Los Angeles–11 June 2017

#Resist March

Instead of a parade with floats, etc. as per usual, LA Pride organized the #Resist march to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. As you can see from the picture at the website, the march was incredibly well attended. The one bad point of the day was that the march (scheduled to start at 8 a.m.) didn’t get started until 9:30 a.m.—and that was the speechmaking.

Here are some of the speakers:

Two speakers at start of parade  
Rep. Ted Lieu speaking Rep. Ted Lieu
Rev. Troy Perry Rev. Troy Perry
LA City Council members LA City Council members
Woman speaker  
ru paul Ru Paul
Mayor Eric Garcetti LA Mayor Eric Garcetti

Here are some of the people and the protest signs; the ones that aren’t safe for work (because of “strong language” are on the next page.

Image of Pikachu on sign: “Why don'tcha let us have a picachu Tax Returns?” Skull and crossbones w. combover: Denial is deadly; #resist science deniers Trump w. slogan “Con Man”; button “Donald Trump is a horrible person”; bumper sticker: CHUMP - Make America Hate Again Respect Existence or Expect Resistance Fruits Unite - Impeach the Orange Marchers from Human Rights Campaign carrying flag with yellow equal sign on blue background Man made up as Trump; dressed in orange LA County Jail T-shirt with ball & chain Uh Uh Hunny Lordy I hope there are crepes Honey badger do not care, but you should! Person in bear costume with rainbow striped jacket Long shot of crowd Unfit nitwit T-shirt: Let me be perfectly queer Monopoly board game parody: “Go directly to jail” (Trump holding moneybag) Rage against the tangerine Was going to make a sign but was too busy having gay sex

The Babadook

There seems to be a horror film about some entity called “The Babadook,” which, for some strange reason, has become a gay icon. Sure enough, it showed up at the march, and was an instant hit with the participants:

Man in babadook costume Image of Babadook: Shantay you babastay

End of March Rally

The rally had some fairly high-powered speakers:

Speaker at rally  
congressman adam schiff Rep. Adam Schiff
Rep. Maxine Waters Rep. Maxine Waters
Rep. Nancy Pelosi Rep. Nancy Pelosi

After the March

Some pictures I took on the way back from the march. There are places where you can rent a bicycle; here are the slightly suggestive adverts on the side of the bicycle basket:

Ride me: I'm cheap and easy Ride me: I'll make you happy Ride me: I'm ready for you

The first couple of these pictures show that Los Angeles / Hollywood is really serious about its movies and the Emmy awards. The sculpture is titled “The Family,” by David Green.

Multi-story banner for Despicable Me 3 Multi-story ad: Billy on the Street. You nominated DONALD TRUMP for an Emmy but you won't nominate BILLY ON THE STREET? Be on the right side of history. “The Family”; sculpture by David Green

There is an artist named Wrdsmith who does some wonderful stuff on utility boxes. If you can’t read the text on the last picture, here is a link to the text.

Poster on utility box: Find your squad and roll (WRDSMTH) Kissing couple (painting on utility box) Utility box with long message

Miscellaneous Pictures

Various street art, and a creative spelling in the last photo.

Wall painting of five people (rock musicians?) 60s style posters for San Diego Zoo Painted garage door; monopoly man in mask with spray paint can wall art of chihuahua Stenciled painting: Seekig applause your digital mirage Painting of “shadow” of a man looking at cell phone. Bill O'Reilly and Trump saying “You're fired” Gourmet sandwishes