Thursday, September 4, 2014

Oakland Pride

Sunday was Oakland's gay Pride parade and music festival.  This is the first parade in the 5-year old event.  It definitely had a home grown feel and lasted only about 20 minutes.  In an amusing nod to the much larger San Francisco event, this parade was started by Tykes on Trikes (rather than Dykes on Bikes).  These are some of the tykes that participated in the parade.  The Oakland event is family oriented, generally G-rated, and focuses on our city's large population of gay households with children.  One more example of the diversity we're proud of.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:00 AM
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7 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 3, 2014 at 11:30 PM

    Tykes on trikes.. I like it :) Looks like it was a fun event ODP.

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  2. Stefan JanssonSeptember 4, 2014 at 1:01 AM

    Good for everyone involved.

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  3. s.cSeptember 4, 2014 at 1:51 AM

    A real rainbow event by the look of it.

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  4. AndySeptember 4, 2014 at 2:54 AM

    It's a sign that people no longer have to live in fear.

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  5. William KendallSeptember 4, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    It looks like people enjoyed themselves!

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  6. RedPatSeptember 4, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    Such a good idea! We have just had a new baby added to our extended family and he has 2 mothers, lucky boy.

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  7. JackSeptember 4, 2014 at 2:02 PM

    I am surprised that this is Oakland's first gay pride parade. Places I have lived have had them for years.

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