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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco’s Pride Festival culminated in its annual parade on a cloudless Sunday morning, bringing big crowds and a sea of rainbows into the heart of the city for a celebration centered around joy and resistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL.jpg\" alt='People march in the street holding a multicolored sign that reads \"SF LGBT CENTER.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the San Francisco LGBT Center march in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade stretched down Market Street, from Embarcadero to Civic Center. [aside postID=news_12044243 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg']Organizers say the event brings in nearly a million people every year, making it one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The theme of this year’s festival – which spans the whole weekend – is “Queer Joy is Resistance,” which resonated with many in attendance, who said it not only tapped into Pride’s roots in the Stonewall riots in 1969 but also the continued attacks on the LGBTQ community from President Trump and his followers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046494\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing colorful outfits embrace on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kitty hugs a friend before walking with Openhouse, a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ seniors, in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It is so important to be visible, to be out, to be loud, to push back [and] to not let what’s happening in Washington get you down,” said Lara Starr, a member of Free Mom Hugs, a nationwide organization that focuses on celebrating the LGBTQ community. “It is exhausting, but we got to keep turning out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046499\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing multicolored indigenous clothing dances in the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of BAAITS ((Bay Area American Indian Two‑Spirits), a group supporting Two-Spirit Indigenous people, walks in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046498\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing beads a white t-shirt and holding a rainbow flag and bubble gun walks in the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Marin LGBTQ+ Center march in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jessy Ruiz, one of the Community Grand Marshals selected by the SF Pride Board of Directors, said he wanted to come out to support the Latinx community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046504\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a pink top and a holding a white fan above their head in the street among several people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Pride Parade participants wave to the crowd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It is very important [for] everyone to support each other,” said Ruiz. “I tell everyone, ‘Don’t be scared in these hard times’ and [to] come and enjoy Pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046509\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Several people wearing colorful clothing stand next to each other behind a barricade.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd watches the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Our administration is not recognizing us equally like the rest of the population,” said Jesse Crosslin, a 63-year-old San Francisco resident who has attended Pride with his friends for decades. “We celebrate through love and unity and just show a positive resistance through peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046505\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Several people behind barricades hold rainbow flags as a man wearing a white dress shirt points at them.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie marches in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also in attendance on Sunday was San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who marched in the parade and spoke to attendees at the Civic Center afterward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We stand side to side with our LGBTQ+ community,” he said. “This is the city that knows how to take care of every single person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046495\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046495\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people ride on a motorcycle together with a rainbow flag behind them.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Dykes on Bikes contingent lead the San Francisco Pride Parade through downtown San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pride festivities kicked off Saturday, where Michelle Gutierrez from Sunnyvale was at the Free Mom Hugs booth “sharing the love with not just sons and daughters, but grandsons, brothers, and sisters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing blue paint and a colorful costume on the street surrounded by people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Openhouse contingent, a nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ seniors, walk in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We feel that love overcomes hate, leading into this year’s theme regarding resistance,” Gutierrez said. “Love ultimately has more power, and it’s a form of peaceful protest, if you will, because we can fight back without using bullets and weapons. We can fight back with the love we have to give.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046502\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing blue costumes walk on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Openhouse contingent, a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ seniors, walk in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=arts_13978009 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/GettyImages-1501334621.jpg'] Jeff Cotter, founder and president of \u003ca href=\"https://www.rainbowfund.org/\">Rainbow World Fund\u003c/a>, had their bus parked outside Civic Center plaza Saturday. The organization is celebrating 25 years of educating and developing philanthropy within the LGBTQ community for humanitarian aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important that we don’t let people take our joy away,” Cotter said. “Having joy is one of the most important things we can do and showing up for Pride is one of the most important ways that we can practice our civil disobedience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046511\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing an elaborate dress walks in the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siam Phusri, a Thai drag performer, marches in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>elita layà with \u003ca href=\"https://www.stopcopcitybayarea.com/\">Stop Cop City Bay Area\u003c/a>, which opposes the $47 million regional police training facility being built in San Pablo, said joy as resistance recognizes that pride is “rooted in disrupting hyper surveillance and disrupting police surveillance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people hug amongst a large crowd on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of BAAITS (Bay Area American Indian Two‑Spirits), a group supporting Two-Spirit Indigenous people, hugs a person in the crowd during the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing our neighbors be kidnapped. We’re seeing that folks are losing faith in the system, and so I see joy and restoring and reminding ourselves of the faith that we should have in one another,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046506\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a pink shirt holds a rainbow flag.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant waves a rainbow flag. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Friday, thousands of people participated in the annual Trans March according to organizers, taking over Dolores Park along Market Street to Turk and Taylor in the Tenderloin where an anti-police brutality riot led by transgender people took place in 1966 at Compton’s Cafeteria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046508\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046508\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Several people in a red car wave to people standing behind barricades.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblymember Matt Haney waves to the crowd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Saturday saw the return of the city’s Dyke March, which hasn’t taken place in an official capacity since before the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Brian Krans, Billy Cruz, Spencer Whitney and Dana Cronin contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>San Francisco’s Pride Festival culminated in its annual parade on a cloudless Sunday morning, bringing big crowds and a sea of rainbows into the heart of the city for a celebration centered around joy and resistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL.jpg\" alt='People march in the street holding a multicolored sign that reads \"SF LGBT CENTER.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-19-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the San Francisco LGBT Center march in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade stretched down Market Street, from Embarcadero to Civic Center. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Organizers say the event brings in nearly a million people every year, making it one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The theme of this year’s festival – which spans the whole weekend – is “Queer Joy is Resistance,” which resonated with many in attendance, who said it not only tapped into Pride’s roots in the Stonewall riots in 1969 but also the continued attacks on the LGBTQ community from President Trump and his followers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046494\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing colorful outfits embrace on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-01-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kitty hugs a friend before walking with Openhouse, a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ seniors, in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It is so important to be visible, to be out, to be loud, to push back [and] to not let what’s happening in Washington get you down,” said Lara Starr, a member of Free Mom Hugs, a nationwide organization that focuses on celebrating the LGBTQ community. “It is exhausting, but we got to keep turning out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046499\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing multicolored indigenous clothing dances in the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-09-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of BAAITS ((Bay Area American Indian Two‑Spirits), a group supporting Two-Spirit Indigenous people, walks in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046498\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing beads a white t-shirt and holding a rainbow flag and bubble gun walks in the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-07-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Marin LGBTQ+ Center march in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jessy Ruiz, one of the Community Grand Marshals selected by the SF Pride Board of Directors, said he wanted to come out to support the Latinx community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046504\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a pink top and a holding a white fan above their head in the street among several people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-23-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Pride Parade participants wave to the crowd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It is very important [for] everyone to support each other,” said Ruiz. “I tell everyone, ‘Don’t be scared in these hard times’ and [to] come and enjoy Pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046509\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Several people wearing colorful clothing stand next to each other behind a barricade.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-21-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd watches the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Our administration is not recognizing us equally like the rest of the population,” said Jesse Crosslin, a 63-year-old San Francisco resident who has attended Pride with his friends for decades. “We celebrate through love and unity and just show a positive resistance through peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046505\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Several people behind barricades hold rainbow flags as a man wearing a white dress shirt points at them.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-24-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie marches in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also in attendance on Sunday was San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who marched in the parade and spoke to attendees at the Civic Center afterward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We stand side to side with our LGBTQ+ community,” he said. “This is the city that knows how to take care of every single person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046495\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046495\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people ride on a motorcycle together with a rainbow flag behind them.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-02-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Dykes on Bikes contingent lead the San Francisco Pride Parade through downtown San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pride festivities kicked off Saturday, where Michelle Gutierrez from Sunnyvale was at the Free Mom Hugs booth “sharing the love with not just sons and daughters, but grandsons, brothers, and sisters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing blue paint and a colorful costume on the street surrounded by people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-13-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Openhouse contingent, a nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ seniors, walk in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We feel that love overcomes hate, leading into this year’s theme regarding resistance,” Gutierrez said. “Love ultimately has more power, and it’s a form of peaceful protest, if you will, because we can fight back without using bullets and weapons. We can fight back with the love we have to give.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046502\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing blue costumes walk on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-15-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Openhouse contingent, a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ seniors, walk in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> Jeff Cotter, founder and president of \u003ca href=\"https://www.rainbowfund.org/\">Rainbow World Fund\u003c/a>, had their bus parked outside Civic Center plaza Saturday. The organization is celebrating 25 years of educating and developing philanthropy within the LGBTQ community for humanitarian aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important that we don’t let people take our joy away,” Cotter said. “Having joy is one of the most important things we can do and showing up for Pride is one of the most important ways that we can practice our civil disobedience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046511\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing an elaborate dress walks in the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-22-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siam Phusri, a Thai drag performer, marches in the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>elita layà with \u003ca href=\"https://www.stopcopcitybayarea.com/\">Stop Cop City Bay Area\u003c/a>, which opposes the $47 million regional police training facility being built in San Pablo, said joy as resistance recognizes that pride is “rooted in disrupting hyper surveillance and disrupting police surveillance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Two people hug amongst a large crowd on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-11-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of BAAITS (Bay Area American Indian Two‑Spirits), a group supporting Two-Spirit Indigenous people, hugs a person in the crowd during the San Francisco Pride Parade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing our neighbors be kidnapped. We’re seeing that folks are losing faith in the system, and so I see joy and restoring and reminding ourselves of the faith that we should have in one another,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046506\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a pink shirt holds a rainbow flag.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-26-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant waves a rainbow flag. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Friday, thousands of people participated in the annual Trans March according to organizers, taking over Dolores Park along Market Street to Turk and Taylor in the Tenderloin where an anti-police brutality riot led by transgender people took place in 1966 at Compton’s Cafeteria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046508\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046508\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL.jpg\" alt=\"Several people in a red car wave to people standing behind barricades.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250629-SFPrideParade-31-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblymember Matt Haney waves to the crowd. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Saturday saw the return of the city’s Dyke March, which hasn’t taken place in an official capacity since before the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Brian Krans, Billy Cruz, Spencer Whitney and Dana Cronin contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In reviewing safety preparations for this weekend’s massive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13978009/2025-san-francisco-pride-party-guide-lgbtq-queer-events\">Pride festivities\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto delivered an unambiguous, if cautionary, message:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dance like nobody’s watching, but party like public safety \u003cem>is\u003c/em> watching,” he said at a Thursday press conference outside police department headquarters, flanked by Mayor Daniel Lurie and the city’s top public safety officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As happens every year, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to descend on the city throughout the weekend for one of the largest celebrations of LGBTQ+ rights and culture in the world. But city leaders noted the exceptional circumstances heading into this year’s festivities that they say warrant a heightened level of vigilance and increased public safety presence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My top priority remains making sure everyone feels safe and free to be themselves,” Lurie said, listing a spate of city agencies, including the Fire Department and Department of Emergency Management, that have been working closely to “make that happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will be appropriately staffed and resources effectively deployed throughout the city,” he added. “San Francisco is on the rise, and we’re bringing that momentum into pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who spoke to reporters just hours after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045893/sf-supervisors-preserve-millions-for-homeless-prevention-housing-in-budget\">reaching a hard-fought deal\u003c/a> over his two-year budget proposal, called Pride one of the city’s largest and “most meaningful events.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046133\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20240630_Pride_GC-29_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20240630_Pride_GC-29_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20240630_Pride_GC-29_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20240630_Pride_GC-29_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a true example of San Franciscans coming together for their values,” he said. “And I know our city will show up like we always do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044243/san-francisco-pride-2025-parade-route-times-street-closures-safety-lgbtq\">This year’s festivities\u003c/a>, which include headliner events at Civic Center, marches and parties throughout the city, and Sunday’s culminating Pride Parade, take place against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023784/after-trumps-order-on-two-genders-trans-rights-groups-taking-action\">assault on trans rights\u003c/a> and its aggressive crackdown on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/dei\">diversity, equity and inclusion efforts\u003c/a>. Of the 932 reported anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across the United States in the past year, more than half targeted transgender and gender-nonconforming people, a marked increase over the previous year, according to a May \u003ca href=\"https://glaad.org/glaad-alert-desk-data-shows-dramatic-rise-in-anti-trans-hate-incidents/\">report\u003c/a> from the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As such, the theme of this year’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/theme/\">event \u003c/a>is “Queer Joy is Resistance,” which organizers said “serves as a unifying message and a reflection of the current social and political climate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The celebration comes as a growing number of longtime corporate sponsors of the event have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031588/san-francisco-pride-struggles-secure-sponsorships-ahead-2025-parade\">withdrawn their financial support\u003c/a> this year — seemingly to avoid retaliation from the Trump administration — leaving SF Pride about $180,000 short of its $2.3 million fundraising goal, the \u003cem>San Francisco Standard \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/06/20/sf-pride-fundraising-struggles-donor-dropouts-trump/\">reported\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12044243 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg']SF Pride declined KQED’s request for an interview. In a statement, the group said it has been working closely with the Mayor’s office and Police Department, enlisted scores of volunteers, and invested heavily in safety infrastructure, including private security and barricades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we recognize heightened concerns nationally, our level of preparation this year is consistent with what we do every year to keep our community safe and proud,” Suzanne Ford, SF Pride executive director, said in the statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Thursday’s press conference, San Francisco Deputy Police Chief Derrick Lew acknowledged the event was a “heavy lift” for law enforcement, but said it was “also an opportunity to show SF is a safe city” and a refuge for the queer community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>As you all are aware, this year also brings new concerns and challenges,” he said. “Tensions are heightened due to national and global events, but our message is clear: San Francisco is ready.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with increased staffing over the weekend, Lew said his department is prepared to call up additional resources if necessary, in light of the “unknowns coming from the spontaneous protests and whatnot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We also know in law enforcement that historically this has been a weekend where we often experience a great deal of crime,” added San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who said her office is ready to prosecute any lawbreakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so I’m here to say that we are setting the tone now, that if you were thinking of committing hate crimes, robberies, breaking into anyone’s car, San Francisco is not the place,” she said. “So celebrate safely, celebrate wisely. And happy Pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Safety officials are encouraging people to call 911 for emergencies and 311 for non-emergencies. Attendees can also sign up for text message alerts at alertsf.org or by texting their zip code to 888-777. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-pride\">San Francisco Pride\u003c/a> 2025 — one of the biggest LGBTQ+ events in the world — is this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The theme this year is “Queer Joy is Resistance,” which \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/theme/\">SF Pride organizers say “serves as a unifying message\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-lgbt-pride-8891156c62d55273fe22b56c3b98ce97\">a reflection of the current social and political climate.\u003c/a>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And this year, SF Pride is taking place against the backdrop of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023784/after-trumps-order-on-two-genders-trans-rights-groups-taking-action\"> the White House’s attacks on the rights of trans people \u003c/a>and President Donald Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/dei\">hostility toward diversity, equity and inclusion efforts\u003c/a>, which earlier this month extended to a threat to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042566/shameful-bay-area-leaders-condemn-trumps-threat-to-rename-usns-harvey-milk\">remove Harvey Milk’s name from a U.S. Navy ship.\u003c/a> Several previous corporate sponsors have also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031588/san-francisco-pride-struggles-secure-sponsorships-ahead-2025-parade\">withdrawn their financial support from the 2025 San Francisco celebrations.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#when-is-sf-pride-2025\">When does SF Pride 2025 start?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But amid all this, SF Pride weekend still promises \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/events/\">a slate of parties, joyful celebrations and, of course, the iconic SF Pride Parade on Sunday\u003c/a>. So, whether it’s your first Pride or your 30th, keep reading for all the details about the parade and celebrations happening at Civic Center and beyond this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991991\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991991\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of flag twirlers holding rainbow flags perform on a street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps perform during the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-parade-route-map\">What is the route for the SF Pride Parade?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-parade-street-closures\">Can I get a map of which streets will be closed during the SF Pride?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-transit-muni-bart-parking\">\u003cstrong>Will I be able to find parking for the SF Pride Parade?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-accessibility\">\u003cstrong>Can I get accessibility accommodations at SF Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And regardless of how you plan to celebrate or who you hope to meet, this guide also offers some important tips on how to reduce STI and overdose risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s Pride — we’re all going to these events to have a good time,” said Samuel Cuadra, associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcommunityhealth.org/about\">San Francisco Community Health Center\u003c/a>, which provides medical services to lower-income residents, primarily communities of color, as well as LGBTQ+ and unhoused individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having a plan in place ensures you have a good time, you’re safe, you hang out with your friends and make memories at Pride that are good and not regretful,” Cuadra told KQED in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#drug-testing-sf-pride\">\u003cstrong>What should I know about drugs at SF Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#safer-sex-sf-pride-testing\">\u003cstrong>How do I prepare for potentially having new sexual partners?