San Francisco Pride Explained

San Francisco Pride
Genre:Pride parade and festival
Organized:San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee
Attendance:1 million (estimated, 2011)[1]
Frequency:Last weekend of June
Location:San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Celebration (formerly "International Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day", "Gay Freedom Day", and "Christopher Street West"), usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a pride parade and festival held at the end of June most years in San Francisco, California, to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.__TOC__

Parade

The San Francisco Pride parade is an LGBT pride parade that is held on a Sunday morning as part of a two-day Festival. The route is usually west along San Francisco's Market Street, from Steuart Street to 8th Street[2] and it runs from 10:30 am until almost 4:00 pm. Participants line up off the parade route in advance of the start of the parade.

Contingents

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

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.

Hundreds of thousands of spectators 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

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.[7]

The festival is traditionally held in the last full weekend in June. This commemorates the Stonewall riots.[8]

The independently organized San Francisco Trans March is held on the Friday before the parade[9] while the Dyke March and trans march events are held on the Friday and Saturday nights preceding the march and rally in The Castro.[10]

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."[11] The current Executive Director is Suzanne Ford, who in 2023 was announced as the first openly transgender person paid to be Executive Director of the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee.[12] [13]

The event is funded by a combination of community fundraising both by the pride committee and on their behalf, corporate sponsorships, San Francisco city grants, and donations collected from the participants at the festival.

Several veteran contractors are employed to take on specific roles for the event.

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

History

The first events resembling the modern San Francisco Pride parade and celebration were held on the last weekend of June 1970: Organized by the San Francisco Gay Liberation Front, a "Gay Liberation March" saw 20 to 30 people walk from Aquatic Park to Civic Center on Polk Street on Saturday, June 27.[14] [15] The following afternoon, a "Christopher Street Liberation Day Gay-In" brought some 200 people to Golden Gate Park; the gathering was raided by officers from the San Francisco Police Department on Hondas and on horseback, with seven people taken into custody at Park Station, then released without charges.[16] [15]

From 1972 until 2019, the event was held each year. The name of the festival has changed over the years. The event organizers each year select a theme for the event, which is reflected in the logo and the event's publicity.

The original rainbow flags flew at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade (as it was called then) on June 25, 1978.[17] [18]

In 1986 Autumn Courtney was elected co-chair of San Francisco's Lesbian Gay Freedom Day Pride Parade Committee; she was the first openly bisexual person to hold this sort of position in the United States.[19]

Freedom Rings, designed by David Spada in 1991,[20] were originally sold as a fundraiser for the 1991 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade (as it was called then) and quickly became a national trend.[21] [22]

In October 2009, LGBT activist Amy Andre[23] was appointed as Executive Director of the San Francisco Pride Celebration Committee, making her San Francisco Pride's first openly bisexual woman of color Executive Director.[24] [25]

Also in 2009, Asexual Visibility and Education Network members participated in the first asexual entry into an American pride parade when they walked in the San Francisco Pride Parade.[26] They have entered subsequent parades since.

George Ridgely was hired to the position of Executive Director on January 7, 2014, and served in that position until July 11, 2019.[27] [28] [29] In 2016, Black Lives Matter and the TGI Justice Project withdrew from the parade in protest of increased police presence at the event.[30] [31]

In 2019, activists blocked the Pride parade route for almost an hour, in protest of police and corporate presence at the event.[32] [33] [34]

In January 2020, Fred Lopez was named as the new Executive Director, having served in that position in an interim role since July 2019.[35] [36]

The 2020[37] and 2021 pride events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[38]

In 2022, Executive Director Fred Lopez stepped down, and Suzanne Ford, previously the Board Treasurer, became Interim Executive Director.[39] Ford was announced as Executive Director (no longer Interim) in 2023.[40] This made her the first openly transgender person paid to be Executive Director of the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee.[12] [13]

In 2022, the parade's concluding event at Civic Center was cut short by the organizers after a person was spraying mace near the stage, causing a panic, followed by multiple street brawls.[41]

