Starting a relationship with the museum would be an amazing step because we want to build those safe spaces, if you will, for the LGBTQ community, knowing that the museum supports them. “Bring back the commerce, bring back the tourism, bring back the life. “Our mission is to bring back the vibrancy of Laguna Beach,” Colliflower said. Laguna Beach Pride 365 promotes itself as an organization that focuses on “building unity and commerce through the power of diversity.” Jonathan Colliflower, the vice president of Laguna Beach Pride 365, says the partnership with the museum works toward that purpose. The museum will host a Pride celebration and panel discussion event Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. In May 2017, city leaders proclaimed June to be LGBTQ Heritage and Culture Month in Laguna Beach in perpetuity.Ī collaboration between Laguna Beach Pride 365 and Laguna Art Museum is the latest sign of LGBTQ acceptance in the community.
At various restaurant counters and storefronts in Laguna Beach, the rainbow flag is prominently on display as the beach city long considered a haven for the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride month.Ī rainbow flag waves in the wind from the flagpole at Laguna Beach City Hall, a recognition put into place by a council vote a few years ago.