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"when-is-sf-pride-2025\">\u003c/a>When is SF Pride 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year, SF Pride falls on June 28 and June 29: this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SF Pride Celebration is a free \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/entertainment/\">two-day event in the city’s Civic Center\u003c/a> that includes several block parties and musical performances. The celebration will happen from noon–6 p.m. on both days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride’s legendary \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/parade\">Pride Parade \u003c/a>takes place at 10 a.m. Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/events/\">many more events, \u003c/a>official and unofficial, taking place in the days leading up to SF Pride weekend There will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/so-sf/events/pride-25-block-party-w-kim-petras-tinashe-more-138898\">a Pride Block Party on Saturday\u003c/a>, headlined by performers Kim Petras and Tinashe. Drag queen Nicki Jizz — who, alongside previous headliner Kehlani, was \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/pride-so-sf-adam-kraft-nicki-jizz-palestine-israel-20369155.php\">one of several artists to pull out of performing at the Block Party\u003c/a> — is now hosting \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/envy-tickets-1310542109729?aff=oddtdtcreator\">a separate Pride party at El Rio in the Mission District\u003c/a> on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two more events taking place that week which aren’t produced by SF Pride: \u003ca href=\"https://www.transmarch.org/\">The SF Trans March \u003c/a>will take place on Friday. \u003ca href=\"https://give.communityin.org/sfdykemarch25?ref=ab_A6UxUGXr77uA6UxUGXr77u\">The SF Dyke March\u003c/a>, which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11992072/dyke-march-canceled-for-san-francisco-pride-organizers-say\">canceled for 2024\u003c/a>, will return on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044625\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 846px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044625\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/lineup2025-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/lineup2025-1.png 846w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/lineup2025-1-160x204.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of SF Pride\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-parade-route-map\">\u003c/a>When is the SF Pride Parade? And what’s the parade route?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The SF Pride Parade is one of the nation’s oldest Pride traditions, with hundreds of different floats and thousands of people marching, representing the wide variety of LGBTQ+ experiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade on Sunday starts at 10 a.m. on Market Street at Embarcadero Plaza. The parade goes down Market Street and ends around Market and 9th streets, where the rest of the celebration will take place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/transit/\">closest BART station\u003c/a> to join those festivities will be Civic Center BART. You can visit \u003ca href=\"https://511.org/\">511.org to plan out your route.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-parade-street-closures\">\u003c/a>What streets will be closed for the SF Pride Parade and Celebration?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You should expect multiple street closures on SF Pride weekend, as well as several Muni routes in the city to be rerouted. Keep an eye on \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/\">sfmta.com\u003c/a> for the latest updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Street closures on Thursday for SF Pride setup\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFMTA says that street closures and Muni service changes will begin on Thursday and last through around 6 a.m. on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the SFMTA, Grove between Polk and Larkin Streets will be closed for the SF Pride setup all day Thursday. Then, these streets will be closed from 7 p.m. on Thursday to 6 a.m. Monday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Polk between McAllister and Grove\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Larkin between McAllister and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton between Hyde and Larkin.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/sf-pride-festival-set-thursday-june-26-2025\">Read more information about street closures and rerouted Muni lines on Thursday from sfmta.com.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045663\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 604px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045663\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Set-Up-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Set-Up-1.jpeg 604w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Set-Up-1-160x154.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street closures and rerouted Muni lines on Thursday for SF Pride setup. \u003ccite>(Courtesy SFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Street closures on Friday and Saturday for the SF Pride Celebration\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the SFMTA, streets that will be closed for the SF Pride Celebration will be:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Polk between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Larkin between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hyde between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Golden Gate between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>McAllister between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton between Hyde and Larkin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grove between Van Ness and Hyde.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>A map showing street closures and rerouted Muni lines for the SF Pride Celebrations on Saturday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045614\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 533px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12045614 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Celebration-Parade-map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Celebration-Parade-map.png 533w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Celebration-Parade-map-160x153.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street closures and Muni reroutes on Saturday (courtesy SFMTA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Street closures on Sunday for the SF Pride Parade\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the parade on Sunday, the following streets will be closed all day:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Polk between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Larkin between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hyde between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Golden Gate between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>McAllister between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton between Hyde and Larkin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grove between Van Ness and Hyde.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The following streets will be closed from 12 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Leavenworth between McAllister and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sutter between Sansome and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sansome northbound lanes between Sutter and Bush.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>These streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Market between 8th St and 9th\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Steuart from Market to Howard Streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Spear from Market to Folsom (Intersections will be open.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Main from Market to Folsom (Intersections will be open.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beale from Market to Mission\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beale regular traffic lanes from Mission to Howard (although the Muni lane and access to the Transit Center will stay open)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beale from Mission to Folsom (although intersections will be open.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Market St from Beale to 9th — the Parade route — will remain closed until 8 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045615\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 617px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12045615 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Parade-map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Parade-map.png 617w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Parade-map-160x157.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street closures and Muni reroutes on Sunday (courtesy SFMTA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-transit-muni-bart-parking\">\u003c/a>Will I be able to find parking at SF Pride?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you plan to park near Market Street on June 29 for the SF Pride Parade, you may want to rethink that strategy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding a public parking spot in downtown San Francisco is already difficult on any other day of the year and nearly impossible during Pride. That said, there are private parking lots downtown, but they can be pricey, usually charging at least $30–$40 per car — and likely more during big events. You may need to drive to pretty far-off neighborhoods to find a spot, or you can \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/search?kind=address&latitude=37.793301236424945&longitude=-122.39645940189274&%243p=a_hasoffers&%24affiliate_json=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.spothero.com%2Faff_c%3Foffer_id%3D1%26aff_id%3D1433%26file_id%3D28%26source%3Dsfpridestartline%26aff_sub2%3Dparkingpage%26format%3Djson&_branch_match_id=1326649323374618505&utm_source=Partnerships&utm_campaign=Tune_Platform&utm_medium=paid+advertising&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA32SwU7EIBCGn6bc7LZA260JMSbq0Yvx3MxSusVlCwI18e0dtnWzrsaEy%2FzDzPzzwRijC7ebTXA2jsrbHJzLjZ4OmxhKR5%2FfX1R5d9BTL6DvvQqBGIg6zr0SrMmblrGipKzmlLe8IsZO%2ByV5U1Kas7bmVcuLctvShpOMcuYEdCMEOwzKh6TAMGijIaruLdhJjOgnY%2FcZfcITPUicvc%2FP7qQ9oo41nczY06lLp%2FuMPZQZrZO8BJwxjLGxWgS6xTDY2UuFURic170KEXzEVdVaGuYdxawDn2Y62KfEYP0RIsrJHZm9OTkMZ4u%2FuCXbZ3LoMaNVWhs7XCyOja%2B8Z82jNFoeVqWgTVNx4JzSpq4L2FY71ZYVg%2B1OFut1G2InZ%2B%2FVJD%2Bx5vXl4SLxAWZOu66Xg5J26sF%2Fdm7eGR3QMiYTlBG68xOs0j%2Bc9hZMgkRJkKM6qoUGGXGk%2BIWCOIij%2BAHkjz9waiko%2BQYiSrI4ENfzyQUk8T8icg1IIB7yA44ovgD2DmjT%2FAIAAA%3D%3D&view=dl\">reserve a parking spot ahead of time using SpotHero\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another option is to drive to a BART station outside the city, park there, and take BART to any of the downtown San Francisco stations on Market Street (Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery and Embarcadero). That way, you’ll avoid the weekend traffic coming into the city on the Bay Bridge or Highway 101.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor3\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are there things I \u003ci>can’t\u003c/i> bring to San Francisco Pride?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are usually security checkpoints to get into both the Pride parade and celebrations taking place at the Civic Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20240601162439/https://sfpride.org/faq/\">In past years\u003c/a>, event organizers have strongly discouraged people from bringing “bags of any kind into the celebration.” But there are still some bags that will be allowed into the event, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Totally clear plastic bags that do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small clutch bags, smaller than 4.5” x 6.5” in size, with or without a handle.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fanny packs/crossbody bags that are smaller than 12” x 6” x 4.”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>In the past, organizers have also published a list of prohibited items at the parade and celebrations. The list includes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Water bottles with any liquid in them (even if they are sealed). Empty water bottles, however, are allowed, and refilling stations are available in the Civic Center celebration space.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Weapons, regardless of permit.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Umbrellas.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cans, thermoses and glass bottles.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside food products and containers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcoholic beverages.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chairs of any kind.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Brooms, poles and sticks (including selfie sticks).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beach balls and inflatables.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Banners, totems or oversized signage.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What’s the weather like in San Francisco during Pride weekend?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can monitor the \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.781539&lon=-122.416571\">National Weather Service\u003c/a> to see what the weather will be like for the weekend. Currently, it is forecasted to be sunny during the day on Saturday, with a high of 69°F, and mostly sunny on Sunday, with a high of 68°F.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While that sounds like perfect weather for Pride, just remember that this is San Francisco and the weather can change very quickly. Even on a sunny day, it’s normal for the weather to still feel chilly, thanks to the strong winds pushing in from the bay.[aside postID=arts_13977374 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/teresita-at-proyecto-2000x1125.jpg']No matter the weather, remember to drink water, especially if you’re planning on drinking alcohol or taking any drugs. Cuadra, from SFCHC, said some mistakenly think that drinking water will prevent you from feeling the effects of alcohol or drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it really doesn’t — it will just help your body regulate itself,” he said. “So if you’re drinking alcohol, having a cup of water between each [drink] isn’t going to stop you from getting drunk. … But you will feel much less hungover the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to bring water bottles to either the parade or the celebration at the Civic Center, don’t forget that they have to be empty plastic bottles that you can refill at each event.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-accessibility\">\u003c/a>What to know about accessibility at Pride\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Pride parade has \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/accessibility/\">a free accessible viewing area\u003c/a>, which organizers say provides an “unobstructed view” of the parade for each person who needs it, plus one guest. This area at the parade grandstands also has accessible restroom facilities. In order to request a spot, \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsSAMJ_jH4mwg3hMMClLSsVuwqPqqTEn4kYIA1RIBA11igEQ/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you will need to complete an online form\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsSAMJ_jH4mwg3hMMClLSsVuwqPqqTEn4kYIA1RIBA11igEQ/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the form\u003c/a>, “we try to reserve a space with unobstructed view for every person who needs this accommodation, but due to limited capacity it is available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride also offers American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and a special seating platform at the main stage on both days for deaf or hard of hearing ticket holders. To access this service, you will need to pick up a wristband at the SF Pride information booth at Fulton and Larkin streets. This service is first-come, first-served.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the parade, there is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-san-francisco-pride-parade-grandstand-seating-tickets-1235165285619?aff=ebdsoporgprofile\">a ticketed option for around $75\u003c/a>, if you want to guarantee a seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you need more assistance on the day, you can visit the SF Pride information booth at Fulton and Larkin streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking BART to Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All BART stations have accessible elevators, but being prepared for issues with those elevators is a good idea. You can sign up for \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/alerts\">BART alerts\u003c/a> to be notified of an issue with the elevator at the station you plan to use or check the status of elevator operations at any station by calling 510-834-LIFT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991999\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11991999 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A festively dressed dancer performs in front of samba drummer on the street, with the San Francisco Ferry Building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of samba dancers and drummers participate in the Pride Parade on Market Street in San Francisco on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"drug-testing-sf-pride\">\u003c/a>My friends and I are thinking of doing drugs during Pride weekend. How do we keep each other safe?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Taking party drugs (molly, cocaine, ketamine, 2C-B or “tusi”) has become more dangerous in recent years as these drugs are now being laced with fentanyl more frequently. And while we’re certainly not encouraging folks to do drugs at Pride, we do hope this information can help reduce the risk of a bad trip or an accidental overdose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Before going out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, Cuadra said, check in with yourself now, before the weekend starts, about what type of experience you want to have. “If you’re being realistic with yourself and you would like to do some drugs this weekend,” he said, “that’s probably something you want to prepare for ahead of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Making a decision now about what you want to do can keep you from making risky decisions later on, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You run a risk whenever you take any drugs, but I think the risk is heightened if you’re at a club and looking for drugs right there and then,” he said. “Maybe you don’t know the person that’s selling it to you at the club. You just might be a little bit more desperate for whatever you can get your hands on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuadra adds that if you do buy drugs, it’s best to do so in advance and from someone you know and trust — which, in turn, gives you more time to test for fentanyl. Many party drugs are increasingly laced with fentanyl, many times without the user’s knowledge. A 2022 scientific study found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/14/1199396794/fentanyl-mixed-with-cocaine-or-meth-is-driving-the-4th-wave-of-the-overdose-cris\">nearly a third of overdoses reported nationwide in 2021 involved both fentanyl and stimulants such as \u003c/a>cocaine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you were told by someone else that none of your drugs have fentanyl, it’s still a good idea to test them for yourself, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People who do drugs that are not opioids sometimes think, ‘Well, I’m not doing opioids, so why should I be testing for fentanyl?’” he said. “Unfortunately, more opioid overdoses happen with people who are not used to those drugs because your body hasn’t built up a tolerance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit FentCheck \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs-1\">provides a list of bars and other community spaces\u003c/a> that offer fentanyl test strips and Narcan. The group also has a \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs\">step-by-step tutorial on using test strips\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>While you’re out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wherever you end up on Pride weekend, go with a group of friends. Even if you end up meeting someone else, Cuadra said, having your friends nearby can make the night less anxiety-inducing, especially if you’re having a bad trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if you’re taking a drug regularly, it might not have the desired effect that day,” he said. “It might just mean you’re in a different space, and it’s just nice to check in with someone and take whatever steps you need to get into a better headspace or a safer environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else to consider bringing with you when going out: Narcan. Narcan is the brand name for a naloxone nasal spray that is administered to someone when they are experiencing an opioid overdose (including from fentanyl).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyone can buy Narcan at a pharmacy without needing a prescription, and you can also get it free of charge at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/location/behavioral-health-access-center-bhac\">San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Community Behavioral Health Services\u003c/a> pharmacy at 1380 Howard St. The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"safer-sex-sf-pride-testing\">\u003c/a>Hooking up with somebody new? Protect each other’s sexual health\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For decades, Pride in San Francisco has been a time when LGBTQ+ people have come together \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/resource-library/sfaf-history/\">to advocate for the health needs of their community\u003c/a>. Part of celebrating Pride is honoring that legacy and protecting our own sexual health and that of our partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the most important things one can do before initiating a new sexual relationship is to get screened for HIV and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and to know your status,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV and STI prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have insurance, call your health care provider and share that you need to know your status ahead of Pride weekend. And if you are uninsured, multiple clinics around the Bay Area offer free or low-cost STI testing. Here’s just a handful of them:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Francisco: \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/programs/magnet/\">Magnet (the sexual health clinic located at Strut\u003c/a>) and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcityclinic.org/services/sti-and-hiv-testing\">SF Free Clinic\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oakland: \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.org/sexual-health-services\">The Glenn Burke Wellness Clinic at the LGBTQ Community Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San José: \u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.sccgov.org/sti-and-hiv-testing-services\">The Crane Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“We have more ways than ever to stay healthy and protect ourselves from HIV and STIs,” Cohen said, adding that people can talk to their providers about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis — or HIV PrEP — which comes either as a pill or injection and can help protect people from HIV infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“HIV PrEP starts working quickly,” she said. “If somebody is not on HIV PrEP but anticipates that they may be having new partners during Pride, they can start and will be protected by [Pride] weekend.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992016\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992016\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Drag dancer dance on an outdoor stage.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drag queens Nicki Jizz, Heaven on Earth and Snaxx dance on the Oasis SF float during the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cohen also points out that \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/02/424861/doxycycline-sti-prevention-highly-effective-minimal-drug-resistance\">doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis — or DoxyPEP —\u003c/a> an antibiotic taken after sex, can help prevent infections from other STIs, like chlamydia and syphilis. “We’ve shown through research that that strategy is very effective at preventing bacterial STIs,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/get-mpox-vaccines-testing-and-treatment\">Vaccines for mpox are still available\u003c/a>, and San Francisco health officials are encouraging at-risk populations, like men who have sex with men, to get vaccinated. Public health experts say we haven’t seen an outbreak this year like the one in 2022, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11988079/2024-mpox-vaccine-formerly-monkeypox-symptoms-rash\">but getting vaccinated continues to be a way to protect the wider community from another potential outbreak\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cohen said that although talking to your physician about STI prevention is critical, the conversations you have with your partner before having sex are equally important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never want to leave out talking to your partner,” she said. She acknowledges these talks can sometimes be a bit awkward, especially if you are just getting to know the person. “Some people prefer to have those conversations via chat, especially if they’re meeting someone on an app,” she said. “That’s perhaps a little lower stress than a face-to-face conversation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, these conversations don’t have to be a thorough examination of each other’s dating history. They can be pretty straightforward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Make sure to ask your partner if they’ve been tested, what prevention strategies they use and decide [on] condoms or something that you or your partner also want to use as an additional layer of protection,” Cohen said. “We always want to think about all these different options together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on June 18.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#when-is-sf-pride-2025\">When does SF Pride 2025 start?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But amid all this, SF Pride weekend still promises \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/events/\">a slate of parties, joyful celebrations and, of course, the iconic SF Pride Parade on Sunday\u003c/a>. So, whether it’s your first Pride or your 30th, keep reading for all the details about the parade and celebrations happening at Civic Center and beyond this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991991\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991991\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of flag twirlers holding rainbow flags perform on a street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/047_KQED_SFPRIDEPARADE_06262022-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps perform during the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-parade-route-map\">What is the route for the SF Pride Parade?