The Official San Francis Gui to Gay Ftivals
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GAY FTIVALS SAN FRANCIS
Lnched to fame the early 1970s and fluential electg Harvey Milk, the first openly gay official the cy, the Castro is fully open about s herage. It’s open to all—gay, straight, whatever—and visors are enuraged to drs up, have fun, and jo the wild and crazy party. Twenty addnal muny-programmed stag and venu often get on the act as well, wh them such as Faerie Freedom Village, Cheer San Francis, Asian and Pacific Islanr Communy Pri, Homo Hip-Hop, and Indie Oasis.
And, ’s a big ol’ party: most recently, over 288 groups and an timated 50, 000 marchers took part the San Francis Gay Pri Para, wh hundreds of thoands of people watchg. The first event remblg the morn San Francis Pri para and celebratn was held 1970 - wh a march down Polk Street and a small "gay-" Goln Gate Park. Today, San Francis Gay Pri is anized by the San Francis Lbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgenr Pri Celebratn, which enavors to te the world, memorate LGBTQ history, celebrate culture, and liberate people.
The para nsists of hundreds of groups om var anizatns cludg some well-known like Dyk on Bik and Parents, Fai, and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG). Celebratns for San Francis Gay Pri ually beg on the Saturday at the cy’s Civic Center Plaza. The highlight of SF Pri is arguably the San Francis Gay Pri Para, which will take place on Sunday morng, June 30, at 10:30am.