In 2023, for the first time, the San Francisco Pride parade organizers began requesting donations to keep the parade financially afloat.[42]

San Francisco Pride History
YearDatesFestival nameThemeEstimated attendanceNotes
1970June 27–28San Francisco Gay Liberation March and Christopher Street Riots and Free the Park Gay Liberation Front Gay-InOn Saturday, June 27, an estimated 30 gay men and women and hair fairies (some of whom would now be characterized as transgender or transsexuals)[43] marched down Polk Street through what was then one of San Francisco's primary gay neighborhoods; the following day, several hundred people attended a "gay-in" at Speedway Meadows at Golden Gate Park.[44]
1971No Pride festivalAlthough there was no gay parade per se in 1971, there was a one time event called the Age of Aquarius Parade on a Sunday in August 1971 that marched down Folsom Street from the Embarcadero to 11th St. that functioned very much like a gay parade and was attended by many gay people and had some gay floats. There were mostly floats from spiritual groups and yoga groups. The parade had several thousand attendees.
1972June 25Christopher Street West[45] 15,000The total is for spectators. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "2,000 male and female participants" marched in the parade.
1973June 24Gay Freedom DayA Celebration of the Gay Experience 42,000
1974June 30Gay Freedom DayGay Freedom by '7660,000
1975June 29Gay Freedom DayJoin Us, The More Visible We Are, The Stronger We Become82,000
1976June 27Gay Freedom DayUnited for Freedom, Diversity is our Strength120,000
1977June 26Gay Freedom DayGay Frontiers: Past Present, Future250,000
1978June 25Gay Freedom DayCome Out with Joy, Speak out for Justice240,000
1979June 24Gay Freedom DayOur Time has Come200,000
1980June 29Gay Freedom DayLiberty and Justice for All250,000
1981June 28International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeFront Line of Freedom250,000
1982June 27International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeOut of Many...One200,000
1983June 26International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeStrengthen the Ties, Break the Chains200,000
1984June 24International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeUnity & More in '84300,000[46]
1985June 15International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeHonor our Past, Secure our Future350,000
1986June 29International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeForward Together, No Turning Back100,000
1987June 28International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeProud, Strong, United275,000
1988June 26International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeRightfully Proud
1989June 25International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeStonewall 20: A Generation of Pride
1990June 24International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeThe Future Is Ours
1991June 30International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeHand In Hand Together
1992June 28International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeA Simple Matter of Justice
1993June 27International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeYear of the Queer400,000 - 500,000
1994June 19International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day ParadeSan Francisco to Stonewall: Pride & Protest
1995June 18San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationA World Without Borders
1996June 29–30San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationEquality & Justice For All
1997June 28–29San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationOne Community Many Faces
1998June 27–28San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationShakin' It Up
1999June 26–27San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationProud Heritage, Powerful Future700,000
2000June 24–25San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationIt's About Freedom750,000
2001June 23–24San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationQueerific[47] 850,000
2002June 29–30San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationBe Yourself, Change the World[48] 850,000
2003June 28–29San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationYou've Gotta Give Them Hope[49] 850,000
2004June 26–27San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationOut 4 Justice[50] 850,000
2005June 25–26San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationStand Up, Stand Out, Stand Proud[51] 850,000
2006June 24–25San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationCommemorate, Educate, Liberate—Celebrate![52] 850,000
2007June 23–24San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationPride Not Prejudice[53] 1 million
2008June 28–29San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationUnited by Pride, Bound for Equality[54] 1.2 million
2009June 27–28San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationIn Order to Form a More Perfect Union...[55] 1.2 million
2010June 26–27San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationForty and Fabulous[56] 1.2 million
2011June 25–26San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationIn Pride We Trust[57] 1 million
2012June 23–24San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationGlobal Equality[58]
2013June 29–30San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride CelebrationEmbrace, Encourage, Empower[59] 1.5 Million
2014June 28–29San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade and CelebrationColor Our World With Pride[60] 1.7 million
2015June 27–28San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade and CelebrationEquality Without Exception1.8 million
2016June 25–26San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade and CelebrationFor Racial and Economic JusticeTBD
2017June 24–25San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade and CelebrationA Celebration of DiversityTBD
2018June 23–24San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade and CelebrationGenerations of StrengthTBD
2019June 29–30San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade and CelebrationGenerations of ResistanceTBDSF Pride for 2020 and 2021 were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2022June 25–26
Several facts in this section are taken from "San Francisco LGBT Historical Timeline" by KQED (see External links). The themes of Pride festivals from 1970 to 2015 may be seen at San Francisco Pride website.[61]

