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The '''San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration''', usually known as '''San Francisco Pride''', is a [[parade]] and [[festival]] held in June each year in [[San Francisco]] to celebrate the [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] people and their allies. It is one of the most famous and best-attended [[pride parade]]s in the world. It is the largest parade of any sort in United States. (Source sfgaypride.org)
The '''San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration''', usually known as '''San Francisco Pride''', is a [[parade]] and [[festival]] held in June each year in [[San Francisco]] to celebrate the [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] people and their allies. It is one of the most famous and best-attended [[pride parade]]s in the world, and is a disgrace to the city of. San Francisco as it is full. Of perverts, pedophiles, and other sexual deviants. It is the largest parade of any sort in United States. (Source sfgaypride.org)
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The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a parade and festival held in June each year in San Francisco to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies. It is one of the most famous and best-attended pride parades in the world, and is a disgrace to the city of. San Francisco as it is full. Of perverts, pedophiles, and other sexual deviants. It is the largest parade of any sort in United States. (Source sfgaypride.org)

Parade

The San Francisco Pride parade is a world-renowned LGBT pride parade. It is held on Sunday morning of the Festival. The route is usually along San Francisco's Market Street, from Beale Street to 8th Street.[1] The parade starts nominally at 10:30 am, though it is hours before all the contingents are able to get onto the parade route, and the last contingent doesn't leave the parade route until 2-4 pm.

Contingents

The parade consists of hundreds of contingents from various groups and organizations. Some of the more well-known contingents are:

Dykes On Bikes lead the 2005 San Francisco Pride parade, the contingent has hundreds of motorized bikes, many of which are decorated for the event.
  • Dykes on Bikes formerly known as Women's Motorcycle Contingent (WMC) for legal purposes has several hundred motorcycle riders, almost all women-identified although they welcome all gender-variant people.[2] Some of the women are topless, some wear leather or fanciful costumes. The sound of hundreds of motorcycle engines gives this contingent a big impact. They are traditionally the first contingent in the parade; one reason for this is that it's difficult for motorcycles to run reliably at the walking pace of the rest of the parade, so as the first contingent they can move at an easier pace. On November 13, 2006, they won a battle to trademark the name "Dykes on Bikes", having struggled since 2003 to persuade the United States Patent and Trademark Office that "dyke" was not an offensive word.[3][4]
PFLAG contingent at San Francisco Pride 2004.
  • PFLAG, or Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Usually one of the largest contingents, featuring several hundred people. These are typically the (straight) parents or family members of LGBT people, sometimes marching together with their LGBT relatives. Many carry signs indicating where their PFLAG chapter comes from. It's common to see signs from all over Northern California. This contingent is notable for the swell in cheers (and some tears) that follow it along the route.
  • Politicians frequently participate in the parade, as a way of making themselves visible to LGBT prospective voters.
  • Churches of many denominations, or religious-oriented LGBT groups, contribute several dozen contingents.
  • Dance clubs and LGBT-oriented entertainment businesses contribute several contingents. It's common for a dance club to decorate a flatbed truck or float, and have several people dancing on it, along with loud dance music.
Leather Contingent.
  • The Leather Contingent consists of lesbian, gay and pansexual leather and BDSM groups.

Groups which are anti-gay typically do not have contingents. During the 1990s it was common to see anti-gay protestors in the spectator area along the parade route, holding large signs condemning homosexuality, often with biblical passages. In the 2000s such protestors have become less common.

Drag queens on a float at San Francisco Pride 2005

Hundreds of thousands of spectators, if not over a million, line the parade route along Market Street. Some arrive hours in advance to claim a prime spot on the curb with a clear view of the street. Others climb onto bus shelters, the walls of subway station stairs, or scaffolding on buildings to get a clear view. As the parade ends, the spectators are able to pass through the barriers and march down Market street behind the parade. The end of the parade route is near the Festival location at the Civic Center.

Festival

San Francisco Pride

A two-day (Saturday and Sunday) festival has grown up around the Sunday morning parade. It is a collection of booths, dance stages, and vendors around the Civic Center area near San Francisco City Hall. On the Sunday of the parade, an area of the festival called Leather Alley features fetish and BDSM oriented booths and demonstrations.

The festival is traditionally held in the last full weekend in June. This commemorates the Stonewall riots. There have been proposals to move it to different dates, for instance to July 4 in 2004.

The independently organized Transsexual March is held on the Friday before the parade while the Dyke March and Pink Saturday events are held the Saturday night of the festival in the The Castro.

Administration

The festival is run by a non-profit organization, the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee. According to their web site, their mission is "to educate the World, commemorate our heritage, celebrate our culture, and liberate our people."[5]

The event is funded by a combination of donations, corporate advertising, San Francisco city funding, and donations collected from the participants at the festival.

