in Los Angeles Although often characterized as apolitical, “Los Angeles has provided the setting for many important chapters in the struggle for gay and lesbian community, visibility, and civil rights." Moreover, Los Angeles' LGBT community has historically pl ...
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African-American LGBT community The African-American LGBT community, otherwise referred to as the Black LGBT community, is part of the overall LGBT culture and overall African-American culture. The initialism ''LGBT'' stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. A lan ...
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Black gay pride The black gay pride movement is a movement within the United States and elsewhere for black members of the LGBT community. Started in the 1990s, Black Gay Pride movements began as a way to provide black LGBT people an alternative to the largely ...
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UK Black Pride UK Black Pride (UKBP) is a black gay pride event in London that has taken place since 2005. It is Europe's largest celebration of African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Caribbean heritage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and qu ...


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External links


LA Black Pride
African-American history in Los Angeles African-American LGBT organizations LGBT African-American culture LGBT culture in Los Angeles LGBT events in California Festivals in Los Angeles African-American festivals Pride parades in California Annual events in Los Angeles County, California Organizations based in Los Angeles {{LGBT-event-stub