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-parade-street-closures\">Can I get a map of which streets will be closed during the SF Pride?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-transit-muni-bart-parking\">\u003cstrong>Will I be able to find parking for the SF Pride Parade?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sf-pride-accessibility\">\u003cstrong>Can I get accessibility accommodations at SF Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And regardless of how you plan to celebrate or who you hope to meet, this guide also offers some important tips on how to reduce STI and overdose risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s Pride — we’re all going to these events to have a good time,” said Samuel Cuadra, associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcommunityhealth.org/about\">San Francisco Community Health Center\u003c/a>, which provides medical services to lower-income residents, primarily communities of color, as well as LGBTQ+ and unhoused individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having a plan in place ensures you have a good time, you’re safe, you hang out with your friends and make memories at Pride that are good and not regretful,” Cuadra told KQED in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#drug-testing-sf-pride\">\u003cstrong>What should I know about drugs at SF Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#safer-sex-sf-pride-testing\">\u003cstrong>How do I prepare for potentially having new sexual partners?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"when-is-sf-pride-2025\">\u003c/a>When is SF Pride 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year, SF Pride falls on June 28 and June 29: this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SF Pride Celebration is a free \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/entertainment/\">two-day event in the city’s Civic Center\u003c/a> that includes several block parties and musical performances. The celebration will happen from noon–6 p.m. on both days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride’s legendary \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/parade\">Pride Parade \u003c/a>takes place at 10 a.m. Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/events/\">many more events, \u003c/a>official and unofficial, taking place in the days leading up to SF Pride weekend There will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/so-sf/events/pride-25-block-party-w-kim-petras-tinashe-more-138898\">a Pride Block Party on Saturday\u003c/a>, headlined by performers Kim Petras and Tinashe. Drag queen Nicki Jizz — who, alongside previous headliner Kehlani, was \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/pride-so-sf-adam-kraft-nicki-jizz-palestine-israel-20369155.php\">one of several artists to pull out of performing at the Block Party\u003c/a> — is now hosting \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/envy-tickets-1310542109729?aff=oddtdtcreator\">a separate Pride party at El Rio in the Mission District\u003c/a> on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two more events taking place that week which aren’t produced by SF Pride: \u003ca href=\"https://www.transmarch.org/\">The SF Trans March \u003c/a>will take place on Friday. \u003ca href=\"https://give.communityin.org/sfdykemarch25?ref=ab_A6UxUGXr77uA6UxUGXr77u\">The SF Dyke March\u003c/a>, which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11992072/dyke-march-canceled-for-san-francisco-pride-organizers-say\">canceled for 2024\u003c/a>, will return on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044625\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 846px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044625\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/lineup2025-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/lineup2025-1.png 846w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/lineup2025-1-160x204.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of SF Pride\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-parade-route-map\">\u003c/a>When is the SF Pride Parade? And what’s the parade route?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The SF Pride Parade is one of the nation’s oldest Pride traditions, with hundreds of different floats and thousands of people marching, representing the wide variety of LGBTQ+ experiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade on Sunday starts at 10 a.m. on Market Street at Embarcadero Plaza. The parade goes down Market Street and ends around Market and 9th streets, where the rest of the celebration will take place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/transit/\">closest BART station\u003c/a> to join those festivities will be Civic Center BART. You can visit \u003ca href=\"https://511.org/\">511.org to plan out your route.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-parade-street-closures\">\u003c/a>What streets will be closed for the SF Pride Parade and Celebration?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You should expect multiple street closures on SF Pride weekend, as well as several Muni routes in the city to be rerouted. Keep an eye on \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/\">sfmta.com\u003c/a> for the latest updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Street closures on Thursday for SF Pride setup\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFMTA says that street closures and Muni service changes will begin on Thursday and last through around 6 a.m. on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the SFMTA, Grove between Polk and Larkin Streets will be closed for the SF Pride setup all day Thursday. Then, these streets will be closed from 7 p.m. on Thursday to 6 a.m. Monday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Polk between McAllister and Grove\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Larkin between McAllister and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton between Hyde and Larkin.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/sf-pride-festival-set-thursday-june-26-2025\">Read more information about street closures and rerouted Muni lines on Thursday from sfmta.com.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045663\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 604px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045663\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Set-Up-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Set-Up-1.jpeg 604w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Set-Up-1-160x154.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street closures and rerouted Muni lines on Thursday for SF Pride setup. \u003ccite>(Courtesy SFMTA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Street closures on Friday and Saturday for the SF Pride Celebration\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the SFMTA, streets that will be closed for the SF Pride Celebration will be:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Polk between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Larkin between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hyde between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Golden Gate between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>McAllister between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton between Hyde and Larkin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grove between Van Ness and Hyde.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>A map showing street closures and rerouted Muni lines for the SF Pride Celebrations on Saturday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045614\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 533px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12045614 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Celebration-Parade-map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Celebration-Parade-map.png 533w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Celebration-Parade-map-160x153.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street closures and Muni reroutes on Saturday (courtesy SFMTA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Street closures on Sunday for the SF Pride Parade\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the parade on Sunday, the following streets will be closed all day:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Polk between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Larkin between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hyde between Turk and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Golden Gate between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>McAllister between Van Ness and Leavenworth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton between Hyde and Larkin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grove between Van Ness and Hyde.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The following streets will be closed from 12 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Leavenworth between McAllister and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sutter between Sansome and Market\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sansome northbound lanes between Sutter and Bush.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>These streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Market between 8th St and 9th\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Steuart from Market to Howard Streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Spear from Market to Folsom (Intersections will be open.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Main from Market to Folsom (Intersections will be open.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beale from Market to Mission\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beale regular traffic lanes from Mission to Howard (although the Muni lane and access to the Transit Center will stay open)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beale from Mission to Folsom (although intersections will be open.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Market St from Beale to 9th — the Parade route — will remain closed until 8 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045615\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 617px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12045615 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Parade-map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Parade-map.png 617w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SF-Parade-map-160x157.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street closures and Muni reroutes on Sunday (courtesy SFMTA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-transit-muni-bart-parking\">\u003c/a>Will I be able to find parking at SF Pride?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you plan to park near Market Street on June 29 for the SF Pride Parade, you may want to rethink that strategy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding a public parking spot in downtown San Francisco is already difficult on any other day of the year and nearly impossible during Pride. That said, there are private parking lots downtown, but they can be pricey, usually charging at least $30–$40 per car — and likely more during big events. You may need to drive to pretty far-off neighborhoods to find a spot, or you can \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/search?kind=address&latitude=37.793301236424945&longitude=-122.39645940189274&%243p=a_hasoffers&%24affiliate_json=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.spothero.com%2Faff_c%3Foffer_id%3D1%26aff_id%3D1433%26file_id%3D28%26source%3Dsfpridestartline%26aff_sub2%3Dparkingpage%26format%3Djson&_branch_match_id=1326649323374618505&utm_source=Partnerships&utm_campaign=Tune_Platform&utm_medium=paid+advertising&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA32SwU7EIBCGn6bc7LZA260JMSbq0Yvx3MxSusVlCwI18e0dtnWzrsaEy%2FzDzPzzwRijC7ebTXA2jsrbHJzLjZ4OmxhKR5%2FfX1R5d9BTL6DvvQqBGIg6zr0SrMmblrGipKzmlLe8IsZO%2ByV5U1Kas7bmVcuLctvShpOMcuYEdCMEOwzKh6TAMGijIaruLdhJjOgnY%2FcZfcITPUicvc%2FP7qQ9oo41nczY06lLp%2FuMPZQZrZO8BJwxjLGxWgS6xTDY2UuFURic170KEXzEVdVaGuYdxawDn2Y62KfEYP0RIsrJHZm9OTkMZ4u%2FuCXbZ3LoMaNVWhs7XCyOja%2B8Z82jNFoeVqWgTVNx4JzSpq4L2FY71ZYVg%2B1OFut1G2InZ%2B%2FVJD%2Bx5vXl4SLxAWZOu66Xg5J26sF%2Fdm7eGR3QMiYTlBG68xOs0j%2Bc9hZMgkRJkKM6qoUGGXGk%2BIWCOIij%2BAHkjz9waiko%2BQYiSrI4ENfzyQUk8T8icg1IIB7yA44ovgD2DmjT%2FAIAAA%3D%3D&view=dl\">reserve a parking spot ahead of time using SpotHero\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another option is to drive to a BART station outside the city, park there, and take BART to any of the downtown San Francisco stations on Market Street (Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery and Embarcadero). That way, you’ll avoid the weekend traffic coming into the city on the Bay Bridge or Highway 101.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor3\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are there things I \u003ci>can’t\u003c/i> bring to San Francisco Pride?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are usually security checkpoints to get into both the Pride parade and celebrations taking place at the Civic Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20240601162439/https://sfpride.org/faq/\">In past years\u003c/a>, event organizers have strongly discouraged people from bringing “bags of any kind into the celebration.” But there are still some bags that will be allowed into the event, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Totally clear plastic bags that do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small clutch bags, smaller than 4.5” x 6.5” in size, with or without a handle.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fanny packs/crossbody bags that are smaller than 12” x 6” x 4.”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>In the past, organizers have also published a list of prohibited items at the parade and celebrations. The list includes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Water bottles with any liquid in them (even if they are sealed). Empty water bottles, however, are allowed, and refilling stations are available in the Civic Center celebration space.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Weapons, regardless of permit.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Umbrellas.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cans, thermoses and glass bottles.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside food products and containers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcoholic beverages.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chairs of any kind.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Brooms, poles and sticks (including selfie sticks).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beach balls and inflatables.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Banners, totems or oversized signage.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What’s the weather like in San Francisco during Pride weekend?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can monitor the \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.781539&lon=-122.416571\">National Weather Service\u003c/a> to see what the weather will be like for the weekend. Currently, it is forecasted to be sunny during the day on Saturday, with a high of 69°F, and mostly sunny on Sunday, with a high of 68°F.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While that sounds like perfect weather for Pride, just remember that this is San Francisco and the weather can change very quickly. Even on a sunny day, it’s normal for the weather to still feel chilly, thanks to the strong winds pushing in from the bay.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>No matter the weather, remember to drink water, especially if you’re planning on drinking alcohol or taking any drugs. Cuadra, from SFCHC, said some mistakenly think that drinking water will prevent you from feeling the effects of alcohol or drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it really doesn’t — it will just help your body regulate itself,” he said. “So if you’re drinking alcohol, having a cup of water between each [drink] isn’t going to stop you from getting drunk. … But you will feel much less hungover the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to bring water bottles to either the parade or the celebration at the Civic Center, don’t forget that they have to be empty plastic bottles that you can refill at each event.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sf-pride-accessibility\">\u003c/a>What to know about accessibility at Pride\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Pride parade has \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/accessibility/\">a free accessible viewing area\u003c/a>, which organizers say provides an “unobstructed view” of the parade for each person who needs it, plus one guest. This area at the parade grandstands also has accessible restroom facilities. In order to request a spot, \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsSAMJ_jH4mwg3hMMClLSsVuwqPqqTEn4kYIA1RIBA11igEQ/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you will need to complete an online form\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsSAMJ_jH4mwg3hMMClLSsVuwqPqqTEn4kYIA1RIBA11igEQ/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the form\u003c/a>, “we try to reserve a space with unobstructed view for every person who needs this accommodation, but due to limited capacity it is available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride also offers American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and a special seating platform at the main stage on both days for deaf or hard of hearing ticket holders. To access this service, you will need to pick up a wristband at the SF Pride information booth at Fulton and Larkin streets. This service is first-come, first-served.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the parade, there is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-san-francisco-pride-parade-grandstand-seating-tickets-1235165285619?aff=ebdsoporgprofile\">a ticketed option for around $75\u003c/a>, if you want to guarantee a seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you need more assistance on the day, you can visit the SF Pride information booth at Fulton and Larkin streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking BART to Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All BART stations have accessible elevators, but being prepared for issues with those elevators is a good idea. You can sign up for \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/alerts\">BART alerts\u003c/a> to be notified of an issue with the elevator at the station you plan to use or check the status of elevator operations at any station by calling 510-834-LIFT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991999\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11991999 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A festively dressed dancer performs in front of samba drummer on the street, with the San Francisco Ferry Building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of samba dancers and drummers participate in the Pride Parade on Market Street in San Francisco on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"drug-testing-sf-pride\">\u003c/a>My friends and I are thinking of doing drugs during Pride weekend. How do we keep each other safe?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Taking party drugs (molly, cocaine, ketamine, 2C-B or “tusi”) has become more dangerous in recent years as these drugs are now being laced with fentanyl more frequently. And while we’re certainly not encouraging folks to do drugs at Pride, we do hope this information can help reduce the risk of a bad trip or an accidental overdose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Before going out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, Cuadra said, check in with yourself now, before the weekend starts, about what type of experience you want to have. “If you’re being realistic with yourself and you would like to do some drugs this weekend,” he said, “that’s probably something you want to prepare for ahead of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Making a decision now about what you want to do can keep you from making risky decisions later on, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You run a risk whenever you take any drugs, but I think the risk is heightened if you’re at a club and looking for drugs right there and then,” he said. “Maybe you don’t know the person that’s selling it to you at the club. You just might be a little bit more desperate for whatever you can get your hands on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuadra adds that if you do buy drugs, it’s best to do so in advance and from someone you know and trust — which, in turn, gives you more time to test for fentanyl. Many party drugs are increasingly laced with fentanyl, many times without the user’s knowledge. A 2022 scientific study found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/14/1199396794/fentanyl-mixed-with-cocaine-or-meth-is-driving-the-4th-wave-of-the-overdose-cris\">nearly a third of overdoses reported nationwide in 2021 involved both fentanyl and stimulants such as \u003c/a>cocaine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you were told by someone else that none of your drugs have fentanyl, it’s still a good idea to test them for yourself, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People who do drugs that are not opioids sometimes think, ‘Well, I’m not doing opioids, so why should I be testing for fentanyl?’” he said. “Unfortunately, more opioid overdoses happen with people who are not used to those drugs because your body hasn’t built up a tolerance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit FentCheck \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs-1\">provides a list of bars and other community spaces\u003c/a> that offer fentanyl test strips and Narcan. The group also has a \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs\">step-by-step tutorial on using test strips\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>While you’re out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wherever you end up on Pride weekend, go with a group of friends. Even if you end up meeting someone else, Cuadra said, having your friends nearby can make the night less anxiety-inducing, especially if you’re having a bad trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if you’re taking a drug regularly, it might not have the desired effect that day,” he said. “It might just mean you’re in a different space, and it’s just nice to check in with someone and take whatever steps you need to get into a better headspace or a safer environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else to consider bringing with you when going out: Narcan. Narcan is the brand name for a naloxone nasal spray that is administered to someone when they are experiencing an opioid overdose (including from fentanyl).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyone can buy Narcan at a pharmacy without needing a prescription, and you can also get it free of charge at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/location/behavioral-health-access-center-bhac\">San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Community Behavioral Health Services\u003c/a> pharmacy at 1380 Howard St. The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"safer-sex-sf-pride-testing\">\u003c/a>Hooking up with somebody new? Protect each other’s sexual health\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For decades, Pride in San Francisco has been a time when LGBTQ+ people have come together \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/resource-library/sfaf-history/\">to advocate for the health needs of their community\u003c/a>. Part of celebrating Pride is honoring that legacy and protecting our own sexual health and that of our partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the most important things one can do before initiating a new sexual relationship is to get screened for HIV and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and to know your status,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV and STI prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have insurance, call your health care provider and share that you need to know your status ahead of Pride weekend. And if you are uninsured, multiple clinics around the Bay Area offer free or low-cost STI testing. 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"content": "\u003cp>June may be over — but Pride is all year long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One week after San Francisco Pride, it’s a good time to check in with yourself and friends on a few things. If you joined the celebrations at Civic Center or Dolores Park — or maybe were among big crowds at a nightclub or party — it’s a good idea to get tested for COVID-19, especially as cases \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987343/covid-bay-area-wastewater-variant-symptoms-isolation-guidance\">are on the rise again this summer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, Pride in the Bay Area has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11878891/from-aids-to-covid-19-gay-activists-in-san-francisco-have-been-organizing-in-public-health-for-decades\">a time when LGBTQ+ people have come together to advocate for the health needs of their community\u003c/a>. Part of celebrating Pride is honoring that legacy and protecting our own sexual health and that of our partners. So, if you had sex with someone new last week, now is the time to take care of yourself and respond to any potential risks that may have come up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did you meet new friends and want more spaces for the queer community like you saw at Pride? There are dozens of LGBTQ+-focused events happening across the Bay Area this summer. We’ve compiled a few of them here, along with tips on caring for yourself post-Pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Get your COVID test\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Since the start of summer, COVID-19 infections have been popping up all over California. In May, the average percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive was less than 5%. By the start of July, that number had \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Respiratory-Viruses/RespiratoryDashboard.aspx\">more than doubled and exceeded 10%\u003c/a>. Keep in mind this number doesn’t even include the number of people who are doing at-home or antigen tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While many people now experience less severe symptoms thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine and booster shots, this recent spike in cases worries many people who are immunocompromised or especially vulnerable to illness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6553232/covid-19-incubation-period-exposure-symptoms/\">estimated the incubation period for \u003c/a>COVID-19 — that is, the amount of time between exposure to COVID-19 and testing positive for the virus — was around five days. However, researchers have told KQED that as more COVID-19 variants pop up, it’s getting more complicated to estimate when exactly someone will develop COVID-19\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954507/covid-symptoms-after-pride-how-to-find-test\"> symptoms\u003c/a> as our bodies respond to each variant differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that a full week has passed since the Pride celebrations check in with yourself and your friends to see if anyone has felt symptoms this week. 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For a lot of people who have already been infected in the past, their immune system is getting better at forming an immune response to COVID-19, even when the amount of virus in our body is low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When your body detects a burgeoning coronavirus infection now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957790/the-new-covid-eris-variant-and-rising-cases-what-you-need-to-know#covidincubationperiod\">Chin-Hong told KQED\u003c/a>, “your whole immune system just gets agitated and active, and you begin to get sick sooner, but you actually don’t have as much virus in your blood yet.” However, there needs to be a specific amount of coronavirus in your body for an at-home COVID-19 test to show up positive (even if the virus is already in your system).