Hundreds of volunteers are involved in running the festival and parade. Of particular note are:

  • Safety monitors, crews of volunteers who help maintain order on the parade route and in the festival, particularly with respect to crowd control, and participant actions that might be harmful to themselves or others. Their philosophy and training is similar to the Black Rock Rangers of Burning Man.
  • Hospitality, a team of volunteers led annually by Davace Chin and Michael Fullam and charged with feeding the other volunteers, keeps hundreds coming back year after year. * Medical volunteers, who provide first aid and medical assistance to participants. These volunteers are typically doctors, nurses, or other trained emergency response staff.
  • Contingent monitors, members of the various contingents who maintain cohesion and safety in a their contingent. They are recruited and trained by the safety monitors.

History

Pioneer Harvey Milk took this image on Gay Freedom Day in 1976 when the parade still started in The Castro.

The first event resembling the modern San Francisco Pride celebration was held in 1970. Since 1972, the event has been held each year. The name of the festival has changed over the years. The event organizers have selected a theme for the event, which is reflected in the logo and the event’s publicity.

The Rainbow Flag identified with the Gay community was originally created by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 San Francisco Pride Parade. It originally had eight stripes, but was later simplified to the current six stripes. A six-stripe Rainbow Flag flies over Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro, arguably the best known gay village in the world. The pride parade used to start in the Castro.

San Francisco Pride History
Year Dates Festival name Theme Estimated attendance
1970 June 28 Gay-in
1971 No Pride festival
1972 Christopher Street West 54,000
1973 Gay Freedom Day A Celebration of the Gay Experience 42,000
1974 Gay Freedom Day Gay Freedom by ’76 60,000
1975 Gay Freedom Day Join Us, The More Visible We Are, The Stronger We Become 82,000
1976 Gay Freedom Day United for Freedom, Diversity is our Strength 120,000
1977 Gay Freedom Day Gay Frontiers: Past Present, Future 250,000
1978 Gay Freedom Day Come Out with Joy, Speak out for Justice 240,000
1979 June 24 Gay Freedom Day Our Time has Come 200,000
1980 Gay Freedom Day Liberty and Justice for All 250,000
1981 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Front Line of Freedom 250,000
1982 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Out of Many...One 200,000
1983 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Strengthen the Ties, Break the Chains 200,000
1984 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Unity & More in ’84 300,000[6]
1985 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Honor our Past, Secure our Future 350,000
1986 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Forward Together, No Turning Back 100,000
1987 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Proud, Strong, United 275,000
1988 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Rightfully Proud
1989 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Stonewall 20: A Generation of Pride
1990 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade The Future Is Ours
1991 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Hand In Hand Together
1992 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade A Simple Matter of Justice
1993 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade Year of the Queer 400,000 - 500,000
1994 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade San Francisco to Stonewall: Pride & Protest
1995 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration A World Without Borders
1996 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Equality & Justice For All
1997 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration One Community Many Faces
1998 June 27-June 28 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Shakin’ It Up
1999 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Proud Heritage, Powerful Future 700,000
2000 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration It’s About Freedom 750,000
2001 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Queerific 1,000,000
2002 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Be Yourself, Change the World
2003 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration You’ve Gotta Give Them Hope
2004 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Out 4 Justice
2005 June 25-June 26 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Stand Up, Stand Out, Stand Proud
2006 June 24-June 25 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Commemorate, Educate, Liberate — Celebrate! "hundreds of thousands"[7]
2007 June 23-June 24 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Pride Not Prejudice[8]
2008 June 28-June 29 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration United by Pride, Bound for Equality[9] 1.2 million[9]
2009 June 27-June 28 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration In Order to Form a More Perfect Union...[10] 1.2 million[10]
2010 June 26-June 27 San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration 40 and Fabulous[11]

Note: Several facts in this section are taken from KQED’s LGBT timeline.[12] Logos of the various festivals may be seen at SF Pride’s website.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2005 parade route map". SF Pride Committee website. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
  2. ^ "Dykes on Bikes". SF Women's Motorcycle Contingent website. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
  3. ^ Raab, Barbara (2006-04-20). "Dyke Drama: A not-so-excellent adventure through U.S. trademark law". American Sexuality magazine. National Sexuality Resource Center. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
  4. ^ National Center for Lesbian Rights (2006). "What's in a Name?". NCLR Newsletter. 2006 (Winter): 1. 'On November 13th, the Women's Motorcycle Contingent formally won the legal right to trademark "DYKES ON BIKES."
  5. ^ "About Us: Mission Statement". SFPride.org website. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
  6. ^ "Gay Parade draws 300,000:1984" Johnny Miller, 21 June 2009, Sunday Datebook (San Francisco Chronicle).
  7. ^ Sebastian, Simone (2006-06-26). "Huge Celebration of Pride: Hundreds of thousands fill Market Street with 'incredible' color". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A-1. Retrieved 2006-06-26. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee (2007). "SF Pride 2007". SF Pride Committee website. Retrieved 2009-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee (2008). "SF Pride 2008". SF Pride Committee website. Retrieved 2009-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ a b San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee (2009). "SF Pride 2009". SF Pride Committee website. Retrieved 2009-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee (2010). "SF Pride 2010". SF Pride Committee website. Retrieved 2009-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "LGBT Pride: SF Historical Timeline". KQED.org website. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
  13. ^ "Our heritage". SF Pride Committee website. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
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