Tv coverage gay pride parade san francisco 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) -- Crews were busy setting up booths and readying Civic Center Plaza Friday nighttime, prepping the space for two days of show and LGBT community engagement.
The nearby Castro neighborhood will welcome tens of thousands of visitors over the weekend.
For many businesses, it will be their biggest weekend of the year.
"We sell way more than normal," said Justin Barrett, bar manager of Midnight Sun. "Business is probably five to ten times the amount than a normal weekend."
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The Midnight Sun has nearly doubled its staff and brought in at least three times the amount of alcohol it normally does.
Staff at Harvey's Restaurant and Bar on 18th Street say they're prepared to stay open delayed each night until last call.
The 16th Annual Gender non-conforming March kicked off Friday evening from Dolores Park and ended in the Tenderloin. It is one of the largest transgender pride events in the country.
Ashley Benson is transitioned and flew from Missouri for her first march.
"Every single community I've ever seen here has been welcoming and friendly, and we don't have that in small town Missouri," Benson said.
This is the fifth tim
Entering its 49th year, the San Francisco Lesbian, Same-sex attracted, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Pride happens Sunday, June 30. And while the pride itself has turned into an optics opportunity for tech companies and politicians—Gavin Newsom will be the first California governor to march in the parade—it remains a time for queers from around the world to honor their past and themselves.
An estimated 100,000 revelers are expected to line Market Road for the parade, with an extra 50,000-plus marchers.
But Pride weekend is so much more than just the parade.
Smaller, locally-focused marches prefacing Sunday’s main march have turned into must-attend events, especially for locals who want to eschew the gawking, the fighting, and the alcohol-infused Bay to Breakers-like vibe found at Sunday’s impenetrable Civic Center party. The Dyke March and the Trans March—which happen the Saturday and Friday of Pride weekend, respectively—have, for many, turned into the real San Francisco Self-acceptance marches.
In addition to events and marches galore, there will also be many Muni disruptions, lane closures, and more. The theme for 2019 is Generations of Resistance, a tip of the hat to the Stonewall riots,
San Francisco Pride 2019: Pride and event details
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You'll identify full information about the 2019 Pride events in SF below.
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Friday, June 28:
- Trans March: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Click here for details and click here for traffic and transit information.
- Pride Shabbat 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Click here for details.
Saturday, June 29:
- Pride Ride with Different Spokes: 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Click here for details.
- Pink Triangle Commemoration Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Click here for details.
- Celebration/Rally: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Click here for details.
- Sundance Saloon Pre-Pride Country-Western Dance: 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Click here for details.
Sunday, June 30:
- Pride Parade/March: 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Contingents will march from Beale to 8th, on Market Street. Click here for details on the event and click here for traffic and transit information.
- Pride Celebration/Rally: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Cli
San Francisco Pride procession bans police uniforms, LGBTQ officers deny to march
Police will be barred from wearing their uniforms at the June 26 Pride parade in San Francisco, one of the biggest Pride celebrations in the planet. Instead, officers are being advised to march in T-shirts that represent their local law enforcement agency.
The decision has caused a heated debate in the city. However, the discourse stretches across the country, as cities reconsider the presence of police at LGBTQ-led events.
Last year, New York City's Pride celebration organizers banned officers from marching in the parade for the first period in decades.
Police presence was reduced at the event, as organizers say they are reckoning with the legacy of police brutality and abuse against LGBTQ people that the community says continues today.
The heated connection between San Francisco police and others in the LGBTQ community came to a head in 2019 when a protest on the parade route ended with people organism arrested, shoved and allegedly injured by police.
"Some members of our community, the presence of the police in the parade is tough for them, given their history with the police departmen
'This is our life,' Trans march kicks off Pride celebration weekend
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- This was the 15th annual Trans march where many in the LGBTQ community took the streets with banners and colorful outfit to observe Pride.
The rainbow flags and outfits of more than 6 thousand people adorned San Francisco from Dolores Park to Market Street.
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"It means I get to reach together with my community and observe the people who support our community," said, Jini Divine.Divine has been a transgender woman for 3 years, marching today for her was a aspire come true.
"I came out a not many years ago after having a adjacent death experience. I almost died from bleach inhalation and I realized that if I would have died with the wrong designate on that tombstone I would of hunt everybody," said Divine.
In the crowd, different faces and stories.
"I have a family that is not as supportive so to comprehend that people are out there who will love you at a familiar level it's really nice to know," said Patrick Zabawa.
For Adri Martinez marching meant: freedom after fleeing Mexico in fear