Pride celebrations were underway in Los Angeles last night as the LGBT community descended upon West Hollywood for the official LA Pride event, but thousands were turned away from the festivities after hours of waiting due to overcrowding. On Sunday, the city of West Hollywood issued an apology, citing safety and security concerns.
\u201cOfficial Statement regarding last night's @lapride celebration. @WHDLASD @LACoFDPIO #pride #weho\u201d— City of West Hollywood (@City of West Hollywood) 1528654824
According to tweets from the scene of the festivities, police were clearing the streets and threatening to arrest those who wouldn't leave.
\u201cthey're telling people to clear the streets and are threatening arrest. police and sherrifs have arrived, and a police copter is circling. #lapride\u201d— ezio (@ezio) 1528605522
\u201ci went to put money in my PARKING METER and had to wait almost three hours in line to get back into pride just to be tood they\u2019re closing the gates and LAPD showed up to get rid of us\n\n@lapride DO BETTER AND BE SMART ABOUT YOUR TICKER SALES AND ORGANIZATION\u201d— noah \u2727*:\uff65\uff9f (@noah \u2727*:\uff65\uff9f) 1528604866
Saturday night's Pride celebration included performances by Kehlani, Kim Petras, Icona Pop and Superfruit.
