Photos of the 2008 AfterEllen.com LA Pride Meet-UpThis past Sunday marked the annual Pride celebration in Los Angeles, and since many of us were already out getting farmer's tans and paying too much for bottled water anyway, we gathered for an informal meet-up at the end of the parade route outside of The Normandie Room. A few of us AfterEllen.com vloggers (from Cherry Bomb, Ghostella's Tomb, We're Getting Nowhere, and Brunch with Bridget) and some of the women from 3Way were in attendance, and we were all thrilled to meet our fellow readers. Thanks to everyone who braved the mayhem and came out to say hello. Below are some of the photos we took at the event, and some from readers who sent them in (thanks!). Happy Pride!
Vlogger Dara Nai flanked by two friendly AE readers
AE reader Carmen and Cathy DeBuono
Cherry Bomb vlogger Dalila with Cherry Bomb's producer Bethany Landing, and fellow
Dalila, Maeve Quinlan, Nikki, Cathy, and Tatum
Dalila and Jenny Shimizu
Vloggers Stacie Ponder, Bridget McManus
Jackie Jones with her portable kissing booth and a willing participant
Mission accomplished!
Jill Bennett and Bridget with an AE reader
Karman and AE reader Brit
Maile Flanagan (right) and an AE reader
Nancylee Myatt, an AE reader, and Maeve
Stacie with AE reader Tori
Tatum and a group of AE readers
Jill and an AE reader
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Cute Pics!
Yay
first to comment! :) edit : Miss Ketina bit me!!!
seems you had a great time at the Pride!!!
I can't wait for you guys to come to Paris! Will you attend the Pride there (on June 28th)?
The weather
It's been like that over here; I even got my first sunburn!
Jill Bennett & Bridget McManus = Hottttt <3
Pridely Meet
Looks like another great AE event! At least you had better weather there than we did in NY! AND more cool AE vloggers! Keep up the great work!
third comment?..
third comment? edit: oh.. 5th comment >___<;
haha a portable kissing booth.. wish I had been there.. it would have been a bit of a mission though as i live in the UK haha..
i love Karman's grin in these pics :P
huhu
that girl actually kissed jackie?!? huhu.. i wish i was there too.. huhu.
i would also love to meet bridget...=D
i don't think there is a pride from where i came from...0_0
where
im from
the Philippines...
Additional Info on Jackie Jones
Hey guys,
I may be totally out of the loop but who is Jackie Jones? I saw her on the hot 100 Vlog and now seeing her in pictures...i went to her website but still i'm not sure of her connection to afterellen?
Is there some vlog out there i'm missing with her? she seems super funny but I'm thinking maybe i missed something.
Any help is appreciated with this mystery- perhaps I should contact BJ Fletcher...
Check out and upload great lesbian videos on www.tellofilms.com
YOU DON'T KNOW JACKIE JONES?
DC Pride?
Daria = hott
The Kissing Booth is a great idea! And it's nice to see a lot of the AE ladies lookin' good. =]
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
[Indira Ghandi]
You Guys Are WONDERFUL!!!!
This meet up was amazing and made our day. I'm the one on the right with Dara in the first picture :). All the vloggers were amazingly nice and sweet, especially Bridget, who very graciously hooked us up with meeting everyone since we were 1 year shy of the 21 and over rule of the Normandie. So thanks to her sooooo much!! Shes so down to earth and so sweet and caring.
All Pride we were so excited and counted down the minutes until we could start heading over to the meet up and it was so worth every minute. It was wonderful meeting the vloggers and 3way stars. Thank you guys all so much! Not only are you talented, funny, and hard workers, youre all so nice! Thanks.
Laurie
cooool!!!
Yup
huhu
Kissing Jackie
Highlight of my Pride
All of the vloggers are such sweethearts and so amazing! They were really friendly, down to earth and very approachable. They definitely accommodated us 20 year olds who are just a few months shy of being able to go inside the Normandie.
Thank you AfterEllen and all the L.A. Vloggers!! This was without a doubt the highlight of my '08 Pride.
But Maeve Quinlan personally handing me 3-Way sunscreen is right up there too. -Caity-(First photo on top with Dara. Girl on left.)
That looks so cool
LOL
Hey!
I totally was not! :P
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3waytv.tv Go now, go often.
That's what she says! :P
karman
karman
Jackie Jones..
Had a kissing booth?!?
Grr, wish i'd been there now!!
She should come to London pride with a kissing booth haha
Crankyyy
Yay for you my friend being on a pic :P
Thanks for all the pictures! Wish i had been there...
Amyyyy!
I wish you could have been there too! Whoever I talked to, I tried to tell them that "Amy and Charlie and Cyane and TGP and Emma and Rachel and Mel say Hey!" :P
Oh, and I had no idea Jenny Shimizu was there!
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it'd b so cool if there
it'd b so cool if there was a meet at london pride, 5th july, i'd totally b there... i really wish i lived in LA.
ps bring the kissing booth (to london pride)
I would rather have one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand than an eternity without it.
San Diego Loves the Ladies of AfterEllen!
Cute!
great
Great pics!
Great pics, thanks for sharing. But I am kind of surprised Stacie Ponder was wearing regular sunglasses, and not the famous wicked cool "glamour glasses". ; )
Looks like y'all had a great time! Yay for the month of June!!!
Manchester
Aw, pride...
Pride was great meeting up
COOL!
Wow...would have LOVED to been there! Kissing booth great idea! Wish I thought of that for the NYC meetup. Would have loved to kiss: Bridget, Jill, Karmen and Maeve! Well just about everybody in fact!
Maybe at the next meetup they'll hold next year! Glad you LA ladies met with all the AE gals...they are the best!
Be Well,
Patti
Boston?
I agree with you..Boston...
BOOOOOO Boston!!!!!!!!
Boo Boston?
I like my apples sour and sweet thank you!
Boston rules...
JILL!!!!
Jill I love your pics!!!!
Come to Italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ghostella??
I was hoping to get to see some pictures of Heidi Martinuzzi sans the Ghostella make-up, because I'm sure she looks just as adorable as in costume...
Anybody got some?
PS: Dalila looks uber-hot!
Ace photos!! I really wish
I really wish the UK was closer to LA now though!! :-)
Cute
Cute photos everyone!
I really need to get a passport!
Thanks for sharing the photos. Appears it was a good time had by all!
Any road is a good road when you don't know where you're going.
love karman
she's so hoot and cute. wish could meet her one day!!!
woo!! columbus pride this
woo!! columbus pride this weekend!
..although i wish i was in nyc!
"Sometimes when i get homesick i hum the mr softee song"
Dara! HELLO old friend