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Waving their rainbow flags proudly! Allies like Melissa McCarthy<\/strong> <\/a>and Christine Quinn<\/strong><\/a> joined LGBTQ+ icons such as Tinashe<\/strong><\/a> and Niecy Nash-Betts<\/strong><\/a> for 2023 pride celebrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lance Bass<\/strong> <\/a>kicked off coverage of the West Hollywood Pride Parade on June 4 by discussing what the month means to him. \u201cThere\u2019s many things I think of with pride. One, celebration of who we are, how far we\u2019ve come [and] honoring the ones that came before us so we are able to do this,\u201d the singer, who has been married<\/a> to Michael Turchin<\/strong><\/a> since 2014, explained during a KTLA\u2019s parade broadcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cBut the temperature right now for the LGBTQIA community<\/a> right now is very hostile. So pride is a protest. It started as a protest and it\u2019s still a protest. So, as you see, there\u2019s a lot of people standing up for what is right and protesting for what they believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n Stars who identify as straight show their support<\/a> for the queer community as well. McCarthy was honored as an \u201cally icon\u201d during the WeHo event.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Quinn, a former star of Netflix\u2019s Selling Sunset<\/em><\/a>, shared a special message before riding in the California parade.<\/p>\n \u201cA phoenix rising from ashes of hate, a vibrant rainbow after the storm of intolerance. Shedding our masks, unveiling our souls resplendent in their true colors. An echo of freedom disrupting centuries of silence,\u201d the reality star wrote via Twitter<\/a>. \u201cToday, we\u2019re seen and celebrated. Today, our masks are off, our love is loud. A performance adorned with the nuances of who we wish to be, who we are, and the distance between. After all, isn\u2019t everything we all do just a form of drag? \ud83c\udf08.\u201d<\/p>\n She wasn\u2019t the only reality star at the June 4 event. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> stars and besties Garcelle Beauvais<\/strong><\/a> and Sutton Stracke<\/strong><\/a> carried matching rainbow fans while being driven in a Sutton Concept convertible.<\/p>\n While West Hollywood was 2023\u2019s first major star-studded pride parade in the U.S., the celebrations will continue throughout the summer. New Orleans and Los Angeles are scheduled for the second weekend of June while Chicago, and Portland will be the third weekend of the month. New York City and Nashville pride celebrations will happen during the last Saturday and Sunday of the month.<\/p>\n