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Bittersweet Pride: Joy at the Long Beach parade, outrage over canceled festival
Hundreds celebrated at the Long Beach Pride parade, but the weekend was overshadowed by the abrupt, last-minute cancellation of the popular decades-old festival.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Bittersweet Pride: Joy at the Long Beach parade, outrage over canceled festival, Hundreds celebrated at the Long Beach Pride parade, but the weekend was overshadowed by the abrupt, last-minute cancellation of the popular decades-old festival.
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- Bittersweet Pride: Joy at the Long Beach parade, outrage over canceled festivalLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-17T21:47:40+00:00
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