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Talk about sexual health\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you met someone new during Pride weekend and were sexually active with them, public health officials recommend that you take some time to check in with yourself about any potential risks from that encounter. A few questions to ask yourself:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Did you get screened for STIs beforehand? Do you know if they did?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did you talk with them about safe sex practices beforehand?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did you use a condom?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did you — or your partner — take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV PrEP)?\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you are unsure about some of these questions, that is okay. What matters now is checking in with your healthcare provider and letting them know that you had a new sexual partner and want to take some extra steps to know if you were potentially exposed to any STIs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public health experts point out that there are now multiple ways to prevent an STI — even after a potential exposure. Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (or DoxyPEP), an antibiotic taken after sex, can help prevent infections like chlamydia and syphilis. “We’ve shown through research that that strategy is very effective at preventing bacterial STIs,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV and STI prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) increased following SF Pride. And while officials have not yet detected a similar outbreak, it’s important to remember that getting a first shot of the monkeypox vaccine after exposure to the virus can help prevent the disease from developing and reduce symptoms if it does develop. Timing here is critical, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11988079/2024-mpox-vaccine-formerly-monkeypox-symptoms-rash\">you can get a free mpox vaccine in San Francisco\u003c/a> — you don’t need health insurance to get this important protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking for an HIV test but don’t have health insurance? Several cities in the Bay Area participate in \u003ca href=\"http://Takemehome.org\">TakeMeHome\u003c/a>, a program created by several public health groups, including the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>June may be over — but Pride is all year long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One week after San Francisco Pride, it’s a good time to check in with yourself and friends on a few things. If you joined the celebrations at Civic Center or Dolores Park — or maybe were among big crowds at a nightclub or party — it’s a good idea to get tested for COVID-19, especially as cases \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987343/covid-bay-area-wastewater-variant-symptoms-isolation-guidance\">are on the rise again this summer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, Pride in the Bay Area has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11878891/from-aids-to-covid-19-gay-activists-in-san-francisco-have-been-organizing-in-public-health-for-decades\">a time when LGBTQ+ people have come together to advocate for the health needs of their community\u003c/a>. Part of celebrating Pride is honoring that legacy and protecting our own sexual health and that of our partners. So, if you had sex with someone new last week, now is the time to take care of yourself and respond to any potential risks that may have come up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did you meet new friends and want more spaces for the queer community like you saw at Pride? There are dozens of LGBTQ+-focused events happening across the Bay Area this summer. We’ve compiled a few of them here, along with tips on caring for yourself post-Pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Get your COVID test\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Since the start of summer, COVID-19 infections have been popping up all over California. In May, the average percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive was less than 5%. By the start of July, that number had \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Respiratory-Viruses/RespiratoryDashboard.aspx\">more than doubled and exceeded 10%\u003c/a>. Keep in mind this number doesn’t even include the number of people who are doing at-home or antigen tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While many people now experience less severe symptoms thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine and booster shots, this recent spike in cases worries many people who are immunocompromised or especially vulnerable to illness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6553232/covid-19-incubation-period-exposure-symptoms/\">estimated the incubation period for \u003c/a>COVID-19 — that is, the amount of time between exposure to COVID-19 and testing positive for the virus — was around five days. However, researchers have told KQED that as more COVID-19 variants pop up, it’s getting more complicated to estimate when exactly someone will develop COVID-19\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954507/covid-symptoms-after-pride-how-to-find-test\"> symptoms\u003c/a> as our bodies respond to each variant differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that a full week has passed since the Pride celebrations check in with yourself and your friends to see if anyone has felt symptoms this week. According to the CDC, this is the full list of the possible symptoms of COVID-19:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Fever or chills\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cough\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fatigue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muscle or body aches\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Headache\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>New loss of taste or smell\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sore throat\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Congestion or runny nose\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nausea or vomiting\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Diarrhea\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you took an at-home COVID-19 test and tested negative even though you feel symptoms, you may want to test yourself again tomorrow. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease expert at UCSF, told KQED earlier this year that when you experience symptoms, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957790/the-new-covid-eris-variant-and-rising-cases-what-you-need-to-know\">which means your body’s immune system is working to get rid of COVID-19\u003c/a>. For a lot of people who have already been infected in the past, their immune system is getting better at forming an immune response to COVID-19, even when the amount of virus in our body is low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When your body detects a burgeoning coronavirus infection now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957790/the-new-covid-eris-variant-and-rising-cases-what-you-need-to-know#covidincubationperiod\">Chin-Hong told KQED\u003c/a>, “your whole immune system just gets agitated and active, and you begin to get sick sooner, but you actually don’t have as much virus in your blood yet.” However, there needs to be a specific amount of coronavirus in your body for an at-home COVID-19 test to show up positive (even if the virus is already in your system).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Talk about sexual health\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you met someone new during Pride weekend and were sexually active with them, public health officials recommend that you take some time to check in with yourself about any potential risks from that encounter. A few questions to ask yourself:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Did you get screened for STIs beforehand? Do you know if they did?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did you talk with them about safe sex practices beforehand?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did you use a condom?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Did you — or your partner — take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV PrEP)?\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you are unsure about some of these questions, that is okay. What matters now is checking in with your healthcare provider and letting them know that you had a new sexual partner and want to take some extra steps to know if you were potentially exposed to any STIs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public health experts point out that there are now multiple ways to prevent an STI — even after a potential exposure. Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (or DoxyPEP), an antibiotic taken after sex, can help prevent infections like chlamydia and syphilis. “We’ve shown through research that that strategy is very effective at preventing bacterial STIs,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV and STI prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) increased following SF Pride. And while officials have not yet detected a similar outbreak, it’s important to remember that getting a first shot of the monkeypox vaccine after exposure to the virus can help prevent the disease from developing and reduce symptoms if it does develop. Timing here is critical, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11988079/2024-mpox-vaccine-formerly-monkeypox-symptoms-rash\">you can get a free mpox vaccine in San Francisco\u003c/a> — you don’t need health insurance to get this important protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking for an HIV test but don’t have health insurance? Several cities in the Bay Area participate in \u003ca href=\"http://Takemehome.org\">TakeMeHome\u003c/a>, a program created by several public health groups, including the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. TakeMeHome sends eligible participants a free at-home HIV test that they can later mail in to get their results. \u003ca href=\"https://takemehome.org/see-if-you-qualify/1\">Check if you qualify.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Keep seeking out community\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Pride is so much more than what happens in downtown San Francisco on the last weekend of June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pride is really all year-round for us,” said Miguel Raphael Bagsit, associate director of communications at the SF LGBT Center, which, in partnership with other groups, organized a very thorough line-up of community events during June. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bagsit points out that the Center \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcenter.org/calendar/\">is still offering events for July and the rest of the year\u003c/a>, including open mic nights, yoga classes for trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming people, and meet-ups for trans, gender nonconforming, and questioning young folks, ages 16–24.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bagsit said that during June, the Center saw folks from all over the country visiting the Bay for Pride weekend celebrations. “Pride can often be really overwhelming for folks,” they said. “It can be a really exciting and celebratory experience, but it can also be a lot to process all at once.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bagsit encourages people to check out programming organized by local groups focused on serving the LGBTQ+ community throughout the year. “This gives folks a really great opportunity to keep building those relationships and connections they made during Pride month,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco’s 54th annual pride parade on Sunday kicked off with music blaring from speakers and cheers as thousands of spectators, members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies celebrated one of the largest pride parades in the world. The event included over 200 parade groups and exhibitors, as well as community-run stages and venues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992643\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992643\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person pushes a stroller with a dog in it down the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Muttville Senior Dog Rescue contingent during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s like a thousand psychic rainbows barfed all over San Francisco [and] it is the best thing you could ever want to do,” said Rachel Levine, who marched with Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in the parade. “Wherever you are in the world, you can come here, and you’ll have family when you get here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992634\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"People dressed in colorful costumes dance down the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers make their way down the street during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade began Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Market and Beale streets, traveling down Market until 8th Street and ending with a party in front of City Hall. Hundreds of colorful floats filled the street along with thousands of people marching, representing the wide variety of LGBTQ+ experiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992644\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992644\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED.jpg\" alt='A white person kisses another person on the cheek while holding a smartphone with other people holding signs that say \"Haney\" in rainbow lettering.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two individuals rejoice during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jesse Ryder Salveson, with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, drove a decorated vehicle in the parade and shared why the celebration was so important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[SF Pride] means the celebration of life and loving and being in love with yourself and the world and the people around you that you love to be with,” Salveson said. “I was born in this city, and it’s just such an honor to be able to drive my art car up Market Street in pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992640\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992640\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person dressed in an elaborate yellow costume walks and waves at people by a barricade.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant engages with the crowd during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Dr. Gina M. Fromer, president and CEO for the GLIDE Foundation, a charity organization that helps unhoused people in the city, this year’s parade was the first time she’d been able to attend in person and participate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel beyond happy right now,” Fromer said. “There’s color, flair, beauty, love, [and] transparency [with] just amazing camaraderie among people in San Francisco. I’m excited to ride for Pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992637\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black person holding a rainbow fan and wearing a white shirt with a rainbow logo poses outside.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_13960283,news_11991990]The parade came as Attorney General Rob Bonta released the 2023 statewide \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-releases-2023-hate-crime-report-highlights-continued#:~:text=Reports%20of%20hate%20incidents%20can,agent%20in%20over%2\">Hate Crime Report\u003c/a> on Friday. The report showed hate crimes in California based on sexual orientation rose by over 4% in 2023, marking three years of consecutive increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992641\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992641\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A child with rainbow-dyed hair in a large group of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child with rainbow-dyed hair during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992639\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of children and adults wave and wear rainbow headbands.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“While it is heartening to see an overall decrease in hate crimes in 2023, some of our communities, including our LGBTQ+, Jewish and Muslim communities, continue to be targeted and endangered by hate at alarming rates. An attack against one of us is an attack against all of us — there is no place for hate in California,” Attorney General Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992633\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Dancers dressed in colorful and elaborate costumes walk down the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The report also shows anti-trans hate crimes have risen by over 10% and incidents involving anti-LGBTQ bias have risen by more than 80% since last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, bad people think that it’s okay to go and perform a crime against LGBTQ+ people and put their lives at risk,” said Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for Equality California, which claims to be the largest statewide LBBTQ+ civil rights organization. Reyes Salinas said hate crimes in California rose alongside anti-LGBTQ rhetoric across the country and encouraged people to report them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992635\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people celebrate behind a barricade on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city’s Pride Parade is the capstone of celebrations throughout the region taking place this weekend. This year, a number of changes were made to smaller, community-organized events that also mark LGBTQ+ celebrations in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992638\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people behind a barricade hold a rainbow flag.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nnavarro\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As KQED’s Natalia V Navarro reported earlier in the week\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, there wasn’t an official Dyke March this Pride weekend.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers of the Dyke March said their organizing committee has dwindled due to a combination of factors, including inter-community conflicts around racism and trans-inclusion, the deaths of several leaders, and burnout. The remaining members of the group resigned earlier this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marginalized groups [and] communities don’t always have the time and resources available to get through difficult times, such as reviving after a global pandemic,” said M. Rocket, one of the committee members, in an emailed statement. “Many of us are working class, holding down multiple jobs to stay afloat in one of the most expensive cities in the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992636\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people celebrate behind a barricade on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Organizers said they planned to use Saturday — the day the march would normally take place — to recruit community members and plan ahead for Pride 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to take a lot of community healing,” Rocket said. “There’s been so much unrest over the years and then so much disconnection during the pandemic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992649\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED.jpg\" alt='A large group of people wearing masks walk down the street with one person holding a pink triangle sign that said \"No Pride in Genocide.\" ' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied on Church and Market streets during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year’s celebrations also saw a separate Pride protest march. As KQED’s Nisa Khan \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990430/why-these-queer-pro-palestinian-advocates-are-calling-for-a-boycott-of-sf-pride\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported earlier this month\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, amid the ongoing siege in Gaza, several pro-Palestinian queer activists and artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">are calling for a boycott of official San Francisco Pride events\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by both performers and attendees.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992647\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED.jpg\" alt='Several people march down the street holding signs and banners. One red and black sign says \"Ceasefire Now.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march on 18th Street in San Francisco on June 30, 2024, during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a now-removed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, African Palestinian drag artist Mama Ganuush called for a boycott of the parade on several grounds: corporate sponsors with ties to Israel, the potential for a pro-Israel presence at the parade, the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917710/sfpd-officers-to-march-in-pride-amid-complicated-feelings-uniform-compromise\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">long-controversial attendance of police at the Pride Parade\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the appointment of an actor who made several public statements in support of Israel — as the 2024 Pride Parade’s grand marshal. The call for a boycott also pointed out criticism of some of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/sponsors\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">SF Pride’s corporate sponsors.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the joyous atmosphere of the city’s Pride Parade, down the street from the celebrations, the mood was more somber at the “No Pride in Genocide: Queer and Trans March for Palestinian Liberation” protest. Several hundred people waved both pride flags and Palestinian flags while others carried signs with watermelons and poppies on them that said “no pride in genocide.” The Brass Liberation Orchestra, the Balkan Contingent and other groups provided music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992648\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992648\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several people march down the street holding signs and banners.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied on Church and Market streets during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jesse Ehrensaft-Hawley, a volunteer with the communications team for the Jewish Voice for Peace Bay Area, attended the protest march and said they believe that the safety and freedom of LGBTQ Jewish people is directly related to the freedom of Palestinians, both locally as well as abroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our identities as queers and as Jews will not be weaponized to support a genocide that is being directly funded by this country and politicians, corporations and community organizations based in the Bay Area have a responsibility to say ‘no,'” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carla Schick, one of the organizers of the protest with Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!), a Bay Area group that supports Palestinian liberation, said the true message behind Pride isn’t just about rights for the LGBTQ+ community but making systemic changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The original queer liberation [movement] was not about assimilation, it was about changing the structures in the society,” they said. “Having rights is different than liberation, and we want to see all people be liberated. And the only way to do that is to challenge the very structures that created that oppression.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992646\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several people march down the street holding signs and banners.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march on 15th Street in San Francisco on June 30, 2024, during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Schick said that they aren’t telling people not to celebrate Pride or acknowledge attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. Rather, they want to make sure that those attacks are challenged alongside the country’s militarism and all the money that supports those efforts. They see a ceasefire as the ‘bare minimum’ and would like negotiations to take place for Palestine to be its own country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11990430]In 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/sponsors\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon\u003c/span>\u003c/a> signed \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/what-is-project-nimbus-and-why-are-google-workers-protesting-israel-deal\">a billion-dollar contract\u003c/a> alongside Google Cloud to provide technology (including artificial intelligence) to the Israeli government and military. Current and former employees at both companies staged protests this year against \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11986743/the-tech-employees-who-want-to-sever-silicon-valleys-deep-ties-with-israel\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley’s deep ties to Israel.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, queer communities have grappled with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/17476850/pride-month-lgbtq-corporate-explained\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">increased corporatization of Pride\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as companies sponsor events and employees march in the parade.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992645\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person poses with butterfly wings as several people march behind them in the street holding signs and banners.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied on Church and Market streets during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a June 4 statement, SF Pride said: “SF Pride’s sponsors, corporate and otherwise, have no influence over the content of our programming or the stance of the organization. The high cost of infrastructure and other safety measures at such a large-scale public and free event is currently possible only with financial commitments from corporate and government funders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>San Francisco’s 54th annual pride parade on Sunday kicked off with music blaring from speakers and cheers as thousands of spectators, members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies celebrated one of the largest pride parades in the world. The event included over 200 parade groups and exhibitors, as well as community-run stages and venues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992643\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992643\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person pushes a stroller with a dog in it down the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-31-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Muttville Senior Dog Rescue contingent during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s like a thousand psychic rainbows barfed all over San Francisco [and] it is the best thing you could ever want to do,” said Rachel Levine, who marched with Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in the parade. “Wherever you are in the world, you can come here, and you’ll have family when you get here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992634\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"People dressed in colorful costumes dance down the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers make their way down the street during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade began Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Market and Beale streets, traveling down Market until 8th Street and ending with a party in front of City Hall. Hundreds of colorful floats filled the street along with thousands of people marching, representing the wide variety of LGBTQ+ experiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992644\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992644\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED.jpg\" alt='A white person kisses another person on the cheek while holding a smartphone with other people holding signs that say \"Haney\" in rainbow lettering.