2013 Chelsea Manning controversy

On April 24, 2013, Pride announced that its electoral college had chosen U.S. Army Private First Class Chelsea (then known as Bradley) Manning, at the time imprisoned for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, as Community Grand Marshal in absentia for the 43rd annual Gay Pride Parade. Two days later, Pride's board president vetoed the election, declaring it "an error" due to a "systemic failure that now has become apparent and will be rectified."[62] The board subsequently explained that the category in which Manning was elected is restricted to "a local hero (individual) not being a celebrity"—neither of which befit Manning.[63]

Both the election and its nullification proved contentious.[64] On April 29, an estimated 200 protesters disrupted the board's meeting, demanding that PFC Manning be reinstated.[65] Supporters of Manning filed a complaint with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.[66] On May 12, the board said it would meet "in a larger venue after the 2013 Celebration and Parade [to] allow people from all sides of that issue and others to fully air and hear one another's viewpoints", but that it would not "let one issue, as important as it is to some, overshadow the concerns and interests of the hundreds of thousands who attend SF Pride."[67] On May 18, SF Pride selected Bebe Sweetbriar as Community Grand Marshal.[68] On June 7, 2013, the board announced that since none of the alternatives submitted at a May 31 community forum garnered a consensus majority, the board's decision to rescind PFC Manning's grand marshalship would stand. The board also reported that the San Francisco Human Rights Commission had declined to investigate the discrimination claims filed against SF Pride.[69]

