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Hayley Kiyoko hit the stage with Fletcher at LA Pride in the Park held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on Friday (June 9) in Los Angeles.

The two entertainers performed their duet “Cherry” for the crowd on the first day of the LA Pride celebration.

Also hitting the stage with Fletcher during her set was recently engaged Bella Thorne.

“real hot girl sh-t @lapride thank you @tovelo @hayleykiyoko @bellathorne for making this show my gayest and hottest to date,” Fletcher shared on Instagram the next day.

“WHAT A WEEK. Fangirled over Quinta. ✔️ Quick pride performance with Fletcher. ✔️ First book signing for GLG. ✔️ A stamp of approval from Taylor Jenkins Reid. ✔️ #1 NYT Bestseller ✔️ Holy sh-t,” Hayley added on her Instagram.

Just over a week before, Hayley surprised fans at her NYC concert with Fletcher, where they also performed their song.

Browse through the gallery for more photos of Hayley Kiyoko, Fletcher and Bella Thorne at LA Pride…

There were quite a few celebrities not only in attendance at the WeHo Pride Celebration, but also IN the Pride parade!

Alexandra Shipp, Melissa McCarthy and Patrick Starrr were just a few of the stars riding down the parade route on Sunday (June 4) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Alexandra and her co-star Scott Evans were atop the Barbie float, repping their upcoming movie based on the Mattel toys.

Patrick rode down the route on his own ONE/SIZE float, and was fully decked out in a giant rainbow tulle boa.

The Little Mermaid‘s Melissa (Ally Icon) was on the Parade Icons, aka Grand Marshalls, alongside trans model Laith Ashley (Breakthrough Icon), Niecy Nash-Betts and wife Jessica Betts (Trailblazer Icons), and RuPaul’s Drag Race (Drag Icon), which had stars Symone, Gigi Goode, Crystal Methyd, June Jambalaya and Rock M Sakura in attendance to represent. Also in the parade were Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke.

Browse through the gallery to see more photos from the WeHo Pride Parade…

You may not realize it, but clothing and fashion are a powerful thing — it actually helped Tommy Dorfman come out in his own way.

The 13 Reasons Why star wrote a great essay for Pride Month and in it, he reveals how he used fashion to express himself and how it played a major role in helping him come out as gay.

“Growing up, I was always the ‘weird kid’ at school. I wore (mostly) girls’ clothes, because I preferred girls’ clothes,” he reveals. “I was obsessive about dressing like the Spice Girls, which meant bell-bottoms, tube tops, and platform shoes. I had shaggy hair and my nails were always painted.”

Tommy continues, “As I grew older, and thanks in part to years of bullying, I became self-conscious about not fitting in.”

“The older I got, the meaner my peers got, and eventually I broke. I was sick of getting sh*t for being different, so I laid to rest all of the quirks and queer tendencies and worked on blending in. I wore my older brother’s clothes: baggy pants from PacSun, boxers, AirWalk skate shoes. Everything four sizes too big. It felt heavy. It became drag for me, a part to play to survive from grades five through nine.”

“But still, underneath all those layers, I was always queer,” Tommy shares; and eventually, he came out using Facebook, and even better clothes.

“Instead of telling people in school, I simply changed my Facebook info,” he says. “I enjoyed hearing whispers in the hallway about it, an undercurrent of gossip from my peers.”

“Instead of verbal confirmation, I used clothing and mannerisms attached to stereotypes of how I thought gay people were meant to act and dress.”

Tommy is pictured at W magazine’s Who’s Who cocktail party in Los Angeles last night.