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24 Henry
Six room Victorian guesthouse
The Castro - 24 Henry St. |
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Beck's Motor Lodge
An old, not so fancy motel in the CastroThe Castro - 2222 Market St.
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Castro Suites
Stay in full suites in this quaint Victorian home.
The Castro - 927 14th St. |
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Hotel Fusion
140 Ellis Street |
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Renoir Hotel
A gay managed, moderately priced hotel near to Folsom Street and SOMA
45 McAllister St.
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The Parker Guest House
Centrally located 21 room gay hotel
The Castro - 520 Church St.
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Village House
Nicely decorated victorian inn in the center of the Castro
The Castro - 4080 18th St. |
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Willows Inn
Cozy shared bath B&B on the edge of the Castro
The Castro - 710 14th St.
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San Francisco Gay, San Francisco Gay Hotels. |
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San Francisco Pride 2008: June 28 - June 29. Theme: United by Pride, Bound for Equality
San Francisco Pride 2009: June 27 - June 28. Theme: TBA
San Francisco Pride
The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a parade and festival held in June each year in San Francisco to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people and their allies.
It is one of the most famous and best-attended pride parades in the world. It is the largest parade of any sort in Northern California and the second largest parade in all of California after the Rose Parade. The festival is traditionally held in the last full weekend in June to commemorate the NYC Stonewall Riots of June 1969.
Held on Sunday morning of the Festival, the parade route is usually along San Francisco's Market Street, from Beale Street to 8th Street.
The parade starts nominally at 10:30 am, though it is hours before all the contingents are able to get onto the parade route, and the last contingent doesn't leave the parade route until 2-4 pm.
A two-day (Saturday and Sunday) festival has grown up around the Sunday morning parade. It is a collection of booths, dance stages, and vendors around the Civic Center area near San Francisco City Hall.
The independently organized Dyke March and Pink Saturday events are held the Saturday night of the festival in the Castro Street area of San Francisco. On the Sunday, an area of the festival called Leather Alley features fetish and BDSM oriented booths and demonstrations.
San Francisco Pride is run by a non-profit organization, the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee. According to their web site (www.sfpride.org), their mission is "to educate the World, commemorate our heritage, celebrate our culture, and liberate our people."
The event is funded by a combination of donations, corporate advertising, San Francisco city funding, and donations collected from the participants at the festival.
The first event resembling the modern San Francisco Pride celebration was held in 1970. With the exception of 1971, the event has been held each year. The name of the festival has changed over the years. In 1970 it was originally called Gay In, 1972 Christopher Street West, 1973-81 Gay Freedom Day Parade and 1981-94 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade.
The Rainbow Flag identified with the Gay community was originally created by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 San Francisco Pride Parade. It originally had eight stripes, but was later simplified to the current six stripes. An eight-stripe Rainbow Flag flies over Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro.
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