Pride, Visibility, & Social Change
38th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade & Celebration - 06.28/29.2008
In this issue:
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San Francisco Pride Takes on Bill
O'Reilly on Air
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Meshell
Ndegeocello Headlines Saturday Main
Stage
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All-New
Video Lab Premieres on SF Pride
Website
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Virgin
America Proudly Supports the San
Francisco Pride Parade & Celebration
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The
Rainbow Flag Turns 30
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Joie
De Vivre Hotels
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Win
a Palm® Centro™ smartphone!
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The
Official Women's Hotel of San
Francisco Pride
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Stuart Milk to
Attend SF Pride as a Celebrity Grand
Marshal
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Grand
Stand Seating Tickets on Sale
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City
Car Share has Pride!!
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Vendor
Applications Still Being
Accepted
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Mamma Mia!
Dances Into
Movie
Theatres
July 18
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Check
out our Official Events Calendar
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Two-Spirit
Wellness Conference & the Native
American AIDS Project
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San Francisco Pride
Takes on Bill O'Reilly on
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Mikayla Connell, President of the
Board of the San Francisco LGBT
Pride Celebration Committee appeared
on the O'Reilly Factor this
week to personally deliver this
year's Pink Brick to recipient Bill
O'Reilly.
Each year in March, community
members nominate and vote to select
a recipient for the annual Pink
Brick award, which is given to a
person or organization that has done
substantial harm to the LGBT
community.
O'Reilly was intrigued to know why
got the dubious honor, asking,
"What's the beef?" Mikayla, in
a spectacular performance that you
can
watch on our
website, cited O'Reilly's
sensationalized piece about
lesbian gangs
from August of 2007 among many other
examples.
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Photo Credit: Fox News |
This is a community award so the
community thinks that you have
portrayed unfairly the LGBT
community," said Connell.
In the
interview with Mikayla,
O'Reilly seemed unable to accurately
describe gay content in his previous
shows. He misstated the air date of
the lesbian gangs segment, saying,
"That was six years ago, five years
ago," when the l
segment actually aired on June 21,
2007 -- barely a year ago.
Photo Credit: Fox News |
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O'Reilly
also misrepresented his role in that
infamous news report, claiming to Mikayla that it
was guest Rod Wheeler who provided
all the incorrect information.
In actuality, it is O'Reilly who
started the entire segment out by
claiming that Wayne Buckle was
attacked by a lesbian gang.
You can
see the video
and review Pride's analysis on our
website.
The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration
Committee is committed to honoring
the voice of our community and
continuing to make an impact in the
ongoing struggle for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender rights
with work like this. To
support our efforts, find out how
you can get involved and support our
outreach initiatives that are
changing hearts and minds.
Check out how you can
support our
work by making a secure
online contribution to our Outreach
Program here.
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Meshell
Ndegeocello Headlines Saturday Main
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 Fill your Pride Saturday with the soulful grooves and
riveting R&B stylings of Meshell Ndegeocello. Don't miss this spectacular performance by our
Saturday headliner.
The
Main Stage
at the annual San Francisco LGBT Pride
Celebration is a place to catch the best mix of
both local, national, and international talent.
We have packed in a great list of entertainers,
artists, and performers for both Saturday, June
28 and Sunday, June 29.
Find out more
about when you can catch Meshell and our other
acts by checking our most current line up
on our website.
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All-New
Video Lab Premieres on SF Pride
Website |
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Check out hot videos like the one at
left at the all-new
Video Lab
on the SF Pride website. We
have a small but growing video
library that will get you in gear
for this year's Pride Celebration &
Parade.
Want to know who you'll see on this
year's Main Stage? You can catch it
all at SF Pride's
Video Lab.
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Virgin
America Proudly Supports the San
Francisco Pride Parade & Celebration |
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We are making flying good again and bringing great service back to the skies.
Let's not forget style, entertainment and relaxation - all for an astonishingly reasonable fare.
MUSIC. TV. GAMES. MOVIES. AND MORE. THIS IS HOW TO FLY.
Grab a seat at
virginamerica.com.
