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!

	"Dykes on Bikes" lead the parade...
	...some with more rainbow than others.
	Carefully balanced cheerleader, one the of the few female members of this troupe.
	Campaigners for same sex marriage.
	"Married with kittens". How cute!
	ACLU.
	Parading in the shadow of the financial district.
	TV host - just slightly camp.
	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.
	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...
	Spectator.
	Smiley happy people with a smiley happy flag.
	Spectator.
	Participant.
	Flying the flag.
	Nothing to do with pride, I just quite liked this red wheel.
	Almost anything you can think of is available in rainbow colours here.
	Some rather exotic head gear.
	Firefighters and their partners.
	This was a particularly bored looking group of spectators.
	Neil and Paul.
	Riding a float with pride. How appropriate.
	Neil and Paul again. Now you can see how they got sunburnt...
	Just watching quitely.
	Spectators with a high vantage point.
	Go on, give us a smile!
	We were standing right underneath a TV camera on a boom, which kept swinging into view.
	Eagerly anticipating the next float.
	Oh I say.
	Leather waistcoats sponsored by Bud Light. Err...
	Another photographer. She got beads. I didn't. Humph.
	Flying the flag.
	They have a pretty good vantage point, two stories up!
	Civic Center
	Paul decides it's time for a beer.