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Venice Pride, one of the nation’s freshest Queer pride celebrations, today announced the full lineup of public events and activities to mark its second annual celebration of diversity. Free and open to all, the second annual Venice Pride hosted by the City of Los Angeles will be held on June 2 and 3, .
The Venice Event Sign Lighting & Block Party is scheduled from to PM on Friday, June 2nd and the Venice Pride Festival is scheduled from AM to PM on Saturday, June 3rd at Muscle Beach and surrounding neighborhood. The events will be an opportunity to celebrate the diverse community in LA’s Westside amid the backdrop of Venice Beach’s eclectic spirit and will highlight musical performances and the unveiling of a colorful public art project.
More than twenty national and local organizations are also confirmed to be supporting the events, including the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, marking the first and second NFL teams in history to officially sponsor an LGB
How the Los Angeles Rams champion inclusivity, show their help for the Gay community
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Earlier this year, the Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib made history by becoming the first active NFL player to arrive out as gay.
It was an crucial moment for inclusivity in the NFL. A week after Nassib's announcement, the league declared "football is gay" in a new commercial, showing its back for the Queer community.
Seven years before that, there was another historic moment. The then-St. Louis Rams picked Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL in the seventh round. Sam cemented that moment by kissing his boyfriend live on national television.
Sam became the first openly gay player to take the field in the NFL preseason, but never played a regular season game.
In , the Rams made history again by adding the league's first male cheerleaders -- Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies, who also happen to be openly
L.A. Rams Become 1st NFL Team to Sponsor Gay Pride Event
The L.A. Rams are breaking even more ground in the LGBTQ arena -- becoming the 1st NFL team ever to officially sponsor a gay pride event.
The team has joined up with Venice Pride -- the group behind the massive Venice Parade block party -- and has sponsored the blue lights in the letter "C" in the famous VENICE sign.
Each letter in the sign will be lit up with a different hue -- just like the rainbow LGBTQ pride flag. The event begins June 2.
A Rams representative issued a statement saying the team is proud to "stand in alignment with the LGBT community that is such an important part of the fabric of Los Angeles."
"Inclusion has always been a valued part of our organization and we notice this as a unique way to publicly celebrate the diversity that makes this community so special."
Of course, the Rams made history in when they drafted Michael Sam -- the first openly gay player to access the NFL Draft.
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The Los Angeles Rams are making NFL history by being the first team to sponsor a gay pride event.
"During the month of June, the historic Venice sign will flash up the night with rainbow colors in help of equality," a force release from the team announced. "The colored lights will shine as a symbol of inclusion over Venice Beach, CA. The Los Angeles Rams possess joined Venice Pride as a sponsor and possess adopted 14 blue lights in the 'C' letter of the VENICE indicate for the 2nd annual pride celebration."
"We are proud to work with Venice Pride and to stand in alignment with the LGBT community that is such an key part of the fabric of Los Angeles," Molly Higgins, Vice President of Community Affairs for the Rams, added. "Inclusion has always been a treasured part of our group and we see t