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-35-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two individuals rejoice during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jesse Ryder Salveson, with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, drove a decorated vehicle in the parade and shared why the celebration was so important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[SF Pride] means the celebration of life and loving and being in love with yourself and the world and the people around you that you love to be with,” Salveson said. “I was born in this city, and it’s just such an honor to be able to drive my art car up Market Street in pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992640\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992640\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person dressed in an elaborate yellow costume walks and waves at people by a barricade.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-21-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant engages with the crowd during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Dr. Gina M. Fromer, president and CEO for the GLIDE Foundation, a charity organization that helps unhoused people in the city, this year’s parade was the first time she’d been able to attend in person and participate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel beyond happy right now,” Fromer said. “There’s color, flair, beauty, love, [and] transparency [with] just amazing camaraderie among people in San Francisco. I’m excited to ride for Pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992637\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black person holding a rainbow fan and wearing a white shirt with a rainbow logo poses outside.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The parade came as Attorney General Rob Bonta released the 2023 statewide \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-releases-2023-hate-crime-report-highlights-continued#:~:text=Reports%20of%20hate%20incidents%20can,agent%20in%20over%2\">Hate Crime Report\u003c/a> on Friday. The report showed hate crimes in California based on sexual orientation rose by over 4% in 2023, marking three years of consecutive increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992641\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992641\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A child with rainbow-dyed hair in a large group of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-24-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child with rainbow-dyed hair during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992639\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of children and adults wave and wear rainbow headbands.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-19-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“While it is heartening to see an overall decrease in hate crimes in 2023, some of our communities, including our LGBTQ+, Jewish and Muslim communities, continue to be targeted and endangered by hate at alarming rates. An attack against one of us is an attack against all of us — there is no place for hate in California,” Attorney General Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992633\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Dancers dressed in colorful and elaborate costumes walk down the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-1-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers during the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The report also shows anti-trans hate crimes have risen by over 10% and incidents involving anti-LGBTQ bias have risen by more than 80% since last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, bad people think that it’s okay to go and perform a crime against LGBTQ+ people and put their lives at risk,” said Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for Equality California, which claims to be the largest statewide LBBTQ+ civil rights organization. Reyes Salinas said hate crimes in California rose alongside anti-LGBTQ rhetoric across the country and encouraged people to report them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992635\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people celebrate behind a barricade on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city’s Pride Parade is the capstone of celebrations throughout the region taking place this weekend. This year, a number of changes were made to smaller, community-organized events that also mark LGBTQ+ celebrations in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992638\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people behind a barricade hold a rainbow flag.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nnavarro\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As KQED’s Natalia V Navarro reported earlier in the week\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, there wasn’t an official Dyke March this Pride weekend.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers of the Dyke March said their organizing committee has dwindled due to a combination of factors, including inter-community conflicts around racism and trans-inclusion, the deaths of several leaders, and burnout. The remaining members of the group resigned earlier this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marginalized groups [and] communities don’t always have the time and resources available to get through difficult times, such as reviving after a global pandemic,” said M. Rocket, one of the committee members, in an emailed statement. “Many of us are working class, holding down multiple jobs to stay afloat in one of the most expensive cities in the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992636\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people celebrate behind a barricade on the street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_Pride_GC-11-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators celebrate the Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Organizers said they planned to use Saturday — the day the march would normally take place — to recruit community members and plan ahead for Pride 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to take a lot of community healing,” Rocket said. “There’s been so much unrest over the years and then so much disconnection during the pandemic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992649\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED.jpg\" alt='A large group of people wearing masks walk down the street with one person holding a pink triangle sign that said \"No Pride in Genocide.\" ' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-5-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied on Church and Market streets during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year’s celebrations also saw a separate Pride protest march. As KQED’s Nisa Khan \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990430/why-these-queer-pro-palestinian-advocates-are-calling-for-a-boycott-of-sf-pride\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported earlier this month\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, amid the ongoing siege in Gaza, several pro-Palestinian queer activists and artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">are calling for a boycott of official San Francisco Pride events\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by both performers and attendees.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992647\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED.jpg\" alt='Several people march down the street holding signs and banners. One red and black sign says \"Ceasefire Now.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-15-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march on 18th Street in San Francisco on June 30, 2024, during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a now-removed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, African Palestinian drag artist Mama Ganuush called for a boycott of the parade on several grounds: corporate sponsors with ties to Israel, the potential for a pro-Israel presence at the parade, the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917710/sfpd-officers-to-march-in-pride-amid-complicated-feelings-uniform-compromise\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">long-controversial attendance of police at the Pride Parade\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the appointment of an actor who made several public statements in support of Israel — as the 2024 Pride Parade’s grand marshal. The call for a boycott also pointed out criticism of some of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/sponsors\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">SF Pride’s corporate sponsors.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the joyous atmosphere of the city’s Pride Parade, down the street from the celebrations, the mood was more somber at the “No Pride in Genocide: Queer and Trans March for Palestinian Liberation” protest. Several hundred people waved both pride flags and Palestinian flags while others carried signs with watermelons and poppies on them that said “no pride in genocide.” The Brass Liberation Orchestra, the Balkan Contingent and other groups provided music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992648\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992648\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several people march down the street holding signs and banners.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-53-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied on Church and Market streets during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jesse Ehrensaft-Hawley, a volunteer with the communications team for the Jewish Voice for Peace Bay Area, attended the protest march and said they believe that the safety and freedom of LGBTQ Jewish people is directly related to the freedom of Palestinians, both locally as well as abroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our identities as queers and as Jews will not be weaponized to support a genocide that is being directly funded by this country and politicians, corporations and community organizations based in the Bay Area have a responsibility to say ‘no,'” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carla Schick, one of the organizers of the protest with Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!), a Bay Area group that supports Palestinian liberation, said the true message behind Pride isn’t just about rights for the LGBTQ+ community but making systemic changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The original queer liberation [movement] was not about assimilation, it was about changing the structures in the society,” they said. “Having rights is different than liberation, and we want to see all people be liberated. And the only way to do that is to challenge the very structures that created that oppression.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992646\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several people march down the street holding signs and banners.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march on 15th Street in San Francisco on June 30, 2024, during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Schick said that they aren’t telling people not to celebrate Pride or acknowledge attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. Rather, they want to make sure that those attacks are challenged alongside the country’s militarism and all the money that supports those efforts. They see a ceasefire as the ‘bare minimum’ and would like negotiations to take place for Palestine to be its own country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, queer communities have grappled with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/17476850/pride-month-lgbtq-corporate-explained\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">increased corporatization of Pride\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as companies sponsor events and employees march in the parade.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992645\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person poses with butterfly wings as several people march behind them in the street holding signs and banners.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/20240630_NoPrideinGenocide_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied on Church and Market streets during the ‘No Pride in Genocide’ protest in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a June 4 statement, SF Pride said: “SF Pride’s sponsors, corporate and otherwise, have no influence over the content of our programming or the stance of the organization. The high cost of infrastructure and other safety measures at such a large-scale public and free event is currently possible only with financial commitments from corporate and government funders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Pride — one of the biggest LGBTQ+ events in the world — is happening Saturday and Sunday, June 29–30. Whether it’s your first Pride or your 30th, stay up to date with our guide on all the details about the parade and celebrations happening at Civic Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides the official festivities, there will also be fabulous parties happening all weekend throughout the Bay Area. Regardless of how you plan to celebrate or who you hope to meet, this guide offers some important tips on how to reduce STI and overdose risks.[aside postID=\"arts_13960283\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/RS56872_002_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-qut-1020x680.jpg\"]“It’s Pride — we’re all going to these events to have a good time,” said Samuel Cuadra, associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcommunityhealth.org/about\">San Francisco Community Health Center\u003c/a>, which provides medical services to lower-income residents, primarily communities of color, as well as LGBTQ+ and unhoused individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having a plan in place ensures you have a good time, you’re safe, you hang out with your friends and make memories at Pride that are good and not regretful,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor1\">\u003cstrong>Is there a map of the Pride celebrations in San Francisco’s Civic Center?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#anchor2\">\u003cstrong>What are my transportation options?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor3\">\u003cstrong>Are there things I \u003ci>can’t\u003c/i> bring into Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor4\">\u003cstrong>What’s the weather going to be like?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor5\">\u003cstrong>What accessibility accommodations will there be?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor6\">\u003cstrong>If doing drugs, what are some safety precautions to take?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor7\">\u003cstrong>How do I prepare for potentially having new sexual partners?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>When is the Pride parade? And what’s the parade route?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During Pride weekend, there will be two completely free events in downtown San Francisco. One of them is \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/map\">a two-day celebration in the city’s Civic Center\u003c/a> that includes several block parties and musical performances. And then, of course, on Sunday is the legendary \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/parade\">Pride Parade\u003c/a>. The parade is one of the nation’s oldest Pride traditions, with hundreds of different floats and thousands of people marching, representing the wide variety of LGBTQ+ experiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade on Sunday starts at 10:30 a.m. at Market and Beale streets, goes down Market Street and ends at Market and 8th streets, where the rest of the celebration will take place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade takes up most of downtown San Francisco on Sunday, so save this map to your phone’s camera roll to keep track of what’s happening where.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991995\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991995\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2.jpg\" alt=\"A map showing the SF Pride Parade route.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1154\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2-800x769.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2-1020x981.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2-160x154.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Pride Parade route. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SF Pride)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The area between City Hall and the Civic Center BART station (highlighted in pink in the previous map) is where many of the bigger dance parties will take place on both Saturday and Sunday, including hip hop and Asian & Pacific Islander stages on Saturday and a Trans Futures and Latin music stages on Sunday, each featuring live performances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On both days, Civic Center fills up with tens of thousands of people, so it’s possible you may have limited cell phone service. Save the map below that shows the different stages, along with the different locations of restrooms, food spots and medical tents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991994\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991994\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1.jpg\" alt=\"A map showing SF Pride festivities.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SF Pride festival grounds at Civic Center. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SF Pride)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Thinking of driving to Pride on Sunday?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you plan to park near Market Street on Sunday, you may want to rethink that strategy. Finding a public parking spot in downtown San Francisco is already difficult on any other day of the year and nearly impossible during Pride. That said, there are private parking lots downtown, but they can be pricey, usually charging at least $30–$40 per car — and likely more during big events. You may need to drive to pretty far-off neighborhoods to find a spot, or you can \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/search?kind=address&latitude=37.793301236424945&longitude=-122.39645940189274&%243p=a_hasoffers&%24affiliate_json=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.spothero.com%2Faff_c%3Foffer_id%3D1%26aff_id%3D1433%26file_id%3D28%26source%3Dsfpridestartline%26aff_sub2%3Dparkingpage%26format%3Djson&_branch_match_id=1326649323374618505&utm_source=Partnerships&utm_campaign=Tune_Platform&utm_medium=paid+advertising&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA32SwU7EIBCGn6bc7LZA260JMSbq0Yvx3MxSusVlCwI18e0dtnWzrsaEy%2FzDzPzzwRijC7ebTXA2jsrbHJzLjZ4OmxhKR5%2FfX1R5d9BTL6DvvQqBGIg6zr0SrMmblrGipKzmlLe8IsZO%2ByV5U1Kas7bmVcuLctvShpOMcuYEdCMEOwzKh6TAMGijIaruLdhJjOgnY%2FcZfcITPUicvc%2FP7qQ9oo41nczY06lLp%2FuMPZQZrZO8BJwxjLGxWgS6xTDY2UuFURic170KEXzEVdVaGuYdxawDn2Y62KfEYP0RIsrJHZm9OTkMZ4u%2FuCXbZ3LoMaNVWhs7XCyOja%2B8Z82jNFoeVqWgTVNx4JzSpq4L2FY71ZYVg%2B1OFut1G2InZ%2B%2FVJD%2Bx5vXl4SLxAWZOu66Xg5J26sF%2Fdm7eGR3QMiYTlBG68xOs0j%2Bc9hZMgkRJkKM6qoUGGXGk%2BIWCOIij%2BAHkjz9waiko%2BQYiSrI4ENfzyQUk8T8icg1IIB7yA44ovgD2DmjT%2FAIAAA%3D%3D&view=dl\">reserve a parking spot ahead of time using SpotHero\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another option is to drive to a BART station outside the city, park there, and take BART to any of the downtown San Francisco stations on Market Street (Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery and Embarcadero). That way, you’ll avoid the weekend traffic coming into the city on the Bay Bridge or Highway 101.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor3\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are there things I \u003ci>can’t\u003c/i> bring to San Francisco Pride?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be security checkpoints to get into both the Pride parade and celebrations taking place at the Civic Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Event organizers strongly discourage people from bringing “bags of any kind into the celebration.” But there are still some bags that will be allowed into the event, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Totally clear plastic bags that do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small clutch bags, smaller than 4.5” x 6.5” in size, with or without a handle\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fanny packs/crossbody bags that are smaller than 12” x 6” x 4”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Organizers have also published a list of prohibited items at the parade and celebrations. The list includes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Water bottles with any liquid in them (even if they are sealed). Empty water bottles, however, are allowed, and refilling stations are available in the Civic Center celebration space.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Weapons, regardless of permit\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Umbrellas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cans, thermoses and glass bottles\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside food products and containers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcoholic beverages\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chairs of any kind\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Brooms, poles and sticks (including selfie sticks)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beach balls and inflatables\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Banners, totems or oversized signage\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/faq\">See the complete list of prohibited items at SF Pride.\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor4\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the weather like in San Francisco during Pride weekend?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Believe it or not, downtown San Francisco is expected to have clear, sunny weather this weekend. The National Weather Service forecast \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.781539&lon=-122.416571\">shows mostly sunny skies on Saturday with highs in the mid-60s\u003c/a>. Sunday looks to be a tad warmer, with the expected high near 70 degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But remember that this is San Francisco and the weather can change very quickly. Even on a sunny day, it’s normal for the weather to still feel chilly, thanks to the strong winds pushing in from the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No matter the weather, remember to drink water, especially if you’re planning on drinking alcohol or taking any drugs. Cuadra, from SFCHC, said some mistakenly think that drinking water will prevent you from feeling the effects of alcohol or drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it really doesn’t — it will just help your body regulate itself,” he said. “So if you’re drinking alcohol, having a cup of water between each [drink] isn’t going to stop you from getting drunk … but you will feel much less hungover the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to bring water bottles to either the parade or the celebration at the Civic Center, don’t forget that they have to be empty plastic bottles that you can refill at each event.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor5\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What to know about accessibility at Pride\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sunday’s Pride parade has a free accessible viewing area, which organizers say provides an “unobstructed view” of the parade for each person who needs it, plus one guest. This area at the parade grandstands also has accessible restroom facilities. In order to request a spot, \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.781539&lon=-122.416571\">you will need to complete an online form\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride also offers American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and a special seating platform at the main stage on both days for people with hearing difficulties. To access this service, you will need to pick up a wristband at the SF Pride information booth at Fulton and Larkin streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you are taking BART to Pride:\u003c/strong> All BART stations have accessible elevators, but being prepared for issues with those elevators is a good idea. You can sign up for \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/alerts\">BART alerts\u003c/a> to be notified of an issue with the elevator at the station you plan to use or check the status of elevator operations at any station by calling 510-834-LIFT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991999\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11991999 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A festively dressed dancer performs in front of samba drummer on the street, with the San Francisco Ferry Building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of samba dancers and drummers participate in the Pride Parade on Market Street in San Francisco on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>My friends and I are thinking of doing drugs during Pride weekend. How do we keep each other safe?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Taking party drugs (molly, cocaine, ketamine, 2C-B or “tusi”) has become more dangerous in recent years as these drugs are now being laced with fentanyl more frequently. And while we’re certainly not encouraging folks to do drugs at Pride, we do hope this information can help reduce the risk of a bad trip or an accidental overdose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Before going out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, Cuadra said, check in with yourself now, before the weekend starts, about what type of experience you want to have. “If you’re being realistic with yourself and you would like to do some drugs this weekend,” he said, “that’s probably something you want to prepare for ahead of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Making a decision now about what you want to do can keep you from making risky decisions later on, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You run a risk whenever you take any drugs, but I think the risk is heightened if you’re at a club and looking for drugs right there and then,” he said. “Maybe you don’t know the person that’s selling it to you at the club. You just might be a little bit more desperate for whatever you can get your hands on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuadra adds that if you do buy drugs, it’s best to do so in advance and from someone you know and trust — which, in turn, gives you more time to test for fentanyl. Many party drugs are increasingly laced with fentanyl, many times without the user’s knowledge. A 2022 scientific study found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/14/1199396794/fentanyl-mixed-with-cocaine-or-meth-is-driving-the-4th-wave-of-the-overdose-cris\">nearly a third of overdoses reported nationwide in 2021 involved both fentanyl and stimulants such as \u003c/a>cocaine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you were told by someone else that none of your drugs have fentanyl, it’s still a good idea to test them for yourself, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People who do drugs that are not opioids sometimes think, ‘Well, I’m not doing opioids, so why should I be testing for fentanyl?’” he said. “Unfortunately, more opioid overdoses happen with people who are not used to those drugs because your body hasn’t built up a tolerance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit FentCheck \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs-1\">provides a list of bars and other community spaces\u003c/a> that offer fentanyl test strips and Narcan. The group also has a \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs\">step-by-step tutorial on using test strips\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>While you’re out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wherever you end up on Pride weekend, go with a group of friends. Even if you end up meeting someone else, Cuadra said, having your friends nearby can make the night less anxiety-inducing, especially if you’re having a bad trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if you’re taking a drug regularly, it might not have the desired effect that day,” he said. “It might just mean you’re in a different space, and it’s just nice to check in with someone and take whatever steps you need to get into a better headspace or a safer environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else to consider bringing with you when going out: Narcan. Narcan is the brand name for a naloxone nasal spray that is administered to someone when they are experiencing an opioid overdose (including from fentanyl).