Notable performers

See also

Further reading

External links

Photo galleries

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2005 parade route map . SF Pride Committee website . January 13, 2006 .
  3. Web site: Dykes on Bikes . SF Women's Motorcycle Contingent website . January 13, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060106185333/http://www.sfwmc.org/ . January 6, 2006 .
  4. Raab . Barbara . Dyke Drama: A not-so-excellent adventure through U.S. trademark law . American Sexuality Magazine . April 20, 2006 . March 17, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070701205735/http://nsrc.sfsu.edu/MagArticle.cfm?Article=601&PageID=0 . July 1, 2007 .
  5. National Center for Lesbian Rights . National Center for Lesbian Rights . What's in a Name? . NCLR Newsletter . 2006 . Winter . 1 . 2006 . 'On November 13th, the Women's Motorcycle Contingent formally won the legal right to trademark "DYKES ON BIKES." .
  6. Web site: Marker . Jason . Dykes on Bikes Founding Member Soni Wolf Passes Away . Ride Apart . May 18, 2018 .
  7. Web site: Leather Alley San Francisco . Leather Alley San Francisco . June 4, 2019 .
  8. News: Hernandez . Bianca . Know Before You Go: San Francisco's Pride Weekend . June 4, 2019 . . June 22, 2018 .
  9. Web site: About . San Francisco Trans March . March 3, 2009 . June 4, 2019 .
  10. News: Aleaziz . Hamed . Pink Saturday returning to S.F. Pride with greater security . June 4, 2019 . . March 19, 2015 .
  11. Web site: About Us: Mission Statement . SFPride.org website . January 13, 2006 .
  12. Web site: SF Pride permanently hires trans ED Ford :: Bay Area Reporter.
  13. Web site: Cash-strapped Pride to accept donations on parade route :: Bay Area Reporter.
  14. Web site: Labor of "Love: The Birth of San Francisco Pride 1970~1980". GLBT Historical Society.
  15. News: Pukas. Phil. Lonely porkers crash gay-in. 1970-07-03. Berkeley Barb.
  16. Web site: Labor of "Love: The Birth of San Francisco Pride 1970~1980". GBLT Historical Society.
  17. Web site: Rainbow Flag . GLBT Historical Society . June 25, 1978 . June 17, 2021.
  18. Web site: November 10, 2021 . What Is The Original Gilbert Baker Rainbow Pride Flag, And What Does It Stand For? . January 25, 2023 . en.
  19. Web site: Timeline: The Bisexual Health Movement in the US. BiNetUSA. 2012-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022104318/http://www.binetusa.org/bihealth.html. 2019-10-22. dead.
  20. News: Van Gelder. Lindsy. 1992-06-21. Thing; Freedom Rings. New York Times. 2010-07-21.
  21. News: Freedom Rings Make Fashion Statement. 10 December 2017. Orlando Sentinel. 17 July 1992 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000941/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-07-17/lifestyle/9207160717_1_freedom-rings-15-rings-fashion-statement. 4 March 2016.
  22. Rings Thing. TV Guide. 1992. 40. 4 July 1992. 187. 11 December 2017. 0039-8543.
  23. Web site: Amy Andre to head San Francisco Pride . October 6, 2009 .
  24. Web site: SF Pride at 40 . June 21, 2010 . June 2, 2021 . https://archive.today/20130706205444/http://archive.oaklandlocal.com/article/sf-pride-40 . July 6, 2013.
  25. Adrienne Williams, October 19, 2009. Interview with Amy Andre: New Bisexual Executive Director of SF Pride, BiSocial Network.
  26. Web site: S Rufus . June 22, 2009 . Asexuals at the Pride Parade . Psychology Today . June 2, 2021.
  27. News: Patterson. James. Ridgely named Pride ED. 2014-01-08. The Bay Area Reporter. 2020-04-17.
  28. Web site: San Francisco Pride Announces Departure of Executive Director George F. Ridgely, Jr.. May 6, 2019. San Francisco Pride. April 17, 2020.
  29. Web site: San Francisco Pride Announces Interim Executive Director Fred Lopez. 2019-07-12. San Francisco Pride. 2020-04-17.
  30. Chan . Rosalie . Black Lives Matter Withdraws From San Francisco Pride Parade in Response to Increased Policing . June 4, 2019 . . June 25, 2016 .
  31. News: Najarro . Ileana . Black Lives Matter withdraws from S.F.'s Pride Parade due to increased police presence . June 4, 2019 . . June 25, 2016 .
  32. News: Costley . Drew . Protestors block 2019 SF Pride Parade, bring festivities to a halt . June 30, 2019 . . June 30, 2019.
  33. News: Protesters Bring San Francisco Pride Parade To A Halt For An Hour . June 30, 2019 . . June 30, 2019.
  34. News: Bekiempis . Victoria . New York leads Pride parades as LGBTQ activists debate state of movement . June 30, 2019 . . June 30, 2019.
  35. Web site: San Francisco Pride names new Executive Director . San Francisco Pride . February 20, 2020 . January 31, 2020.
  36. News: Ferrannini . John . Lopez chosen as permanent executive director of SF Pride . February 20, 2020 . . January 31, 2020.
