pride
PRIDE 2018 PERSIST WITH PRIDE
by joel martens SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO LGBT PRIDE’S MISSION IS “FOSTERING PRIDE, EQUALITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL LESBIAN, GAY,
BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER COM- MUNITIES LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY.” THAT WORK HAS BEEN
CONTINUOUS SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND IS AS RELEVANT AND VITALLY NEEDED IN 2018 AS IT WAS BACK IN THE EARLY ‘70S WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED. A FACT MADE
ALL THE MORE IMPERATIVE BY OUR CUR- RENT POLITICAL CLIMATE, MAKING THIS YEAR’S THEME “PERSIST WITH PRIDE” ESPECIALLY EMBLEMATIC.
34 RAGE monthly | JULY 2018
The journey began when a group
of gay men decided to found San Diego’s Center for Social Services in a house that still stands in the Golden Hill neighborhood at 2250 B Street. It was there that the idea for the first Lesbian and Gay Pride event and Parade was born, taking place in June of 1974 when the new Center hosted a yard sale fundraiser and potluck dinner, as well as an informal parade to Balboa Park and back. Much has changed, and many
firsts have occurred since those early beginnings. San Diego’s annual Pride Parade moved from June to July in 1991 and is now the 4th largest in the United States, attracting over 200,000 spectators.
The annual parade starts from Harvey Milk Street, the first in the nation to be named after the gay civil rights icon and features elected officials, community groups, first responders and active-duty military service members, who in another first, were granted permis- sion to appear in full uniform by the D.O.J. in 2012. San Diego Pride attracts top notch entertainers as well as significant media coverage and is now considered the best attended and largest civic event in the San Diego region. Though there is much still to do, it seems like our “persistence” has paid off…wouldn’t you agree?
San Diego Pride Festival and Parade take place Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15. For full event information and a performance lineup, go to
sdpride.org.
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