As San Francisco's hometown airline, Virgin America will serve as many as 10 cities within a year of operation, and up to 30 cities within five years. Virgin America's base of operations is San Francisco International Airport's ultra-modern, spacious and convenient International Terminal, which was completed in 2000. The airline's brand-new Airbus A320-family aircraft offer guests their own interactive in-flight entertainment systems, plugs for laptops and other portable electronic devices and a host of other innovative features aimed at reinventing air travel and bringing a little fun back to flying.
To learn more visit:
www.virginamerica.com
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The
Rainbow Flag Turns 30 |
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Photo Credit: Rick
Gerharter |
On
June 25, 1978, Gilbert Baker debuted
the first rainbow flag at the San
Francisco Gay Freedom Day
Celebration, the antecedent to our
present-day San Francisco LGBT Pride
Celebration & Parade.
The
six color rainbow that is now
synonymous with the LGBT movement used to contain
pink and turquoise but was reduced
from its original 8 colors for
production purposes.
The original colors of the
rainbow as Baker had originally
designed it represent,
respectively: sexuality, life,
healing, sun, nature, art,
harmony, and spirit. The dying
and sewing of the first flag was
done by Baker himself.
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Joie
De Vivre Hotels |
The
lobby at the newly renovated
Hotel Kabuki, a tranquil and
serene escape in the heart
of Japan town |
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A circle suite The Hotel
Vitale, San Francisco's only
luxury waterfront hotel |
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A guestroom at Americania
Hotel, one of the 3 hip
newly remodeled Joie de
Vivre properties South of
Market.
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We are pleased to offer discounted
Pride Rates at our San Francisco
Joie de Vivre Hotels! Book prior to
June 1, 2008 and receive a pair of
Parade Grandstand tickets, a $70
value, free of charge (subject to
availability). Reservations can be
made by clicking
here
or asking for the SF Pride Rate when
you call and book your stay.
Joie de Vivre Hotels
Home Office: 530 Bush Street San
Francisco Suite 501, CA 94109
www.jdvhotels.com
800.738.7477
Joie de Vivre Hotels is the largest
boutique hotel company in
California. Our unique collection of
over thirty five high-design and
very gay-friendly hotels,
restaurants and spas are located in
San Francisco, Marin County, Silicon
Valley, Los Angeles, and Big Sur
with new hotels opening soon in
Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Studio City,
Venice Beach, Long Beach, Huntington
Beach and beyond. Whether you are
traveling for business or Pride,
planning a vacation, romantic
getaway, or special event, we have a
hotel uniquely suited to your
personality.
Upload
your California photos
June 1-August 31
for a chance to win hotel stays for
a year!
www.jdvhotels.com/photocontest
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Win
a Palm® Centro™ smartphone! |
AT&T and Palm will be giving
away sleek new Centro
smartphones every hour
during the San Francisco
LGBT Pride Parade &
Celebration. Visit the AT&T
Digital Clubhouse for
complete rules and while
you’re there check out the
latest products like the new
Jawbone Bluetooth® headset
or just sit back and enjoy
AT&T Advanced TV or surf the
web with AT&T High Speed
Internet access. The AT&T
Digital Clubhouse is open to
the public and located just
in front of City Hall.
2008 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved.
Palm and Centro are among the
trademarks or registered trademarks
owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc.
2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All
rights reserved. AT&T, AT&T logo and
all other marks contained herein are
trademarks of AT&T Intellectual
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The
Official Women's Hotel of San
Francisco Pride
Get cozy with the women of
Curve, the nation's best
selling lesbian magazine and
San Francisco Pride!!
Stay and play where the
girls are at The Kabuki
Hotel, a newly renovated
premier Japanese-style
boutique hotel with a
western touch.
Enjoy a Welcome Cocktail
Reception, free parade
grandstand passes,
subscriptions to Curve and
much more!
Special Rate: $149 a night *
Space is limited so book
now!
Available until June 3.
