Her daughter is one of the most famous lesbians in the world and on Sunday, Betty DeGeneres wanted the world to know what she is one proud parent.

Ellen's 81-year-old mother led the march of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) along West Hollywood's Santa Monica Boulevard on the warm afternoon.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa welcomed thousands of LGBT people and their allies to his official residence Sunday afternoon for a star-studded garden party kicking off a week of Pride events that culminates in a two-day festival next weekend.

Chaz Bono, one of this year's LA Pride honorees, was at the party as was actress Molly Ringwald who will be grand marshal of next Sunday's Pride Parade in West Hollywood.

Villaraigosa, mayor since 2005, took some time during the event to speak with Gay Star News about his longtime commitment to LGBT equality.

Molly Ringwald, star of such iconic films as The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles, was announced Thursday (24 May) as grand marshal of the LA Pride Parade.

The parade takes place on June 10 and the honor comes at a time when Ringwald's character on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager is about to embark on a lesbian fling. She has starred as Anne Juergens on the series, now in its fourth season, since 2008.