LOS ANGELES - "Pop Star on ice" and "Skating With the Stars" judge Johnny Weir was appointed grand marshal of the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade in 2011.
The openly gay three times champion of U.S. figure skating and the star of "Be good Johnny Weir" has been a defender of the rights of homosexuals and oversee the June 12 parade as it moves along Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.
"Johnny lives a life with a defined objective, is dedicated to helping young people and is not afraid to be himself, sometimes not always easy for a world-class athlete, said Rodney Scott, President of the Council of Christopher Street West.".
Weir said: "I am not ashamed of me." I know more than anyone, I love my life and I accept myself. What's wrong with being single? I am proud of everything I am and will become, "the double Olympian said."
41St Los Angeles Pride Parade annual attracts more than 400,000 people in West Hollywood for a weekend of events celebrating the visibility of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. It is organized by Christopher Street West, the group which produced the first LGBT Pride Parade.
Past grand marshals have included Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, Chelsea Handler, Cyndi Lauper, and Kathy Griffin.
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