REV. TROY D. PERRY

Co-founder CSW and Founder MCC

As the co-founder of Cristopher Street West, I am thrilled to see them change the 2017 pride parade to a human rights march. For me it’s always been about humanizing our community, standing up for those who need us most, and giving a voice to those who are sometimes invisible. Marching for human rights fits squarely within the principals of CSW’s founding.

I’ll see you all on June 11th!

ERIC C. BAUMAN

Chair, California Democratic Party

The #ResistMarch is an undeniable statement that LGBTQ Californians will fiercely resist any effort to roll back our rights. We fought hard for the progress we have made. We are resolved for the fights ahead. And we are determined to keep standing up for the rights of every lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Californian.

IVY BOTTINI

It’s about time that we got back to using the word MARCH. As a founder of the very first chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966, I became aware that vigilance should be the foremost priority of any movement. In my opinion, our LGBT community and especially the grass roots of our movement became complacent, disengaged and eschewed participation.

I hope this #RESIST march re-awakens and re-ignites our vigilance. We must fully realize that our hard won freedom is fragile in this world of hatred. This march is a clarion call to us to “get out of the bars and into the streets.” We must never again be so focused on the celebration of our victories but rather warriors who continue to ensure that our victories are secure.

I was intimately involved in the No on 6, No on 64, and HIV/AIDS issues. I have worked for over 50 years to not allow anyone to control our lives.

Those of us who live in West Hollywood breathe the rather rarefied air of freedoms so often denied to our LGBT brothers and sisters in other parts of the country. So, let us MARCH for ALL of us and be ready to #RESIST

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

Adam Schiff, Congressman

During this time of uncertainty, there is at least one thing we know to be true, that we are stronger together. Pride is about coming together to show we are not afraid. To show that we are not alone. To show that we celebrate the beautiful diversity of our community. When we start from a place of love and acceptance, there is no limit to what we can accomplish. It may seem like we are facing some brand new challenge, but the truth is we have been here before, we know what to do, let's get to it. See you on the street on June 11th.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA

Gavin Newsom

Los Angeles is a golden beacon of hope for our country. It is a city that celebrates its diversity, and believes that you can be whoever you are, and become whatever you want to be. As we come together to celebrate Pride this year we send a strong message to Washington DC and our country: we believe you belong here -- no matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like, or who you love."

CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER

John Chiang

The last decade has seen some major growth for the LGBTQ community and we should always celebrate those achievements. In that vein, it’s important to remember that we’re not finished. Many openly gay and transgender persons, especially persons of color are denied housing, employment and health services because of who they are. It’s wrong, it’s immoral, and it’s illegal. I am committed to leading the fight to ensure protections are sustained or enhanced in areas where they need be. I believe that this year’s resistance/pride march is an opportunity to elevate a cause we must all focus on: supporting LGBTQ people of color as they pursue their rightful place in our democracy—on school boards, in state houses, and in congress. In doing so we will see the policy discussion regarding LGBTQ rights aggressively pushed and won. The best way to resist is enlist and I’m here to join the fight.

CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE

Scott Wiener, California State Senator

As an openly gay California State Senator, I proudly stand with #ResistMarch. So many of our country’s recent advancements toward equality are now under threat in today’s political climate. Even critical healthcare access is in danger. Earlier in my public service, I disclosed my use of PrEP and have advocated for its use to prevent HIV. Now, access to PrEP for lower-income communities is in danger, along with the Affordable Care Act. That’s just one example of why it’s critically important for you to march on Sunday, June 11 at Hollywood and Highland.

CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE

Holly J. Mitchell, State Senator

Pride LA inspires all of us by sounding the call to join #ResistMarch in Los Angeles on June 11. I urge everyone who cares about our hard-won freedoms to stand together in the face of abuse and threats from the aggressive intolerance that has gripped our nation. Our progress toward equality and inclusion should not yield to the resentments and reproaches of those who stigmatize and shun those unlike themselves. The LGBTQ+ community, whose members remember the dignity and defiance of Selma and Stonewall, invite us to struggle against those who seek to disempower, once again, America’s historically marginalized individuals and disenfranchised populations. Let’s join them.

CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE

Ben Allen, State Senator

As the California State Senator representing West Hollywood, I proudly stand with the LGBTQ+ community in resisting the rhetoric and policies of hate and fear. I am inspired by the power of LA Pride and the long history of marginalized peoples striving together for justice and freedom from all types of violence. I will continue to fight to expand the rights and opportunities of every Californian. Last year, we were able to end the prohibition on organ and tissue donations between HIV positive individuals (SB 1408,) saving many lives. Now we will ensure that the policies out of Washington do not roll back progress or protections for our people. Let’s stand together on June 11th and march for love nationwide.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR

Jeffrey Prang, Assessor

Achieving equality and acceptance for the LGBTQ requires our ongoing commitment and unity. While great progress has been made toward the advancement of human rights, it is important that we stay strong and resolved--and never allow a slide backwards in the cause of achieving and maintaining basic rights for all people. Marching together for our rights is consistent with our history of standing-up and speaking out. It also adds to the energy and spirit that has become the annual celebration of PRIDE in our neighborhoods and around the world. I am proud to stand with our community and encourage the June 11th demonstration of our determination to advance human rights for the LGBTQ community and all Americans.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles County Supervisor

From the very beginning of our LGBTQ movement, we have marched to protest, to resist and to support human rights. In these threatening times, it is fitting that we return to that passion and energy by recasting the LA Pride Parade as #ResistMarch and showing our dedication to resisting the inhumane Washington agenda. I'll be there on June 11th to joyfully join in protecting the rights that all of our various communities fought so hard to win. We will not retreat. We will stay loud and stay proud.

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Eric Garcetti, Mayor

Pride is about resisting with love, because hate has no place in Los Angeles. We will resist any effort to turn America away from the promise of tolerance, respect and dignity for everybody — whether you’re gay or straight, trans or cis gendered, Christian or Muslim, immigrant or native-born. I am proud to celebrate Pride this year with an unequivocal message: we will stand up for each other, speak out for our neighbors, and march boldly forward together in pursuit of equality for all people.

LOS ANGELES CITY CONTROLLER

Ron Galperin

Before last year's Pride march, we awoke to the sickening news of nearly 50 of our brothers and sisters killed at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. What was expected to be a morning of celebration turned into a morning of mourning. Yet we knew that it was so important to simply be together, to recognize how far we've come as a community but also how far we have to go. If we have one thing to thank Donald Trump for, it's bringing us together in recognition that our fates are intertwined. The cause of women is our cause. The cause of immigrants is our cause. The cause of religious minorities is our cause. In these uncertain times, our unity is our strength.

LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY

Mike Feuer

In these precarious times, it's more important than ever for all Angelenos to come together, standing up for each other regardless of where they live, how they worship or whom they love. Our Office has been at the forefront of fighting an agenda in Washington that seems bent on tearing us apart and marginalizing so many. I'm proud to join the #ResistMarch on June 11th, assuring our voices are heard in united protest against bigotry and divisiveness.