Call: 800-533-4567 and
mention Group Code: Curve
magazine
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Stuart
Milk to Attend SF Pride as a
Celebrity Grand Marshal |
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Stuart Milk, nephew of the
late San Francisco City
Supervisor, Harvey Milk |
Stuart
Milk, the youngest of Harvey Milk’s
two nephews and a teen when his
uncle was killed, came out of the
closet the night of November 27,
1978 along with thousands of other
members of the LGBT community across
the US. He has been the Milk family
voice and spokesperson on his
uncle’s legacy and a frequent
participant at memorial and
commemorative events for the last
several years in San Francisco.
Stuart’s talk at USF on his
conversations and memories of his
uncle can be seen on the extras DVD
in the 20th Anniversary edition of
the academy award winning
documentary, “The Times of Harvey
Milk.”
Continue
reading...
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Grand
Stand Seating Tickets on Sale |
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Photo Credit: Jane Cleland |
See the Parade up close and
personal!
Grandstand tickets
are on sale now through June 19 if you purchase them
online.
www.communityboxoffice.org
Online ticket sales end June 19, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased in person prior to the event at the
San Francisco Gay
Men’s Chorus Box Office located at the LGBT
Community Center at 1800 Market Street, 1st
Floor. The box office is open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Tuesday-Thursday. It is advisable to call before
dropping by at 415-865-2787.
Ticket sales at the Box Office
will end on June 25, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets are $30 (plus a $1 processing fee).
Accessibility tickets are available on a sliding scale
and come with one partner ticket also available on a
sliding scale. Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community
members should contact
deaflgbtpride@gmail.com.
Please keep in mind that your space is subject to re-sale if you are not seated by 11:00 a.m.
There are no shaded areas in the grand stands. Please wear appropriate clothing and bring along a hat and sunscreen. Please do not block the view of those people behind you.
There will be a beverage and food area behind the
Grand Stands.ALCOHOL IS NOT PERMITTED ANYWHERE IN THE GRANDSTAND AREA.
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Pricing |
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$31.00 |
| Accessibility Ticket: |
Sliding scale |
| Accessibility Partner Ticket: |
Sliding scale |
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City
Car Share has Pride!! |
SF
Pride and City CarShare have
teamed up again this year and
for a greener approach to SF
Pride celebration planning. As a
local nonprofit, City CarShare
loves the Bay Area. In fact, all
of their resources and profits
go right back into the community
through their services, advocacy
and support.
With free driving credits from
City CarShare, SF Pride is
getting around town without
having to pay for rental cars,
taxis, or reimbursements to
employees who use their own
cars. In exchange, SF Pride is
donating booth space, parade
presence, tickets and other
sponsorship opportunities to
City CarShare.
 You too can save money and never
have to worry about gas,
insurance or car maintenance
again. Become a City CarShare
member and get 24/7 access to
over 270 cars in over 150
locations throughout the Bay
Area. And since you’re part of
the celebrations, City CarShare
is giving you a
$30 credit when you sign up to
ShareLocal or
SharePlus
today at
www.citycarshare.org. Use
promo code
Pride08.
(Offer valid until July 15,
2008)
Are you a City CarShare member
who wants to score Grandstands
ticket to the Pride parade? Or,
how about mingling with other SF
elite at the VIP Pride Party?
This year, City CarShare is
truly
Sharing the Love, and
giving all City CarShare members
two ways to win tickets to these
June 29th events.
1) Create a video with a theme that
celebrates SF Pride and why
Sharing the Love as a
City CarShare member is
important to you. Get creative
and have fun! Upload your video
by Friday, June 13th to your
favorite video sharing site
(YouTube, Vimeo, imeem, etc) and
send
marketing@citycarshare.org a
link to your video along with
your name. Winners get to choose
the parade or party, and bring 3
friends!
2) Submit a memorable quote,
testimonial, or story about City
CarShare’s impact on your life.
To enter, send
marketing@citycarshare.org
your text submission and name by
June 13th. Each
winner will get 2 tickets to one
of the events
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Vendor
Applications Still Being
Accepted |
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Photo Credit: Bill
Wilson
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The San Francisco LGBT Pride
Celebration Committee is accepting
applications for Booth Spaces for the 2008
two-day Pride Celebration and
Parade.
