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LGBT Pride 2009, San Francisco

Paul wanted to see the pride parade and I had been told by others it was quite a sight, so off we went. Neil came along too, but David "opted out" and went for a massive hike around the whole of San Francisco instead!

2009-06-28_Pride_0000.jpg "Dykes on Bikes" lead the parade...
2009-06-28_Pride_0001.jpg ...some with more rainbow than others.
2009-06-28_Pride_0002.jpg Carefully balanced cheerleader, one the of the few female members of this troupe.
2009-06-28_Pride_0003.jpg Campaigners for same sex marriage.
2009-06-28_Pride_0004.jpg "Married with kittens". How cute!
2009-06-28_Pride_0005.jpg ACLU.
2009-06-28_Pride_0006.jpg Parading in the shadow of the financial district.
2009-06-28_Pride_0007.jpg TV host - just slightly camp.
2009-06-28_Pride_0008.jpg The parade lasted about 5 five and a half hours (we only stayed about 3) so I hope this guy had plenty of bottled water - it was HOT.
2009-06-28_Pride_0009.jpg I thought Ruth would like to see this - she has become a big fan of the film "Milk", and of Harvey Milk. I really must get round to watching it...
2009-06-28_Pride_0010.jpg Spectator.
2009-06-28_Pride_0011.jpg Smiley happy people with a smiley happy flag.
2009-06-28_Pride_0012.jpg Spectator.
2009-06-28_Pride_0013.jpg Participant.
2009-06-28_Pride_0014.jpg Flying the flag.
2009-06-28_Pride_0015.jpg Nothing to do with pride, I just quite liked this red wheel.
2009-06-28_Pride_0016.jpg Almost anything you can think of is available in rainbow colours here.
2009-06-28_Pride_0017.jpg Some rather exotic head gear.
2009-06-28_Pride_0019.jpg Firefighters and their partners.
2009-06-28_Pride_0020.jpg This was a particularly bored looking group of spectators.
2009-06-28_Pride_0022.jpg Neil and Paul.
2009-06-28_Pride_0023.jpg Riding a float with pride. How appropriate.
2009-06-28_Pride_0024.jpg Neil and Paul again. Now you can see how they got sunburnt...
2009-06-28_Pride_0025.jpg Just watching quitely.
2009-06-28_Pride_0026.jpg Spectators with a high vantage point.
2009-06-28_Pride_0027.jpg Go on, give us a smile!
2009-06-28_Pride_0028.jpg We were standing right underneath a TV camera on a boom, which kept swinging into view.
2009-06-28_Pride_0029.jpg Eagerly anticipating the next float.
2009-06-28_Pride_0030.jpg Oh I say.
2009-06-28_Pride_0031.jpg Leather waistcoats sponsored by Bud Light. Err...
2009-06-28_Pride_0032.jpg Another photographer. She got beads. I didn't. Humph.
2009-06-28_Pride_0033.jpg Flying the flag.
2009-06-28_Pride_0036.jpg They have a pretty good vantage point, two stories up!
2009-06-28_Pride_0037.jpg Civic Center
2009-06-28_Pride_0038.jpg Paul decides it's time for a beer.
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