This year, a prerecorded address will be delivered by Pelosi and The Backstreet Boys will perform.Īndre said this year’s theme, “40 and Fabulous,” is partly intended to celebrate the movement’s progress. At the time, gay sex was a crime in California. San Francisco Pride Executive Director Amy Andre said the fight for equal rights for lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender people has also come a long way since the first pride celebration in 1970.
“That homophobia that says, ‘Eek, I’m not going to hang out with these people,’ has turned into, ‘Boy, these people throw a great party.'” Today, the march attracts tens of thousands of people, and a growing number of those are not in the LGBT community, Koskovich said. “It’s part political, it’s part a party,” said Darryl Groom, 55, explaining the elements that brought him and his partner, Tobey Tam, 41, to San Francisco from Cape Coral, Fla. Organizers kicked off the event Saturday in front of City Hall where thousands converged as vendors sold barbecue and burritos and DJs spun tunes on a large stage.Īdvocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community shared booths alongside corporate sponsors.
San Francisco’s 40th annual gay pride weekend drew thousands to Civic Center Plaza, with even more expected Sunday for a parade, a Backstreet Boys concert and comments from U.S. Rather stereotypical, to be sure, but surely more representative. But, still, not sure why this dude best illustrates the parade. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)Ī veritable hootenanny. San Francisco’s 40th annual gay pride weekend drew thousands to Civic Center Plaza, with even more expected Sunday Jfor a parade, a Backstreet Boys concert, and a prerecorded address from U.S. What does riding a bicycle bare-assed have to do with being gay? (Although, one supposes a certain amount of pride is helpful.) Here’s the caption that accompanies the photo:Ī member of the Mike’s on Bike rides his bike nude down Market Street during the San Francisco’s 39th annual gay pride parade on in this Jfile photo. But let’s just say that it wasn’t the headline that caught my eye, but rather the sight of some middle aged dude’s bare ass used to illustrate the story.Īside from the standards of propriety - it’s not like YahooNews is an adult’s only site - one wonders about the editorial judgment.
I went from not believing that love that wasn't platonic was even real and that relationships were a waste of time, mainly bc I didn't believe anyone could love me, to going to taking silly gay prom pictures in public.So, the top story on YahooNews this morning is “ SF gay pride event celebrates 40th anniversary.” Again, slow news day. I'm thankful I have amazing friends, and that the family members I have told have been amazing, and that there are tons of supportive people online, and I'm thankful for my girlfriend most of all.
I know I have it pretty easy compared to a lot of people, but it can still be scary to come out to people bc you don't just come out once. I was never told that being gay was wrong, and I've never thought that either, but it was still difficult for me to accept that I wasn't straight. You're going to realize that there's no point in pretending to be someone you aren't bc while life is the longest thing we experience, it's still goes by so fast. One day you're gonna wake up and you're going to realize that you have to accept who you are.