Ginger Rogers Beach gets 2 Pride-colored lifeguard towers
qvoicenews.comRobert Gamboa attends the unveiling of the two Pride-painted lifeguard towers at Ginger Rogers Beach on Saturday in Santa Monica.
Photo: Robert Gamboa. The history of Ginger Rogers Beach came out of the closet Saturday morning. Two Pride-painted lifeguard towers were unveiled with signs detailing how Gingers Rogers Beach has served as a safe space and destination for LGBTQ+ activism dating to the 1940s.
The unveiling of the lifeguard towers took place as part of LGBTQ Pride Month. “Ginger Rogers Beach has been in the shadows of Los Angeles history for too long.
Today, we celebrated the important legacy of this beachside sanctuary, and welcomed two striking visual symbols of inclusion and love with the Progress Pride lifeguard towers,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who represents the Third District, where the beach is located, and sponsored the motion in May to have the area designated.
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