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyone can buy Narcan at a pharmacy without needing a prescription, and you can also get it free of charge at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/location/behavioral-health-access-center-bhac\">San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Community Behavioral Health Services\u003c/a> pharmacy at 1380 Howard St. The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor7\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Hooking up with somebody new? Protect each other’s sexual health\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For decades, Pride in San Francisco has been a time when LGBTQ+ people have come together \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/resource-library/sfaf-history/\">to advocate for the health needs of their community\u003c/a>. Part of celebrating Pride is honoring that legacy and protecting our own sexual health and that of our partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the most important things one can do before initiating a new sexual relationship is to get screened for HIV and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and to know your status,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV and STI prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have insurance, call your healthcare provider and share that you need to know your status ahead of this weekend. And if you are uninsured, multiple clinics around the Bay Area offer free or low-cost STI testing. Here’s just a handful of them:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Francisco: \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/programs/magnet/\">Magnet (the sexual health clinic located at Strut\u003c/a>) and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcityclinic.org/services/sti-and-hiv-testing\">SF Free Clinic\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oakland: \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.org/sexual-health-services\">The Glenn Burke Wellness Clinic at the LGBTQ Community Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San José: \u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.sccgov.org/sti-and-hiv-testing-services\">The Crane Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“We have more ways than ever to stay healthy and protect ourselves from HIV and STIs,” Cohen said, adding that people can talk to their providers about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis — or HIV PrEP — which comes either as a pill or injection and can help protect people from HIV infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“HIV PrEP starts working quickly,” she said. “If somebody is not on HIV PrEP but anticipates that they may be having new partners during Pride, they can start and will be protected by [Pride] weekend.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992016\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992016\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Drag dancer dance on an outdoor stage.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drag queens Nicki Jizz, Heaven on Earth and Snaxx dance on the Oasis SF float during the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cohen also points out that \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/02/424861/doxycycline-sti-prevention-highly-effective-minimal-drug-resistance\">doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis — or DoxyPEP —\u003c/a> an antibiotic taken after sex, can help prevent infections from other STIs, like chlamydia and syphilis. “We’ve shown through research that that strategy is very effective at preventing bacterial STIs,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vaccines for mpox are now also widely available, and San Francisco health officials are encouraging at-risk populations, like men who have sex with men, to get vaccinated. Public health experts say we haven’t seen an outbreak this year like the one in 2022, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11988079/2024-mpox-vaccine-formerly-monkeypox-symptoms-rash\">but getting vaccinated is one way to protect the wider community from another potential outbreak\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cohen said that although talking to your physician about STI prevention is critical, the conversations you have with your partner before having sex are equally important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never want to leave out talking to your partner,” she said. She acknowledges these talks can sometimes be a bit awkward, especially if you are just getting to know the person. “Some people prefer to have those conversations via chat, especially if they’re meeting someone on an app,” she said. “That’s perhaps a little lower stress than a face-to-face conversation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, these conversations don’t have to be a thorough examination of each other’s dating history. They can be pretty straightforward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Make sure to ask your partner if they’ve been tested, what prevention strategies they use and decide if condoms or something that you or your partner also want to use as an additional layer of protection,” Cohen said. “We always want to think about all these different options together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This guide includes reporting from KQED’s Carly Severn.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s Pride — we’re all going to these events to have a good time,” said Samuel Cuadra, associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcommunityhealth.org/about\">San Francisco Community Health Center\u003c/a>, which provides medical services to lower-income residents, primarily communities of color, as well as LGBTQ+ and unhoused individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having a plan in place ensures you have a good time, you’re safe, you hang out with your friends and make memories at Pride that are good and not regretful,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor1\">\u003cstrong>Is there a map of the Pride celebrations in San Francisco’s Civic Center?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#anchor2\">\u003cstrong>What are my transportation options?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor3\">\u003cstrong>Are there things I \u003ci>can’t\u003c/i> bring into Pride?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor4\">\u003cstrong>What’s the weather going to be like?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor5\">\u003cstrong>What accessibility accommodations will there be?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor6\">\u003cstrong>If doing drugs, what are some safety precautions to take?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#anchor7\">\u003cstrong>How do I prepare for potentially having new sexual partners?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>When is the Pride parade? And what’s the parade route?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During Pride weekend, there will be two completely free events in downtown San Francisco. One of them is \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/map\">a two-day celebration in the city’s Civic Center\u003c/a> that includes several block parties and musical performances. And then, of course, on Sunday is the legendary \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/parade\">Pride Parade\u003c/a>. The parade is one of the nation’s oldest Pride traditions, with hundreds of different floats and thousands of people marching, representing the wide variety of LGBTQ+ experiences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade on Sunday starts at 10:30 a.m. at Market and Beale streets, goes down Market Street and ends at Market and 8th streets, where the rest of the celebration will take place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade takes up most of downtown San Francisco on Sunday, so save this map to your phone’s camera roll to keep track of what’s happening where.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991995\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991995\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2.jpg\" alt=\"A map showing the SF Pride Parade route.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1154\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2-800x769.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2-1020x981.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image2-160x154.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Pride Parade route. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SF Pride)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The area between City Hall and the Civic Center BART station (highlighted in pink in the previous map) is where many of the bigger dance parties will take place on both Saturday and Sunday, including hip hop and Asian & Pacific Islander stages on Saturday and a Trans Futures and Latin music stages on Sunday, each featuring live performances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On both days, Civic Center fills up with tens of thousands of people, so it’s possible you may have limited cell phone service. Save the map below that shows the different stages, along with the different locations of restrooms, food spots and medical tents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991994\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991994\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1.jpg\" alt=\"A map showing SF Pride festivities.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/image1-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SF Pride festival grounds at Civic Center. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SF Pride)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Thinking of driving to Pride on Sunday?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you plan to park near Market Street on Sunday, you may want to rethink that strategy. Finding a public parking spot in downtown San Francisco is already difficult on any other day of the year and nearly impossible during Pride. That said, there are private parking lots downtown, but they can be pricey, usually charging at least $30–$40 per car — and likely more during big events. 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That way, you’ll avoid the weekend traffic coming into the city on the Bay Bridge or Highway 101.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor3\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are there things I \u003ci>can’t\u003c/i> bring to San Francisco Pride?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be security checkpoints to get into both the Pride parade and celebrations taking place at the Civic Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Event organizers strongly discourage people from bringing “bags of any kind into the celebration.” But there are still some bags that will be allowed into the event, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Totally clear plastic bags that do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small clutch bags, smaller than 4.5” x 6.5” in size, with or without a handle\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fanny packs/crossbody bags that are smaller than 12” x 6” x 4”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Organizers have also published a list of prohibited items at the parade and celebrations. The list includes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Water bottles with any liquid in them (even if they are sealed). Empty water bottles, however, are allowed, and refilling stations are available in the Civic Center celebration space.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Weapons, regardless of permit\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Umbrellas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cans, thermoses and glass bottles\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside food products and containers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcoholic beverages\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chairs of any kind\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Brooms, poles and sticks (including selfie sticks)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Beach balls and inflatables\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Banners, totems or oversized signage\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/faq\">See the complete list of prohibited items at SF Pride.\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor4\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the weather like in San Francisco during Pride weekend?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Believe it or not, downtown San Francisco is expected to have clear, sunny weather this weekend. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it really doesn’t — it will just help your body regulate itself,” he said. “So if you’re drinking alcohol, having a cup of water between each [drink] isn’t going to stop you from getting drunk … but you will feel much less hungover the next day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to bring water bottles to either the parade or the celebration at the Civic Center, don’t forget that they have to be empty plastic bottles that you can refill at each event.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor5\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What to know about accessibility at Pride\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sunday’s Pride parade has a free accessible viewing area, which organizers say provides an “unobstructed view” of the parade for each person who needs it, plus one guest. This area at the parade grandstands also has accessible restroom facilities. In order to request a spot, \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.781539&lon=-122.416571\">you will need to complete an online form\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride also offers American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and a special seating platform at the main stage on both days for people with hearing difficulties. To access this service, you will need to pick up a wristband at the SF Pride information booth at Fulton and Larkin streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you are taking BART to Pride:\u003c/strong> All BART stations have accessible elevators, but being prepared for issues with those elevators is a good idea. You can sign up for \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/alerts\">BART alerts\u003c/a> to be notified of an issue with the elevator at the station you plan to use or check the status of elevator operations at any station by calling 510-834-LIFT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991999\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11991999 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A festively dressed dancer performs in front of samba drummer on the street, with the San Francisco Ferry Building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/043_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of samba dancers and drummers participate in the Pride Parade on Market Street in San Francisco on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>My friends and I are thinking of doing drugs during Pride weekend. How do we keep each other safe?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Taking party drugs (molly, cocaine, ketamine, 2C-B or “tusi”) has become more dangerous in recent years as these drugs are now being laced with fentanyl more frequently. And while we’re certainly not encouraging folks to do drugs at Pride, we do hope this information can help reduce the risk of a bad trip or an accidental overdose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Before going out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, Cuadra said, check in with yourself now, before the weekend starts, about what type of experience you want to have. “If you’re being realistic with yourself and you would like to do some drugs this weekend,” he said, “that’s probably something you want to prepare for ahead of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Making a decision now about what you want to do can keep you from making risky decisions later on, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You run a risk whenever you take any drugs, but I think the risk is heightened if you’re at a club and looking for drugs right there and then,” he said. “Maybe you don’t know the person that’s selling it to you at the club. You just might be a little bit more desperate for whatever you can get your hands on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuadra adds that if you do buy drugs, it’s best to do so in advance and from someone you know and trust — which, in turn, gives you more time to test for fentanyl. Many party drugs are increasingly laced with fentanyl, many times without the user’s knowledge. A 2022 scientific study found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/14/1199396794/fentanyl-mixed-with-cocaine-or-meth-is-driving-the-4th-wave-of-the-overdose-cris\">nearly a third of overdoses reported nationwide in 2021 involved both fentanyl and stimulants such as \u003c/a>cocaine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you were told by someone else that none of your drugs have fentanyl, it’s still a good idea to test them for yourself, Cuadra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People who do drugs that are not opioids sometimes think, ‘Well, I’m not doing opioids, so why should I be testing for fentanyl?’” he said. “Unfortunately, more opioid overdoses happen with people who are not used to those drugs because your body hasn’t built up a tolerance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit FentCheck \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs-1\">provides a list of bars and other community spaces\u003c/a> that offer fentanyl test strips and Narcan. The group also has a \u003ca href=\"https://fentcheck.org/check-your-drugs\">step-by-step tutorial on using test strips\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>While you’re out …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wherever you end up on Pride weekend, go with a group of friends. Even if you end up meeting someone else, Cuadra said, having your friends nearby can make the night less anxiety-inducing, especially if you’re having a bad trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if you’re taking a drug regularly, it might not have the desired effect that day,” he said. “It might just mean you’re in a different space, and it’s just nice to check in with someone and take whatever steps you need to get into a better headspace or a safer environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else to consider bringing with you when going out: Narcan. Narcan is the brand name for a naloxone nasal spray that is administered to someone when they are experiencing an opioid overdose (including from fentanyl).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyone can buy Narcan at a pharmacy without needing a prescription, and you can also get it free of charge at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/location/behavioral-health-access-center-bhac\">San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Community Behavioral Health Services\u003c/a> pharmacy at 1380 Howard St. The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"anchor7\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Hooking up with somebody new? Protect each other’s sexual health\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For decades, Pride in San Francisco has been a time when LGBTQ+ people have come together \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/resource-library/sfaf-history/\">to advocate for the health needs of their community\u003c/a>. Part of celebrating Pride is honoring that legacy and protecting our own sexual health and that of our partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the most important things one can do before initiating a new sexual relationship is to get screened for HIV and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and to know your status,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV and STI prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have insurance, call your healthcare provider and share that you need to know your status ahead of this weekend. And if you are uninsured, multiple clinics around the Bay Area offer free or low-cost STI testing. Here’s just a handful of them:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Francisco: \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfaf.org/programs/magnet/\">Magnet (the sexual health clinic located at Strut\u003c/a>) and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcityclinic.org/services/sti-and-hiv-testing\">SF Free Clinic\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oakland: \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.org/sexual-health-services\">The Glenn Burke Wellness Clinic at the LGBTQ Community Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San José: \u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.sccgov.org/sti-and-hiv-testing-services\">The Crane Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“We have more ways than ever to stay healthy and protect ourselves from HIV and STIs,” Cohen said, adding that people can talk to their providers about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis — or HIV PrEP — which comes either as a pill or injection and can help protect people from HIV infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“HIV PrEP starts working quickly,” she said. “If somebody is not on HIV PrEP but anticipates that they may be having new partners during Pride, they can start and will be protected by [Pride] weekend.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992016\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11992016\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Drag dancer dance on an outdoor stage.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/017_KQED_SFPrideParade_06262022-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drag queens Nicki Jizz, Heaven on Earth and Snaxx dance on the Oasis SF float during the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cohen also points out that \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/02/424861/doxycycline-sti-prevention-highly-effective-minimal-drug-resistance\">doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis — or DoxyPEP —\u003c/a> an antibiotic taken after sex, can help prevent infections from other STIs, like chlamydia and syphilis. “We’ve shown through research that that strategy is very effective at preventing bacterial STIs,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vaccines for mpox are now also widely available, and San Francisco health officials are encouraging at-risk populations, like men who have sex with men, to get vaccinated. Public health experts say we haven’t seen an outbreak this year like the one in 2022, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11988079/2024-mpox-vaccine-formerly-monkeypox-symptoms-rash\">but getting vaccinated is one way to protect the wider community from another potential outbreak\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cohen said that although talking to your physician about STI prevention is critical, the conversations you have with your partner before having sex are equally important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never want to leave out talking to your partner,” she said. She acknowledges these talks can sometimes be a bit awkward, especially if you are just getting to know the person. “Some people prefer to have those conversations via chat, especially if they’re meeting someone on an app,” she said. “That’s perhaps a little lower stress than a face-to-face conversation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, these conversations don’t have to be a thorough examination of each other’s dating history. They can be pretty straightforward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Make sure to ask your partner if they’ve been tested, what prevention strategies they use and decide if condoms or something that you or your partner also want to use as an additional layer of protection,” Cohen said. “We always want to think about all these different options together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This guide includes reporting from KQED’s Carly Severn.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Amid the ongoing siege in Gaza, several pro-Palestinian queer activists and artists are \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">calling for a boycott of official San Francisco Pride events\u003c/a> by both performers and attendees. The SF Pride Parade, scheduled for Sunday, June 30, is one of the largest LGBTQ+ parades in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a now-removed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">May 23 Instagram post\u003c/a>, African Palestinian drag artist Mama Ganuush called for the boycott on several grounds: corporate sponsors with ties to Israel, the potential for a pro-Israel presence at the parade, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917710/sfpd-officers-to-march-in-pride-amid-complicated-feelings-uniform-compromise\">long-controversial attendance of police at the Pride Parade\u003c/a>, and the appointment of actor Billy Porter — who has made several public statements in support of Israel — as the 2024 Pride Parade’s grand marshal. Ganuush told KQED that this video was removed by Instagram in the week of June 17, and said that the platform cited reports by other users as the reason for the removal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride Executive Director Suzanne Ford and President Nguyen Pham responded publicly to the calls for a boycott in \u003ca href=\"http://sfpride.org\">a June 4 statement\u003c/a>, rebuffing what they called “comments and misinformation about our current policies and practices.” San Francisco’s annual Pride celebration, they wrote, “has evolved for more than a half-century, transforming from a protest honoring a riot to a vibrant celebration of the worth and humanity of all queer individuals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gazetteer.co/calls-to-boycott-sf-pride-pop-up-from-drag-queens-and-activists-in-protest-of-police-presence-and-israel-ties\">several drag artists\u003c/a> and local groups such as \u003ca href=\"https://quitpalestine.org/\">Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism\u003c/a> (QUIT) and the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) have publicly stated their intent to boycott. