She said her boyfriend had been concerned about the march after last year’s Orlando shooting and asked, “Are you sure you want to go? What if something happens?”īut Kassandra said she wouldn’t have missed it. She described herself as a straight ally. Kassandra, a 21-year-old student at CSU Channel Islands, grew up coming to the Pride parades with Riedeman and her wife, and Kassandra wore a button that said “I (Heart) My Moms.” Kassandra La Giusa-Riedeman and her mother Jacki Riedeman marched with one of 49 giant purple balloons that were meant to honor the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando in 2016. On Sunday, a giant pink, blue and white transgender flag was stretched across Hollywood Boulevard. People felt the need to make a statement that “we will resist being driven back into the closet by regressive policies,” he said. This #ResistMarch, Pendleton said, was inspired by the massive women’s marches that took place the day after President Trump’s inauguration in January. Rob Romero, left, Sim Leng, center, and Don Pippin dressed as unicorns for the #ResistMarch on Sunday.
