Saturday, and will also take revelers from the lots to the Music Festival Saturday from 8 a.m.
A Pride shuttle will transport attendees from the free parking lots to the starting point of the Pride Parade starting at 8 a.m. Pride organizers say Pride attendees can park in free lots both Saturday and Sunday at the Old Naval Hospital at Park Boulevard and President’s Way. Polk Avenue (from Normal Street to Park Boulevard).Lincoln Avenue (from Cleveland Avenue to Park Boulevard).“No Parking” zones for Pride Weekend include: Robinson Avenue (from 5th to 6th avenues).ěrookes Avenue (from 5th to 6th avenues).Pennsylvania Avenue (from 5th to 6th avenues).Ėth Avenue (from Upas Street to University Avenue).University Avenue (from 6th Avenue to Park Boulevard).Harvey Milk Street (from Cleveland Avenue to Centre Street)Īlso, these streets will be closed at 9 a.m.Normal Street (from University Avenue to Washington Street).Lincoln Ave (from Cleveland Avenue to Park Boulevard).Ĝentre Street (from University Avenue to Park Boulevard).Friday for the Pride of Hillcrest Block Party. This includes Normal and Harvey Milk streets, which will be closed starting at 6 a.m. With huge crowds anticipated at each Pride event throughout the weekend, there will be some road closures in effect in Hillcrest, as well a “no parking” zones. Approximately 40,000 people are expected to fill the music festival tickets start at $20 per person.Īccording to a study released Thursday by San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Hospitality Department, 20,000 people who attend San Diego Pride festivities this weekend are visiting from out of town, spanning 37 states and 14 countries. For more information, go to say the Pride Music Festival includes multiple stages of entertainment, more than 200 musicians, bands, comedians, dancers, an art exhibit, cultural presentations and dozens of vendors. on Sunday at Market and Beale streets in San Francisco. The 34th annual San Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. "People didn't reflect on the negativity of the past, they discussed what to do in the future." The theme of this year's parade is justice, something blacks have fought hard for since the founding of the nation, said Sowo. Activities include a discussion on black literature, an ice cream social and a black pride party.Īt a recent organizing event, 43 local African Americans showed up to work on parade activities. I want it to be equal for everybody, black, yellow, Martians, everybody."īut parade organizers hope this year's event will focus on a positive relationship among the communities.Īfrican American-themed activities take up a sheet in this year's pride guide.
I don't see that I'm less than the others. "That shouldn't be happening," said Torres. "You have to show two IDs," said Torres, who was first barred from a Castro club five years ago, and most recently, three months ago. "(And) whenever I go out in the Castro, I feel like I have to defend or represent people of color.įrancisco Torres, 37, of Noe Valley, said minorities can often feel unwelcome in the city, especially at places like Castro nightclubs. "I think we have been isolated for so long that it's hard for us to get a voice," said Jamison, who came out when he was 17. Jamison says the division between the black gay community and the predominantly white gay community in the Castro may be due in part to the distance between Bayview-Hunters Point - where many of the city's blacks live - and the Castro. "I do not feel welcome in terms of 'This is my community, too.' "
"Do I feel welcome? No," said Jamison, who moved to San Francisco from Philadelphia seven years ago. Jamison, 31, has been active in gay rights issues - he has been a member of Queer Nation and Act Up - but he seldom attends the pride parade or other gay events in the city. We are part of the real world," said Edwards.īrett Jamison, who lives in the Haight district, agrees. "There are racial issues inside our community, too.
Vice president Marva Edwards said the city's LGBT community must deal with the same divisions as the larger society. Thug NIA Collective, a 600-member group of African American lesbians, most of them in the Bay Area, holds an annual gathering for its members to discuss social, cultural and educational issues. Still, others say there is much more work to be done. "We feel that it's a significant achievement that an African American will have visibility in an event of this importance," said Gipson, 43. Gipson, the director of the free meals program at Glide Memorial Church, says he's proud of the progress made in bringing different "marginalized" groups into this year's celebration.