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The Parade, -- 2012 San Francisco Pride

A Buff Marching Rainbow
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Balloon Magic sponsored a huge walking rainbow of buff men and women each carrying one colored explosion of colored balloons on his or her back.


Balloon Magic external link   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 10:57:21 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_5994
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An Amusing Quip Between Colors
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During the course of the parade, one of the purple people exchanged an amusing quip with a member of the blue part of the marching rainbow.


Balloon Magic external link   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 10:59:05 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6009
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Strength Posing Dance
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The advance part of the Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps were dancing marching people that danced a sort of strength posing number.


Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:07:50 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6040
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Gays From The Asian Pacific Islands
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One float featured a bevy of gay Asian Pacific islanders. One man pretended to be from France. Some of the crowd watching might have believed that France was the name of an Asian Pacific Island.


GAPA   •  Asian Pacific Islanders   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:28:25 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6132
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Rainbow Wings
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A line of hand-holding men with rainbow wings led the Straights For Gay Rights contingent.


Straights For Gay Rights   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:10:30 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6316
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Huge Crowds
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The crowds were so dense that day that some climbed atop statues and newspaper boxes to see.


The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:11:37 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6318
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Straights Marched Too
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The Straights For Gay Rights were a large contingent with a huge float.


Straights For Gay Rights   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:22:53 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6331
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Protesters Peppered The Parade
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The occasional protester would appear ahead of a contingent. Here a woman complained via her sign that, "Trans People Don't [Thrive] When Kaiser Discriminates.


Kaiser Permanente (Thrive)   •  Exercise Your Rights external link   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:53:24 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6459
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Boy In Straw Hat With Butterfly Net
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The float for Chabot College, Gay Straight Alliance, featured a young boy wearing a straw hat and carrying a butterfly net suspiciously eyeing the girl wearing an abbreviated panda costume.


Chabot College   •  Gay Straight Alliance   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:14:16 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6613
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Oakland Pride
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Members of the Oakland Fire Department rode an Oakland Fire Truck in the parade. Occasionally they would sound the siren.


The Oakland Fire Department   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:22:41 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6655
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A Fake Movie
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One float featured the making of a movie extravaganza. An all singing, all dancing, musical number on multiple levels and in varying styles and costumes.


Gladd   •  Words and Images Matter   •  Lights Camera. Take Action   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:35:43 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6758
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Chipolte Float
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The Chipotle Mexican Grill company sponsored a modest float pulled by a U-Haul rental pickup truck.


Chipotle Mexican Grill   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 14:04:33 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6922
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The Facebook Crowd
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The young members of the Facebook team, danced, cavorted, waved signs, smiled and had a good time. The parade ended with the marching advance of the future.


Facebook   •  The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 21 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 14:24:08 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7023
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