Julian Wasser is a well-known photojournalist whose career began in Washington, D.C. pride parade reflects hopes, dreams and despairs'). Since the end of the 1970s, the parade has been held in West Hollywood, a center for the gay community in Los Angeles (Shelby Grad, 'From gay bashing to AIDS to same-sex marriage, L.A. As noted by Christopher Street West, the non-profit that organizes the annual LA Pride celebration, this was only one year after the Stonewall Uprising in New York City that marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement in the United States, and it was 'the world's first permitted parade advocating for gay rights' (Christopher West Association, Inc., 'About LA Pride'). The first Los Angeles Pride Parade took place in 1970.
Julian Wasser slides from the 1985 Los Angeles Pride paradeġ2 slides of the 1985 Pride parade in Los Angeles, California by Julian Wasser.