Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride (LBLGP) is the host committee for the 2010 InterPride Conference.  LBLGP was established in October 1983 and produced the first annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival & Parade in June of 1984.  The mission of LBLGP is “to engage in and support bridge building activities that educate, encourage, and celebrate LGBT inclusion and pride.”  At first, money to meet the City of Long Beach’s city's stringent special event fees was in short supply. Yet, after producing only two parades and festivals, LBLGP began making outright grants to other nonprofit organizations. Shortly after that, LBLGP began donating funds to their volunteer's favorite charities. The amount of this contribution is based on the number of hours volunteers work at the parade and festival. Today, LBLGP continues the tradition of giving back a portion of the proceeds, which has become the hallmark of the organization. For over more than a decade now, LBLGP has grown to become the large philanthropic organization that it is today--- having granted over a Half Million dollars in the past five years and nearly One Million since its inception.

While the main project of Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride is the annual Pride Parade & Festival, the organization operates year-round and sponsors other philanthropic projects. Since the beginning, LBLGP, Inc. has spearheaded a toy drive for disabled and disadvantaged children. In 2008 alone, the toy drive collected over 1700 toys distributed in cooperation with various other nonprofit social service charities.

Over the past several years, the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival & Parade has become the 3rd largest pride organization in California (5th in the nation) attracting thousands of participants over the two-day celebration. For more information about Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride visit:  www.longbeachpride.com.