San fran pride parade
Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to San Francisco on Sunday for the Pride Parade.
There were an estimated 50, people who walked the mile route from Market Street to the Embarcadero to Civic Center Plaza. An estimated , people watched the 55th annual parade from the sidewalks.
“It shows everybody that you’re loved and that you’re supported, and that you’re there for them," said Jadyn from Atwater.
Jeanette Au, who said she is on the board of the newly opened Marin LGBTQ+ Center, shared that this year was her first to be in the San Francisco Pride parade.
"We were in the trolley at the very beginning of the parade," Au said.
"The power was amazing, it made me emotional to see so many people out here, who verb queer folks and who yearn to see this," she continued.
The theme of this year's San Francisco Pride celebration was dubbed "Queer Joy is Resistance." It's a motto that resonates with many at the Pride festivities, like U.S. Representative Lateefah Simon (D-CA), who rode in the parade with US. Representative Sarah McBride (D-DEL), the first openly tra
55th Annual SF Pride Parade Focuses on Queer Joy as Resistance
Organizers say the event brings in nearly a million people every year, making it one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world.
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 but also the continued attacks on the LGBTQ community from President Trump and his followers.
“It is so important to be noticeable, 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.”
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.
“It is very important [for] everyone to support
UCSF heads once again to this year’s annual San Francisco LGBTQ Pride Celebration & Parade!
Sunday, June 29,
9 AM - 5 PM | Market St
Exact staging time and location will be sent closer to the date.
Register by June 25:
T-shirts will be distributed at the parade while supplies last.
Accessibility: UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact lgbt@ as soon as possible.
UCSF Campus Life Services will be providing a shuttle for participants who would favor to ride in a vehicle or require an accessible option to join the parade.
Thank you to all of our UCSF partners for their support and contributions!
Co-hosted by UCSF LGBTQ Resource Center & UCSF Office of Community & Government Relations, in collaboration with Alliance Health Project, Benioff Children’s Hospital, Campus Life Services, Financial & Administrative Services, Gladstone Institutes, HR Talent Acquisition, Office of Communications, Ward 86/Division of HIV Infectious Dis
WATCH: San Francisco Pride Parade exclusively on ABC7
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- ABC7 Bay Area is arrogant to have sponsored the 55th annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration, which took place on Sunday, June This year's theme was "Queer Joy is Resistance."
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How to watch
ABC7 is the exclusive broadcast partner of the San Francisco Pride Parade celebration. It was held live Sunday, June 29, on ABC7, in the media player above and everywhere you stream