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The Long Beach Pride float moves along Broadway toward Downtown during a memorial parade for late Pride co-founder Bob Crow Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Posted inNews
Photos: Celebrating the legacy of Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow
In 1983, Bob Crow helped found Long Beach Pride, cementing the city’s future as a safe haven of the LGBTQ+ community. Forty years later, the annual event draws more than 80,000 to celebrate diversity, inclusivity and equity.
Crow died on Sept. 29 at the age of 78 after a long battle with lung cancer.
The Long Beach Pride float passes through the rainbrow-crosswalked intersection of Broadway and Orange Avenue during a memorial parade for late Pride co-founder Bob Crow Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
Yesterday, Nov. 11, family, friends and the LGBTQ+ community gathered to celebrate the local icon with a parade along Broadway, through the city’s Gayborhood, ending at Harvey Milk Park.
“Bob’s life, of course, was a testament to the power of purpose — purpose driven by love, by acceptance and by the belief that diversity is the cornerstone of a stronger, healthier society,” Rev. Sunshine Daye said during the public service. “His journey was not just a personal one, … it was a journey of advocacy for a world where everyone is seen and heard and valued for who they are.
“He reminds us that in the face of adversity that love is the most powerful force to break down barriers and build bridges and create everlasting change.”
Tony Almeida-Crow, husband of late Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow, wipes tears from his eyes during a public memorial service Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Long Beach Pride members decorate the organization’s float ahead of a memorial parade in honor of late Pride co-founder Bob Crow Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.About a dozen vehicles, including the Long Beach Pride float, were part of a memorial parade in honor of late Pride co-founder Bob Crow Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Long Beach Pride board member Gladys Lopez wipes tears from her eyes during a public memorial service for Pride co-founder Bob Crow Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Community members, including Christopher Covington, left, shared stories about Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow during a public memorial service Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Long Beach Pride board member Gladys Lopez places a comforting hand on the knee of Tony Almeida-Crow during a public memorial service for his husband, Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Councilmember Cindy Allen embraces Tony Almeida-Crow, husband of late Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow, before a memorial parade for Crow Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Ms. Long Beach Pride Barbara Koshi-Katan cools down with a rainbow-colored fan during a memorial service for Bob Crow, a co-founder of Long Beach Pride, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.The Long Beach Pride float, decorated in honor of late Pride co-founder Bob Crow, turns onto Broadway from Cherry Avenue during a memorial parade for Crow Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Tony Almeida-Crow, who was married to Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow for nearly 29 years, and others laugh during a public memorial service for Bob Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Dozens of people gathered at Harvey Milk Park to celebrate the life of Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow, who died on Sept. 29, during a public memorial service Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