  37. Web site: SF Pride Canceled for the First Time; Organizers Promise 'Grander' Festivity in 2021 . April 14, 2020 .
  38. Web site: San Francisco Pride 2021: Parade is canceled, but here's how the city plans to celebrate .
  39. News: Levine . Marsha . Community Relations Manager . 23 March 2022 . San Francisco Pride . San Francisco Pride . Datebook . San Francisco Chronicle . 17 February 2022 . 60.
  40. News: Ferrannini . John . SF Pride permanently hires trans ED Ford . August 23, 2023 . . February 8, 2023.
  41. Web site: 2022-06-27 . SF Pride Stage Shut Down After Person Sprays Mace Into Crowd, Fights Break Out . 2022-07-12 . NBC Bay Area . en-US.
  42. Web site: Cash-strapped Pride to accept donations on parade route. John Ferrannini. Bay Area Reporter. June 24, 2023. San Francisco Pride will be taking donations on the parade route for the first time because the committee that runs the annual event is strapped for cash..
  43. News: The Transgender Movement Welcomes Gay Allies . Susan Stryker . Susan Stryker . October 8, 2014 . November 1, 2017 .
  44. News: Break Out of the Closet . . June 19–26, 1970.
  45. News: Hartlaub. Peter. Chronicle captures a joyous first SF Gay Pride Parade in 1972. San Francisco Chronicle. June 17, 2016. 19 June 2019.
  46. "Gay Parade draws 300,000:1984" Johnny Miller, June 21, 2009, Sunday Datebook (San Francisco Chronicle).
  47. Web site: SF Pride 2001 . June 30, 2013 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2001 . SF Pride Committee website .
  48. Web site: SF Pride 2002 . June 30, 2013 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2002 . SF Pride Committee website .
  49. Web site: SF Pride 2003 . June 30, 2013 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2003 . SF Pride Committee website .
  50. Web site: SF Pride 2004 . June 30, 2013 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2004 . SF Pride Committee website .
  51. Web site: SF Pride 2005 . June 30, 2013 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2005 . SF Pride Committee website .
  52. Web site: SF Pride 2006 . June 30, 2013 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2006 . SF Pride Committee website .
  53. Web site: SF Pride 2007 . June 15, 2009 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2007 . SF Pride Committee website .
  54. Web site: SF Pride 2008 . June 15, 2009 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2008 . SF Pride Committee website .
  55. Web site: SF Pride 2009 . June 15, 2009 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2009 . SF Pride Committee website .
  56. Web site: SF Pride 2010 . June 28, 2010 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2010 . SF Pride Committee website .
  57. Web site: SF Pride 2011 . June 17, 2011 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2011 . SF Pride Committee website .
  58. Web site: SF Pride 2012 . June 17, 2012 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2012 . SF Pride Committee website .
  59. Web site: SF Pride 2013 . June 30, 2013 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2013 . SF Pride Committee website .
  60. Web site: San Francisco Pride . August 30, 2014 . San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee . 2014 . San Francisco Pride website .
  61. Web site: History of Pride. San Francisco Pride. 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121718/http://www.sfpride.org/heritage/index.html. March 5, 2016.
  62. Web site: SF Pride Statement about Bradley Manning . Facebook . April 26, 2013 . May 13, 2013 .
  63. Web site: Statement from the SF Pride Board of Directors . Facebook . May 7, 2013 . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/205714992790220/627799370581778 . 2022-02-26 . limited. May 13, 2013 .
  64. Elle . Jean . SF Pride Controversy Over Bradley Manning as Grand Marshal . NBC Bay Area . May 15, 2013 . May 15, 2013 .
  65. Web site: Patterson . James . Manning nixed by Pride board . Bay Area Reporter . May 2, 2013 . May 13, 2013 .
  66. Web site: Snow . Justin . May 16, 2013 . San Francisco Pride and the LGBT divide over Bradley Manning . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517182318/http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2013/05/san-francisco-pride-and-the-lgbt-divide-over-bradl.html . May 17, 2013 . May 17, 2013 . Metro Weekly.
  67. Web site: San Francisco Pride May Membership Meeting Update . Facebook . May 12, 2013 . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/205714992790220/630632140298501 . 2022-02-26 . limited. May 13, 2013 .
  68. Web site: Nathan . Melanie . SF Pride Announces Bebe Sweetbriar as 2013 Parade Community Grand Marsha . O-blog-dee-o-blog-da . Private Courts Inc. . 24 January 2021 . 18 May 2013.
  69. Web site: SF Pride Responds to May 31 Community Forum . June 7, 2013 . June 7, 2013 .