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C7zb0uhPq3g/?hl=en\">BAAITS, in its social post,\u003c/a> characterized its actions as “standing in solidarity with indigenous struggles impacting our kin worldwide.” One performer, The Dragon King, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C7xQk3tSO3z/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D&img_index=1\">wrote on Instagram\u003c/a> that they were withdrawing from SF Pride appearances “because Pride is a riot. Because I will not be bought.”[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>After months of protest, a call to boycott\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The proposed SF Pride boycott is the latest of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gaza\">many pro-Palestinian actions, protests and rallies around the Bay Area\u003c/a> over the last eight months. Israeli forces have killed over \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/10/several-killed-in-israeli-attacks-as-gaza-hospitals-appeal-for-help\">37,000 Palestinians\u003c/a> after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, in which militants killed some 1,200 people and took 240 hostages, according to Gazan and Israeli authorities respectively. Israel’s attacks have now displaced about \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-04-30-2024-f5e14fd176d69f9c4e23b48f3ab5af6a#:~:text=The%20war%20in%20Gaza%20has,to%20the%20brink%20of%20famine.\">80% of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents\u003c/a>, resulting in \u003ca href=\"https://www.rescue.org/article/collapse-gazas-health-system\">little to no medical care\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/02/children-die-malnutrition-rafah-famine-gaza-israeli-troops-aid-strip\">severe malnutrition\u003c/a> for tens of thousands of Gazans.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"gaza\"]Recently, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969701/this-is-resistance-how-queer-palestinian-artists-and-activists-in-the-bay-area-are-making-themselves-heard\">queer communities in the Bay Area and across the country\u003c/a> have ramped up their mobilization for Palestinians. Some of these activists argue that \u003ca href=\"https://www.queerartistsforpalestine.org/\">the LGBTQ+ struggle is often co-opted by those with anti-Arab sentiment\u003c/a> to justify the oppression of Palestinians and ignore queer Palestinians. The proposed SF Pride boycott mirrors \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953032/ybca-pro-palestinian-artist-protest-censorship-allegations-boycott\">several protest actions in the local art scene\u003c/a>, in which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955613/pro-palestinian-jewish-artists-withdraw-from-contemporary-jewish-museum-exhibit\">Jewish artists have played a leading role\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mama Ganuush, the boycott’s originator, has lost family members in Gaza and is currently raising funds to help \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11976509/california-palestinian-americans-seek-safety-for-loved-ones-in-gaza\">their surviving relatives\u003c/a> leave for Egypt and the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pride is something that the LGBTQ+ community earned,” Ganuush told KQED, noting the importance of having a month of recognition. But, they added, “Zionist and pro-Israel lobbyists and sponsors … are using SF Pride as a way to normalize genocides.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Taking a closer look at corporate sponsors\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In Ganuush’s initial social media post, the call for a boycott led with criticism of some of \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/sponsors\">SF Pride’s corporate sponsors,\u003c/a> like Amazon and Gilead, and what Ganuush called their “significant business operations in Israel.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/sponsors\">Amazon\u003c/a> signed \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/what-is-project-nimbus-and-why-are-google-workers-protesting-israel-deal\">a billion-dollar contract\u003c/a> alongside Google Cloud to provide technology (including artificial intelligence) to the Israeli government and military. Current and former employees at both companies staged protests this year against \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11986743/the-tech-employees-who-want-to-sever-silicon-valleys-deep-ties-with-israel\">Silicon Valley’s deep ties to Israel\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_11969701 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Queer-Palestinian-Artists_2-1020x659.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, queer communities have grappled with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/17476850/pride-month-lgbtq-corporate-explained\">increased corporatization of Pride\u003c/a> as companies sponsor events and employees march in the parade. \u003ca href=\"https://bdsmovement.net/\">Boycotting companies with ties to Israel\u003c/a> has long been a tactic among pro-Palestinian activists, with many citing U.S. schools and universities’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984845/pro-palestinian-protests-on-california-college-campuses-what-are-students-demanding\">divestment from companies with ties to South Africa\u003c/a> during apartheid as an inspiration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride did not respond to KQED’s request for an interview or comment. However, the nonprofit’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/press-releases/statement-from-san-francisco-pride\">June 4 statement\u003c/a> asserts that “SF Pride’s sponsors, corporate and otherwise, have no influence over the content of our programming or the stance of the organization … Receiving corporate funding and paying it forward to our community reflects our mission to center queer people and is not tied to any programming decisions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palestinian artist Yaffa A.S., Ganuush’s drag daughter and executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.themasgd.org/pride-toolkit\">Muslim Alliance for Sexual And Gender Diversity (MASGD)\u003c/a>, said this statement rings hollow for her. Since October, members of Yaffa A.S.’s extended family members in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces. (She has curated a memorial at SOMArts \u003ca href=\"https://somarts.org/exhibition/insolidarity/\">to Palestinians killed in Gaza\u003c/a>, some of whom are queer and trans.) As part of her work with MASGD, she has created a \u003ca href=\"https://www.themasgd.org/pride-toolkit\">Pride Toolkit\u003c/a> to challenge official parade organizers across the country on their stances on the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Yaffa A.S., Pride’s funding cannot be separated from its sources. “Our lives do not matter when you are receiving money from the same people who will kill me,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11990416\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11990416\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-800x571.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-1536x1097.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinian poet Yaffa A.S. was one of the lead curators of the memorial ‘In Solidarity: Queer and Trans Artists for a Free Palestine,’ which opened on June 7 at SOMArts in San Francisco. The memorial includes the names of Gazans killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, some of whom are trans Palestinians. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Yaffa A.S.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The parade in the spotlight\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13834307/new-yorks-drag-ball-scene-strikes-a-pose-in-fx-drama\">\u003cem>Pose\u003c/em>\u003c/a> actor Billy Porter, grand marshal of the SF Pride parade, has made several\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/15/those-friends-people-make-100m-a-year-im-getting-six-cent-cheques-its-not-ok-billy-porter-on-race-recognition-and-the-middle-east\"> public statements supporting Israel\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Porter was among the celebrities who signed a support letter for \u003ca href=\"https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/over-200-celebrities-sign-letter-denouncing-cultural-boycott-of-israel/\">Israel shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks; he also \u003c/a>opposed \u003ca href=\"https://www.jta.org/2021/10/27/israel/mila-kunis-neil-patrick-harris-helen-mirren-and-over-200-other-celebrities-sign-letter-denouncing-cultural-boycott-of-israel\">a cultural boycott of a Tel Aviv film festival in 2021.\u003c/a> (Porter is slated to portray iconic American writer James Baldwin in an upcoming movie, who was himself \u003ca href=\"https://www.thenation.com/article/society/open-letter-born-again/\">deeply critical of Israel and invested in Palestinian rights\u003c/a>.)[aside postID=news_11976415 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231213-Pinkwashing-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Another point of contention for pro-Palestinian activists like Ganuush is the presence of what they term an “Israeli float” — \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mamaganuush/reel/C76adimxwPN/\">specifically referring\u003c/a> to the participation of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) in the SF Pride parade. “The participation of the Israeli float in Pride is distressing for many, especially Palestinians,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">Ganuush wrote on Instagram\u003c/a>. “It is seen as a symbol of oppression and a trigger for psychological trauma among those affected by the ongoing conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their June 4 statement, SF Pride’s Executive Director Ford and President Pham replied, “There is no Israeli float in the SF Pride Parade.” The organization, they wrote, “values the contributions of Jewish queer individuals in advocating for peace and acknowledge their enduring efforts” and was “careful not to conflate Jewish groups and Jewish people living in America with the state of Israel.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On X, formerly known as Twitter, JCRC Bay Area said it was “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SFJCRC/status/1798483717239050373\">disheartened” by the SF Pride statement\u003c/a>, calling on the organization to “clarify that everyone, including LGBTQ+ Israelis, are welcome at Pride.” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SFJCRC/status/1798847995330601399\">JCRC Bay Area later responded with approval\u003c/a> to SF Pride’s subsequent online update titled “\u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/press-releases/all-are-welcome-at-pride\">All are Welcome at Pride\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Gregory told KQED that the float is a joint effort by several Jewish organizations in the Bay Area and that it will be “a family-friendly Jewish communal float for queer Jews and allies.”[aside label=\"more stories about SF Pride\" tag=\"san-francisco-pride\"]“People are welcome to come as their full selves, but the focus is LGBTQ Jews here in the Bay Area,” Gregory said. “And if that includes Israelis, absolutely, they should come — but this is by no means an Israeli float and anyone that tries to attack our delegation is engaging in antisemitism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yaffa A.S. said she found the SF Pride statement to be “incredibly malicious,” arguing that \u003ca href=\"https://jcrc.org/blog/bay-area-united-with-israel-resources/\">JCRC has been openly pro-Israel in previous public statements\u003c/a>. She pointed to actions and statements that Jewish Voice for Peace — a pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist Jewish advocacy group — has issued against JCRC in the last eight months, which include criticizing JCRC Bay Area for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3eHX4BLkgI/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&img_index=2\">running a cancellation campaign\u003c/a>” against pro-Palestinian advocates. SF Pride’s statement, she said, “basically try to put out there that ‘the trans Palestinian [referring to Mama Ganuush] does not know what they’re talking about.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their June 4 statement, Ford and Pham said that SF Pride “welcomed and continue[s] to welcome pro-Palestinian groups to the SF Pride Parade,” suggesting that interested groups could join the parade’s Resistance Contingent with the SF Pride Board or request a fee waiver to have their own float. SF Pride did not respond to KQED’s questions about whether such contingents had indeed requested to appear in the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know if some, we’ll say, ‘well-intentioned allies’ will try to do a Palestine float on their own,” Yaffa A.S. said. “But I think, from our end, we’ve told people not to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Policing at Pride\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The issue of police being present at Pride — including as participants in official events — has been a decadeslong point of contention, especially for queer people of color who police officers have targeted. Ganuush’s boycott proposal invoked the origins of Pride in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which started when patrons \u003ca href=\"https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era\">pushed back against a police raid at a gay bar\u003c/a>. A police presence at Pride is an active contradiction, Ganuush wrote, to the “foundational anti-police-brutality ethos of Pride.”[aside label=\"More Coverage\" tag=\"pro-palestinian-protest\"]According to \u003ca href=\"https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/lgbq-people-six-times-more-likely-than-general-public-to-be-stopped-by-police/\">a 2021 study by UCLA\u003c/a>, queer people are six times more likely than the general public to be stopped by the police, with “heightened risk” for transgender women of color. At a 2020 SF Pride march, police officers raised their batons at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11826511/police-raise-batons-at-sf-pride-marchers-oakland-passes-torch-in-solidarity\">a group of SF Pride marchers and Black Lives Matter protesters\u003c/a>. In 2022, marching queer police officers were asked by SF Pride organizers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917710/sfpd-officers-to-march-in-pride-amid-complicated-feelings-uniform-compromise\">not to wear their uniforms\u003c/a>. Recently, police officers have also been criticized for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984845/pro-palestinian-protests-on-california-college-campuses-what-are-students-demanding\">their intense crackdowns on pro-Palestinian student protesters\u003c/a> on college campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For its part, SF Pride said it has never called for an increased police presence. “The City of San Francisco required increased police presence in the wake of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016 and again after the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting in 2019,” the \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/press-releases/statement-from-san-francisco-pride\">June 4 statement\u003c/a> reads. “SF Pride and San Francisco’s other large events do not dictate law enforcement responses and security strategies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JCRC CEO Gregory said his organization was worried about their float being targeted and was working with SF Pride to discuss security. Gregory pointed to \u003ca href=\"https://phillypride365.org/\">Philly Pride\u003c/a>, where pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the parade — an action which he called “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/tyegregory/status/1797412053386457119?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">homophobic and transphobic\u003c/a>” on X. (As reported by queer online news site Them, these \u003ca href=\"https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-activists-are-disrupting-pride-events-for-palestine\">pro-Palestinian protesters were themselves part of the LGBTQ+ community\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gregory said that JCRC “wants to be deferential to SF Pride, and also to queer communities of color as to how security can work.” He added that “we have Jews of color that are going to march with us that have the same concerns as queer people of color.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Do I turn down this gig?’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even before this year’s calls for a pro-Palestinian boycott of SF Pride, some artists planned to avoid official SF Pride events — and turn down paid performance opportunities — due to the organization’s stance on the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a really hard ethical thing for drag performers and queer entertainers. … Do I pay my rent this month, or do I turn down this gig?” said Mama Celeste, the executive director of Oaklash, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13957872/oaklash-drag-festival-oakland-lgtbq-events-2024\">a drag festival based in Oakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>King LOTUS BOY, an Oakland drag king who serves on the Oaklash board, wrote in an Instagram story that he has dropped several gigs “due to them having ties to [Israel].” As a result, he said he lost $1,000 in gigs for June — events that he told KQED by email were associated with biotech company Gilead, which has \u003ca href=\"https://www.gileadisrael.co.il/en/about/gilead-in-israel\">financial ties to Israel\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I haven’t attended the SF Pride Parade or any official SF Pride events in over seven years for many reasons — increasingly militarized police presence, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969701/this-is-resistance-how-queer-palestinian-artists-and-activists-in-the-bay-area-are-making-themselves-heard\">pinkwashing\u003c/a>, harmful corporate sponsorships — to name a few,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oaklash is one of the facilitators of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thebadfund/%20\">BAD (Bay Area Drag) Fund\u003c/a>, a mutual aid fund created to support artists who choose to opt out of gigs that may clash with their support of Palestinians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celeste, who is Jewish, said the BAD Fund “gives people the ability to say no … because that’s not a luxury that many of us are afforded.” The fund, Celeste points out, is a way to lessen artists’ dependency on the wealthy, especially amid the economic disparity that has pushed many queer and trans artists out of the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Celeste said they and their colleagues were not out to shame performers who \u003cem>do\u003c/em> take these gigs. Instead, they wanted people to think about “ where our money comes from and where our money is going to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11990414\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11990414\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mama Ganuush poses for a portrait in their home in San Francisco on Jan. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mama Ganuush is hosting events, including a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bay2gazamutualaid/p/C7-Dfmzym6C/\">Cabaret Palestina\u003c/a> to assist the BAD Fund, featuring drag artists like King LOTUS BOY and Papi Churro — joining a list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C79_Q8eyeUF/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D&img_index=2\">alternative Pride events this month\u003c/a> that show solidarity with Palestinian activism. For example, during the SF Pride Parade, there will be a pro-Palestinian queer and trans march hosted by Jewish Voices for Peace, Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT) and the\u003ca href=\"http://brassliberation.org/\"> Brass Liberation Orchestra\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In SF Pride’s statement, Ford and Pham wrote that “while we encourage resistance against oppressive systems and governments that fail to recognize our humanity as queer people, we cannot achieve liberation by fighting other queer and trans people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, it’s a sentiment Celeste pushes back on. “[SF Pride] should be listening rather than resisting these voices who are telling them that they’re doing something wrong,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re not listening to the smallest voice in your community,” Celeste said, “you’re not working for the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, queer communities have grappled with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/17476850/pride-month-lgbtq-corporate-explained\">increased corporatization of Pride\u003c/a> as companies sponsor events and employees march in the parade. \u003ca href=\"https://bdsmovement.net/\">Boycotting companies with ties to Israel\u003c/a> has long been a tactic among pro-Palestinian activists, with many citing U.S. schools and universities’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984845/pro-palestinian-protests-on-california-college-campuses-what-are-students-demanding\">divestment from companies with ties to South Africa\u003c/a> during apartheid as an inspiration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Pride did not respond to KQED’s request for an interview or comment. However, the nonprofit’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/press-releases/statement-from-san-francisco-pride\">June 4 statement\u003c/a> asserts that “SF Pride’s sponsors, corporate and otherwise, have no influence over the content of our programming or the stance of the organization … Receiving corporate funding and paying it forward to our community reflects our mission to center queer people and is not tied to any programming decisions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palestinian artist Yaffa A.S., Ganuush’s drag daughter and executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.themasgd.org/pride-toolkit\">Muslim Alliance for Sexual And Gender Diversity (MASGD)\u003c/a>, said this statement rings hollow for her. Since October, members of Yaffa A.S.’s extended family members in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces. (She has curated a memorial at SOMArts \u003ca href=\"https://somarts.org/exhibition/insolidarity/\">to Palestinians killed in Gaza\u003c/a>, some of whom are queer and trans.) As part of her work with MASGD, she has created a \u003ca href=\"https://www.themasgd.org/pride-toolkit\">Pride Toolkit\u003c/a> to challenge official parade organizers across the country on their stances on the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Yaffa A.S., Pride’s funding cannot be separated from its sources. “Our lives do not matter when you are receiving money from the same people who will kill me,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11990416\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11990416\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-800x571.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240614-YaffaASEdits-04-1536x1097.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinian poet Yaffa A.S. was one of the lead curators of the memorial ‘In Solidarity: Queer and Trans Artists for a Free Palestine,’ which opened on June 7 at SOMArts in San Francisco. The memorial includes the names of Gazans killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, some of whom are trans Palestinians. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Yaffa A.S.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The parade in the spotlight\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13834307/new-yorks-drag-ball-scene-strikes-a-pose-in-fx-drama\">\u003cem>Pose\u003c/em>\u003c/a> actor Billy Porter, grand marshal of the SF Pride parade, has made several\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/15/those-friends-people-make-100m-a-year-im-getting-six-cent-cheques-its-not-ok-billy-porter-on-race-recognition-and-the-middle-east\"> public statements supporting Israel\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Porter was among the celebrities who signed a support letter for \u003ca href=\"https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/over-200-celebrities-sign-letter-denouncing-cultural-boycott-of-israel/\">Israel shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks; he also \u003c/a>opposed \u003ca href=\"https://www.jta.org/2021/10/27/israel/mila-kunis-neil-patrick-harris-helen-mirren-and-over-200-other-celebrities-sign-letter-denouncing-cultural-boycott-of-israel\">a cultural boycott of a Tel Aviv film festival in 2021.\u003c/a> (Porter is slated to portray iconic American writer James Baldwin in an upcoming movie, who was himself \u003ca href=\"https://www.thenation.com/article/society/open-letter-born-again/\">deeply critical of Israel and invested in Palestinian rights\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Another point of contention for pro-Palestinian activists like Ganuush is the presence of what they term an “Israeli float” — \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mamaganuush/reel/C76adimxwPN/\">specifically referring\u003c/a> to the participation of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) in the SF Pride parade. “The participation of the Israeli float in Pride is distressing for many, especially Palestinians,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7U1blVS6tX/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D\">Ganuush wrote on Instagram\u003c/a>. “It is seen as a symbol of oppression and a trigger for psychological trauma among those affected by the ongoing conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their June 4 statement, SF Pride’s Executive Director Ford and President Pham replied, “There is no Israeli float in the SF Pride Parade.” The organization, they wrote, “values the contributions of Jewish queer individuals in advocating for peace and acknowledge their enduring efforts” and was “careful not to conflate Jewish groups and Jewish people living in America with the state of Israel.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On X, formerly known as Twitter, JCRC Bay Area said it was “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SFJCRC/status/1798483717239050373\">disheartened” by the SF Pride statement\u003c/a>, calling on the organization to “clarify that everyone, including LGBTQ+ Israelis, are welcome at Pride.” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SFJCRC/status/1798847995330601399\">JCRC Bay Area later responded with approval\u003c/a> to SF Pride’s subsequent online update titled “\u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/press-releases/all-are-welcome-at-pride\">All are Welcome at Pride\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Gregory told KQED that the float is a joint effort by several Jewish organizations in the Bay Area and that it will be “a family-friendly Jewish communal float for queer Jews and allies.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“People are welcome to come as their full selves, but the focus is LGBTQ Jews here in the Bay Area,” Gregory said. “And if that includes Israelis, absolutely, they should come — but this is by no means an Israeli float and anyone that tries to attack our delegation is engaging in antisemitism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yaffa A.S. said she found the SF Pride statement to be “incredibly malicious,” arguing that \u003ca href=\"https://jcrc.org/blog/bay-area-united-with-israel-resources/\">JCRC has been openly pro-Israel in previous public statements\u003c/a>. She pointed to actions and statements that Jewish Voice for Peace — a pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist Jewish advocacy group — has issued against JCRC in the last eight months, which include criticizing JCRC Bay Area for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3eHX4BLkgI/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&img_index=2\">running a cancellation campaign\u003c/a>” against pro-Palestinian advocates. SF Pride’s statement, she said, “basically try to put out there that ‘the trans Palestinian [referring to Mama Ganuush] does not know what they’re talking about.