This 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!

AE reader Carmen and Cathy DeBuono

Cherry Bomb vlogger Dalila with Cherry Bomb's producer Bethany Landing, and fellow
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When I saw Bound for the first time, I was completely confused. How could anyone named Andy and Larry Wachowski, aka the Wachowski Brothers, bring such sensual heat and intense believability to a lesbian-themed film?

Well, I still don't have the irrefutable answer to that mystery, but it's been reported that Larry Wachowski has recently transitioned to Lana Wachowski. That means the Wachowski brothers are now the Wachowski siblings, and I can have at least a minor "ah ha!" moment of clarity. I don't care how fleeting the clarity was. (See, it's gone already.) But what I do know is if what's being reported proves true, we now have a prominent woman writing futuristic action adventure films! I say yay to any and all sisters doing it for themselves. It matters not how one became a sister; the important part is that Lana Dub (that's Lana W for the un-hip) is a sistah now, and a creatively talented and respected one at that.

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