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Mayor Newsom Pride Marshal

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is political grand marshal for the 26th annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade. Long Beach Pride administrative director Carl Highshaw says Newsom was picked for his efforts at getting gay marriage on the national stage. Newsom is revered by same-sex marriage advocates who see him as a civil rights leader. The parade is May 17 at 10:30 a.m. Robin Tyler and Dianne Olson, the first lesbian couple to bring a legal challenge to the state's same-sex marriage ban, are parade grand marshals. See Our coverage of last years Long Beach Pride in the Related Articles below.

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The Long Beach Pride Was A Hit !

[Gallery not found]Record heat for Long Beach Pride festival Ms. Lola didn't let the record-breaking 93- degree heat on Saturday cramp her style. The 6-foot-tall drag queen, clad in a white lace gown and a monstrous Dolly Parton-like wig, stayed cool with a fan, parasol and a handkerchief wedged daintily in her padded cleavage. "I have some things to keep me cool," she said. "When you're a queen and proud of who you are, you keep going. And you still look fabulous at the end of the day." Sweltering temperatures didn't stop the party at the 25th annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival, which kicked off at 11 a.m. Saturday in Rainbow Lagoon Park.