Events, art galleries, hotels, boutiques and restaurants all offering a new adventure. While the town has settled down some in recent years from its heyday in the 60s, Laguna Beach remains to be a vibrant draw for the LGBTQ community and their families. Laguna Pride White Party Dance on September 11, 2021. West Street Beach Pride Day on August 14, 2021.ģ. Prideful Day of Health and Wellness of July 10, 2021.Ģ. PRIDE MONTH: June 2021Ĭelebrate Pride all summer long in Laguna Beach by enjoying several events such as:ġ. Be sure to celebrate Gay Pride month with us every late May/early June. On May 9, 2017, the City of Laguna Beach presented the LGBT Heritage and Culture Committee with a proclamation recognizing the month of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Heritage and Culture Month in Laguna Beach. The city continued to be a haven and friendly place for the local LGBTQ communityĭuring the day crowds flock to WEST STREET, the unofficial gay beach. It was in 1982, that Laguna Beach made national news by electing the first openly gay mayor in Orange County, Bob Gentry. This became the hub and heart of gay culture for the next several decades. The City eventually made Main Beach a public park, also known as the ‘Window to the Sea.' The gay culture eventually migrated to the 1400 block of South Coast Highway, which was home to The Coast Inn, Boom Boom Room and a gay dinner house.
