Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Gay Pride Takes Pride In Its Economic Impact

By Ryan Gierach, West Hollywood WEHO News

West Hollywood, California (June 2, 2008) - Christopher Street West Inc. (CSW), which produces the annual Los Angeles Lesbian/Gay/ Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) Pride Festival and Parade in West Hollywood, conducted a first-time study on the celebration’s economic impact on the City of West Hollywood in 2007.

The 38th annual parade and festival, which happens along Santa Monica Boulevard Sunday and in West Hollywood Park Friday night through Sunday, celebrates the culmination of its three-year theme, "Our Agenda: Love. Equality. PRIDE."

Overall, people attending the three days worth of events spent $16.3 million inside WeHo and another $6.3 million in nearby LA – a $22.6 shot in the cities' arms.

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