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Former *NSYNC singer Lance Bass joined the WeHo Pride Parade and emphasized that Pride is a protest and still is, despite the progress made. He also recognized the LGBTQ+ allies for their support and credited the West Hollywood community for allowing him to express himself. Over 100,000 people attended the parade to honor and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
San Francisco Pride has ended its partnership with Dee Snider after the Twisted Sister vocalist expressed support for Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley's transphobic tweet. The organization and Snider have mutually agreed to part ways, but San Francisco Pride appreciates Snider seeing this as a teachable moment. The tweet perpetuated doubt about young trans people's ability to self-identify their gender, and transgender people, particularly transgender women and children of color, are disproportionately affected by hate and violence. San Francisco Pride wants to call allies in, not call them out, and reminds them to be educated to ensure they are not promoting transphobia.
Dee Snider's planned performance at SF Pride has been cancelled after he voiced support for Paul Stanley's transphobic tweet. SF Pride had planned to use Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" as the unofficial rallying cry for the event. Snider, who has been a longtime ally of the LGBTQ+ community, had tweeted in support of Stanley's tweet, which cast doubt on young trans people's ability to self-identify their gender. SF Pride called the tweet "heartbreaking and angry" and said that even allies need to be educated to ensure they are not promoting transphobia.