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their June 4 statement, Ford and Pham said that SF Pride “welcomed and continue[s] to welcome pro-Palestinian groups to the SF Pride Parade,” suggesting that interested groups could join the parade’s Resistance Contingent with the SF Pride Board or request a fee waiver to have their own float. SF Pride did not respond to KQED’s questions about whether such contingents had indeed requested to appear in the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know if some, we’ll say, ‘well-intentioned allies’ will try to do a Palestine float on their own,” Yaffa A.S. said. “But I think, from our end, we’ve told people not to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Policing at Pride\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The issue of police being present at Pride — including as participants in official events — has been a decadeslong point of contention, especially for queer people of color who police officers have targeted. Ganuush’s boycott proposal invoked the origins of Pride in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which started when patrons \u003ca href=\"https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era\">pushed back against a police raid at a gay bar\u003c/a>. A police presence at Pride is an active contradiction, Ganuush wrote, to the “foundational anti-police-brutality ethos of Pride.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/lgbq-people-six-times-more-likely-than-general-public-to-be-stopped-by-police/\">a 2021 study by UCLA\u003c/a>, queer people are six times more likely than the general public to be stopped by the police, with “heightened risk” for transgender women of color. At a 2020 SF Pride march, police officers raised their batons at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11826511/police-raise-batons-at-sf-pride-marchers-oakland-passes-torch-in-solidarity\">a group of SF Pride marchers and Black Lives Matter protesters\u003c/a>. In 2022, marching queer police officers were asked by SF Pride organizers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917710/sfpd-officers-to-march-in-pride-amid-complicated-feelings-uniform-compromise\">not to wear their uniforms\u003c/a>. Recently, police officers have also been criticized for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984845/pro-palestinian-protests-on-california-college-campuses-what-are-students-demanding\">their intense crackdowns on pro-Palestinian student protesters\u003c/a> on college campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For its part, SF Pride said it has never called for an increased police presence. “The City of San Francisco required increased police presence in the wake of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016 and again after the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting in 2019,” the \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/press-releases/statement-from-san-francisco-pride\">June 4 statement\u003c/a> reads. “SF Pride and San Francisco’s other large events do not dictate law enforcement responses and security strategies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JCRC CEO Gregory said his organization was worried about their float being targeted and was working with SF Pride to discuss security. Gregory pointed to \u003ca href=\"https://phillypride365.org/\">Philly Pride\u003c/a>, where pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the parade — an action which he called “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/tyegregory/status/1797412053386457119?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">homophobic and transphobic\u003c/a>” on X. (As reported by queer online news site Them, these \u003ca href=\"https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-activists-are-disrupting-pride-events-for-palestine\">pro-Palestinian protesters were themselves part of the LGBTQ+ community\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gregory said that JCRC “wants to be deferential to SF Pride, and also to queer communities of color as to how security can work.” He added that “we have Jews of color that are going to march with us that have the same concerns as queer people of color.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Do I turn down this gig?’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even before this year’s calls for a pro-Palestinian boycott of SF Pride, some artists planned to avoid official SF Pride events — and turn down paid performance opportunities — due to the organization’s stance on the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a really hard ethical thing for drag performers and queer entertainers. … Do I pay my rent this month, or do I turn down this gig?” said Mama Celeste, the executive director of Oaklash, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13957872/oaklash-drag-festival-oakland-lgtbq-events-2024\">a drag festival based in Oakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>King LOTUS BOY, an Oakland drag king who serves on the Oaklash board, wrote in an Instagram story that he has dropped several gigs “due to them having ties to [Israel].” As a result, he said he lost $1,000 in gigs for June — events that he told KQED by email were associated with biotech company Gilead, which has \u003ca href=\"https://www.gileadisrael.co.il/en/about/gilead-in-israel\">financial ties to Israel\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I haven’t attended the SF Pride Parade or any official SF Pride events in over seven years for many reasons — increasingly militarized police presence, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11969701/this-is-resistance-how-queer-palestinian-artists-and-activists-in-the-bay-area-are-making-themselves-heard\">pinkwashing\u003c/a>, harmful corporate sponsorships — to name a few,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oaklash is one of the facilitators of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thebadfund/%20\">BAD (Bay Area Drag) Fund\u003c/a>, a mutual aid fund created to support artists who choose to opt out of gigs that may clash with their support of Palestinians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celeste, who is Jewish, said the BAD Fund “gives people the ability to say no … because that’s not a luxury that many of us are afforded.” The fund, Celeste points out, is a way to lessen artists’ dependency on the wealthy, especially amid the economic disparity that has pushed many queer and trans artists out of the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Celeste said they and their colleagues were not out to shame performers who \u003cem>do\u003c/em> take these gigs. Instead, they wanted people to think about “ where our money comes from and where our money is going to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11990414\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11990414\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240126-GazaImmigration-03-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mama Ganuush poses for a portrait in their home in San Francisco on Jan. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mama Ganuush is hosting events, including a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bay2gazamutualaid/p/C7-Dfmzym6C/\">Cabaret Palestina\u003c/a> to assist the BAD Fund, featuring drag artists like King LOTUS BOY and Papi Churro — joining a list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C79_Q8eyeUF/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA%3D%3D&img_index=2\">alternative Pride events this month\u003c/a> that show solidarity with Palestinian activism. For example, during the SF Pride Parade, there will be a pro-Palestinian queer and trans march hosted by Jewish Voices for Peace, Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT) and the\u003ca href=\"http://brassliberation.org/\"> Brass Liberation Orchestra\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In SF Pride’s statement, Ford and Pham wrote that “while we encourage resistance against oppressive systems and governments that fail to recognize our humanity as queer people, we cannot achieve liberation by fighting other queer and trans people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, it’s a sentiment Celeste pushes back on. “[SF Pride] should be listening rather than resisting these voices who are telling them that they’re doing something wrong,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re not listening to the smallest voice in your community,” Celeste said, “you’re not working for the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Hundreds of thousands of spectators, members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies gathered to celebrate San Francisco Pride on Sunday for one of the largest and longest-running pride parades in the world. This weekend’s Pride Celebration marks the 53rd year of SF Pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Hector Topete, parade attendee\"]‘What I like about being right here, right now is I just see myself as a normal person. I don’t see myself as being different. I just feel like I’m someone who belongs.’[/pullquote]The parade, with over 200 contingents, began at Beale Street near the Embarcadero at 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning and continued up Market Street, leading to the Pride festival at Civic Center Plaza with music and activities, food and family areas, and a lot of partying. Nonstop pumping music blared from speakers and from various instruments in the streets as members of community organizations walked and activist groups chanted messages about anti-discrimination and civil rights. The music included a full marching band playing “California Love” and a performance from a Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion company called Fogo Na Roupa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954021 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Onlookers cheer for Queen Maisa Duke as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onlookers cheer for Queen Maisa Duke as the Pride parade passes down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year’s Pride parade took on added significance in the face of an unprecedented \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights\">spate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills\u003c/a> introduced in state legislatures across the country, increasingly \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/07/02/886285772/trump-and-mcconnell-via-swath-of-judges-will-affect-u-s-law-for-decades\">conservative federal judges\u003c/a>, and a U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade last year — along with ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ individuals nationwide that has been called a “\u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lgbtq-americans-are-under-attack-human-rights-campaign-declares-in-state-of-emergency-warning\">state of emergency\u003c/a>” by \u003ca href=\"https://give.hrc.org/page/125646/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=dr_don_mr_searchFY24\">Human Rights Campaign\u003c/a>, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954017\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954017 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Pridegoers dressed as Emperor Norton and Countess Lola Montez pause for a photo as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66590_230625-sf-pride-23-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pride-goers dressed as Emperor Norton and Countess Lola Montez pause for a photo. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The shameful competition within one of America’s formerly great parties to see who can more dehumanize the trans community, is a grave danger and a damning statement about the state of our country,” said U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) regarding Republicans nationally targeting LGBTQ rights during the annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.alicebtoklas.org/pride-breakfast-2023\">Alice B. Toklas LGTBQ Democratic Club Pride Breakfast\u003c/a> on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954009 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A marcher holds a sign reading “It should not be a crime to be queer” as the Pride parade gets underway in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A marcher holds a sign reading ‘It should not be a crime to be queer’ as the Pride parade gets underway in downtown San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Pride means more this year than ever,” said Gwenn Craig, former president of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.milkclub.org/\">Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club\u003c/a> who also was a campaign manager for Harvey Milk in the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.glbthistory.org/briggs\">No On 6\u003c/a>” campaign in 1978. “We didn’t expect a regression in our movement, in the civil rights that we had achieved. It’s enraging. We’re having to fight again. It’s really exasperating. But here we are still at it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954011\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954011 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Onlookers wave and take photos as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onlookers wave and take photos as the Pride parade passes down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sunday’s Pride parade is the traditional annual climax to Pride Celebration weekend, held on the final full weekend of June, also known as Pride Month in San Francisco, a four-week festival of conferences, shows, concerts, parties and political events dedicated to the celebration and advancement of LGBTQ+ rights and identity.[aside postID=news_11953672 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31561_62418_AW_Pride_09-qut-1180x787.jpg']Paul Aguilar is a Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal of the San Francisco Pride parade, a recognition earned for his many years of advocacy for those — like him — who live with HIV and AIDS, to which he’s lost many friends. He’s been attending pride marches since the mid-70s, and says his first Pride experience was “life-changing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was one unmistakable feeling, and that was the feeling of acceptance. This was my tribe. This is what I’ve been looking for. These were my people,” said Aguilar. “We danced that pain away, and that insecurity away, and that anger away. And now we dance to remember those we’ve lost and to celebrate them. That’s also part of Pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954006\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954006 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Tiffany Howard, 49, of Orange County closes her eyes during a paint job as she waits for the Pride parade to begin in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiffany Howard, 49, of Orange County closes her eyes during a paint job as she waits for the Pride parade to begin. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Pride Parade is not without its controversies, including the issue of corporate sponsorship, with many feeling that these have no place at a Pride celebration, and also because some corporations — like \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/target-lgbtq-pride-month-bathing-suits-21393e91a8eb6110b46623d17a3bf507\">Target\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/bud-light-transgender-dylan-mulvaney-nike-2fe1425ba09a3f0e271fda0ae4b67434\">Bud Light\u003c/a> — have backtracked on their support when faced with a backlash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954022 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Aho, 34, waves to onlookers as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Aho, 34, waves to onlookers as the Pride parade passes down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amy Sueyoshi, who is provost and vice president of academic affairs at San Francisco State University and a former member of the SF Pride board, said she thinks the founders might indeed consider today’s Pride organizers to have “sold out” and said that even today, many who attend are shocked at the level of corporate sponsorship. However, she also thinks that the Pride celebration in San Francisco has really shown how the queer community and queer liberation “can be a mainstream movement,” and that it “demonstrates how corporations and cities can invest in queer liberation and in gay pride and not have any detrimental consequences.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sueyoshi warned against taking Pride for granted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>As much as we all can be critical of pride … the truth is that so many people come to San Francisco not just for queer liberation, but for other types of home that the city provides as well,” Sueyoshi said. “And so it’s important, I think, to invest in that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954019\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954019 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Kit Lem, 47, a legislative aide for San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio, hands out bead necklaces as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66593_230625-sf-pride-25-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kit Lam, 47, a legislative aide for San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio, hands out bead necklaces at the Pride parade. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another controversial issue involves the police. Many in the LGBTQ+ community object to uniformed SFPD officers marching — even if they are LGBTQ+ — citing a history of abuses committed by law enforcement against the LGBTQ+ community. Nevertheless, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917710/sfpd-officers-to-march-in-pride-amid-complicated-feelings-uniform-compromise\">the compromise reached between San Francisco Pride and the SFPD last year\u003c/a> held firm for 2023, whereby on-duty members of the SFPD Pride Alliance march in uniform while others march without uniforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954013 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"State Senator Scott Weiner waves to onlookers from atop a truck as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Senator Scott Wiener waves to onlookers from atop a truck at the Pride parade. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But more than anything, Pride is about celebration and the joy of just letting loose and being who you are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954007 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Cathy Webber, 66, waves a trans flag as she walks down Market Street in downtown San Francisco during the Pride parade on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathy Webber, 66, waves a trans flag as she walks down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We support gay marriage, we support trans marriage, we support LGBTQ rights,” said Cathy Webber, a member of the\u003cb> \u003c/b>Church Ladies for Gay Rights group that marched in the parade. “A lot of churches don’t, and we believe that that’s wrong.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sam Douglas from Oakdale said the parade was an opportunity to push back against discrimination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With everything that’s been going on in the past few months, this is just another way to say s—- it, honestly, it’s for everyone else and saying, ‘you know, we can’t have this again,'” said Douglas. “I know there’s been a lot of hate towards LGBT and like I think that this [parade] is just the opposite of that and it’s nice to see that a lot of people are against [hate].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66574_230625-sf-pride-01-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954008 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66574_230625-sf-pride-01-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Angel Vidaña kisses partner Hector Topete as they wait for the 2023 Pride parade to begin in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" 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So I was very nervous at first, but within minutes, I just felt so comfortable being myself around [Angel],” said Topete. “What I like about being right here, right now is I just see myself as a normal person. I don’t see myself as being different. I just feel like I’m someone who belongs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Rachael Vasquez, Annelise Finney, Kelly O’Mara, Lakshmi Sarah and Attila Pelit contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The parade, with over 200 contingents, began at Beale Street near the Embarcadero at 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning and continued up Market Street, leading to the Pride festival at Civic Center Plaza with music and activities, food and family areas, and a lot of partying. Nonstop pumping music blared from speakers and from various instruments in the streets as members of community organizations walked and activist groups chanted messages about anti-discrimination and civil rights. The music included a full marching band playing “California Love” and a performance from a Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion company called Fogo Na Roupa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954021 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Onlookers cheer for Queen Maisa Duke as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66595_230625-sf-pride-26-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onlookers cheer for Queen Maisa Duke as the Pride parade passes down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year’s Pride parade took on added significance in the face of an unprecedented \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights\">spate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills\u003c/a> introduced in state legislatures across the country, increasingly \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/07/02/886285772/trump-and-mcconnell-via-swath-of-judges-will-affect-u-s-law-for-decades\">conservative federal judges\u003c/a>, and a U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. 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Toklas LGTBQ Democratic Club Pride Breakfast\u003c/a> on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954009 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A marcher holds a sign reading “It should not be a crime to be queer” as the Pride parade gets underway in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66575_230625-sf-pride-07-ks-KQED-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A marcher holds a sign reading ‘It should not be a crime to be queer’ as the Pride parade gets underway in downtown San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Pride means more this year than ever,” said Gwenn Craig, former president of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.milkclub.org/\">Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club\u003c/a> who also was a campaign manager for Harvey Milk in the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.glbthistory.org/briggs\">No On 6\u003c/a>” campaign in 1978. “We didn’t expect a regression in our movement, in the civil rights that we had achieved. It’s enraging. We’re having to fight again. It’s really exasperating. But here we are still at it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954011\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954011 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Onlookers wave and take photos as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66580_230625-sf-pride-13-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onlookers wave and take photos as the Pride parade passes down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sunday’s Pride parade is the traditional annual climax to Pride Celebration weekend, held on the final full weekend of June, also known as Pride Month in San Francisco, a four-week festival of conferences, shows, concerts, parties and political events dedicated to the celebration and advancement of LGBTQ+ rights and identity.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Paul Aguilar is a Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal of the San Francisco Pride parade, a recognition earned for his many years of advocacy for those — like him — who live with HIV and AIDS, to which he’s lost many friends. He’s been attending pride marches since the mid-70s, and says his first Pride experience was “life-changing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was one unmistakable feeling, and that was the feeling of acceptance. This was my tribe. This is what I’ve been looking for. These were my people,” said Aguilar. “We danced that pain away, and that insecurity away, and that anger away. And now we dance to remember those we’ve lost and to celebrate them. That’s also part of Pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954006\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954006 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Tiffany Howard, 49, of Orange County closes her eyes during a paint job as she waits for the Pride parade to begin in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66570_230625-sf-pride-04-ks-KQED-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiffany Howard, 49, of Orange County closes her eyes during a paint job as she waits for the Pride parade to begin. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Pride Parade is not without its controversies, including the issue of corporate sponsorship, with many feeling that these have no place at a Pride celebration, and also because some corporations — like \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/target-lgbtq-pride-month-bathing-suits-21393e91a8eb6110b46623d17a3bf507\">Target\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/bud-light-transgender-dylan-mulvaney-nike-2fe1425ba09a3f0e271fda0ae4b67434\">Bud Light\u003c/a> — have backtracked on their support when faced with a backlash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11954022 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Aho, 34, waves to onlookers as the Pride parade passes down Market Street in downtown San Francisco on June 25, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66596_230625-sf-pride-27-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Aho, 34, waves to onlookers as the Pride parade passes down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amy Sueyoshi, who is provost and vice president of academic affairs at San Francisco State University and a former member of the SF Pride board, said she thinks the founders might indeed consider today’s Pride organizers to have “sold out” and said that even today, many who attend are shocked at the level of corporate sponsorship. 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Many in the LGBTQ+ community object to uniformed SFPD officers marching — even if they are LGBTQ+ — citing a history of abuses committed by law enforcement against the LGBTQ+ community. 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srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66582_230625-sf-pride-14-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Senator Scott Wiener waves to onlookers from atop a truck at the Pride parade. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But more than anything, Pride is about celebration and the joy of 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66573_230625-sf-pride-06-ks-KQED-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathy Webber, 66, waves a trans flag as she walks down Market Street. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We support gay marriage, we support trans marriage, we support LGBTQ rights,” said Cathy Webber, a member of the\u003cb> \u003c/b>Church Ladies for Gay Rights group that marched in the parade. “A lot of churches don’t, and we believe that that’s wrong.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sam Douglas from Oakdale said the parade was an opportunity to push back against discrimination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With everything that’s 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