Hermosa Beach celebrates Pride Month with flag raising
Originally published by Daily Breeze on June 3, 2025.
Written by Michael Hixon of The Beach Reporter.
The Hermosa Beach City Council, city staff and allies recognized June as LGBTQ+ Pride month with the raising of a rainbow flag at City Hall on June 2, 2025. (photo by Michael Hixon/SCNG)
Hermosa Beach recognized June as Pride month by raising a rainbow flag at City Hall this week.
Hermosa Beach will also light up Pier Plaza in rainbow colors throughout the month of June to show that “love is love” and the celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, according to Hermosa Beach Councilmember Mike Detoy.
“We’re excited to see the city kind of grow and put their arms around what this month means,” said Detoy, who was joined by the entire Hermosa Beach City Council, city staff and LGBTQ+ allies during the Monday, June 2, event.
Pride month will also be celebrated with the fifth annual Hermosa Beach Pride, which will take place June 11 to 15 with multiple events, including a parade on The Strand and photo taken at the rainbow-painted Pride lifeguard tower at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14.
“Pride, it’s a protest, it’s a celebration, but it’s also visibility,” said Hermosa Beach Pride President Millie Martinez Stordeur. “I think when you see the rainbow flag, it’s a signal to those who don’t always have the luxury of safety for being who they are, to let them know that they are accepted and they are safe here in Hermosa Beach.”
