CSW is still run by an all-volunteer board of directors.ĬSW states its mission is to 'create safe and inclusive spaces of self-expression, celebration, and diversity/equity/inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community of Greater Los Angeles.' Its eponymous name is an homage to The Stonewall Inn's address on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village.ĬSW remained an ad hoc organization run by an all-volunteer board of directors until 1976, when it incorporated and was granted 501(c)3 nonprofit status by the Internal Revenue Service. Bob Humphries (founder, United States Mission), and Morris Kight (founder, Gay Liberation Front) to organize a gay parade in Los Angeles to commemorate the Stonewall Riots in New York City, the year prior. Troy Perry (founder, Metropolitan Community Church), Rev. Ĭhristopher Street West Association (CSW) was established in 1970 by co-founders Rev. 2.11.3 Supporting the LGBTQ community of Los Angeles and beyondĬhristopher Street West Association Inc.2.8 LA Pride 2020: Anniversary and cancelation due to COVID-19.2.1 The first permitted gay parade in the world.1 Christopher Street West Association Inc.