Visit:
http://register.sfpride.org to
register to participate in this
year's celebration.
For Exhibitor questions, or
questions concerning the online
registration form for either
exhibitors or parade contingents,
please e-mail:
exhibitor@sfpride.org or call
(415) 389-1515.
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Mamma Mia!
Dances Into
Movie
Theatres
July 18 |
Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved
musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world.
Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008 is the
season for Mamma Mia! Pierce
Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads.
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Check
out our Official Events Calendar |
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 Every year, SF Pride partners with
event organizers throughout the Bay
Area to assemble a calendar of
Official Events for the month of
June. These events help both the
event organizers and the Pride
Celebration Committee reach out to
the many diverse sectors of our
community to make June a truly
empowering and celebratory month.
There’s something for everyone:
family outings, performances and
exhibits, parties and club events,
business and networking functions,
and much more! Here are a few more
exciting events that are coming your
way:
All month long – DYKES ON BIKES®: 30
Years at the Forefront: This exhibit, hosted
by the GLBT Historical Society, uses
a significant anniversary to look
back and commemorate this anchor SF
institution that has become
internationally renowned. The
exhibit also... (more)
June 25 – SF Leather Pride Meet &
Greet: An event to welcome visiting Leather/Kink people to SF Pride and the
SF Leather/Kink scene... (more)
June 26 – Official A&PI Pride
Kick-Off Party:
In celebration of the two Community
Grand Marshals who are Asian &
Pacific Islander, this party sets
off Pride week for all A&PI LGBT
attendees. Featuring performers... (more)
June 27 – Cream:
San Francisco’s biggest Girl Pride
party kicks off the weekend with a
live performance by CRYSTAL WATERS.
The famous Cream dancers with two
amazing rooms... (more)
June 28 – Pink Triangle Installation
& Commemoration Ceremony:
Friends of the Pink Triangle is a
group of volunteers who, on a tiny
budget, construct a gigantic pink
triangle on Twin Peaks that can be
seen for 20 miles. The Pink Triangle
has been installed for each Pride
Weekend since 1996... (more)
Visit our website for a complete
Official Events Calendar and start
planning your Pride Month today!
Please support the events that
support Pride and the community, and
help us be United by Pride, Bound
for Equality in 2008!
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Two-Spirit Wellness Conference & the
Native American AIDS Project |
NAAP is working in
collaboration with the Bay
Area American Indian Two
Spirits and the Native
American Health Center, San
Francisco to host a
Two-Spirit Wellness
Conference June 26-27, 2008.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26
Two-Spirit Wellness
Gathering – Day 1:
Native LGBT
Speakers from different
parts of the country will
speak of their experiences
on health, wellness,
recovery and Native ways of
healing. Opening Ceremonies
start at 9:00 a.m. followed
by presentations, panels and
workshops throughout the day
ending at 5:00 p.m. Lunch
will be provided and a
dinner reception featuring a
keynote speaker will be held
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This
event will be held at the
Veterans Memorial War
Building, 401 Van Ness Ave.,
San Francisco and is a
collaboration with the Bay
Area American Indian
Two-Spirits, the Native
American AIDS Project and
the Native American Health
Center with support from
Sand Francisco Pride and the
American Legion Alexander
Hamilton Post 448.
For
information, contact the
planning committee at
2spiritwellness@gmail.com.
Admission is
Free!
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
Two-Spirit Wellness
Gathering – Day 2:
From 10:00 a.m. – 2:00
p.m., preliminary findings
from a major Native LGBT
Research Project will be
presented followed by a
session on Two Spirit
Community Mobilization,
closing out with a Pride
information session. Lunch
will be provided. This
event will be held at the
Veterans Memorial War
Building, 401 Van Ness Ave.,
San Francisco and is a
collaboration including the
Bay Area American Indian
Two-Spirits, the Native
American AIDS Project and
the Native American Health
Center with support from
Sand Francisco Pride and the
American Legion Alexander
Hamilton Post 448. For
information, contact the
planning committee at
2spiritwellness@gmail.com.
Admission is Free!
Shake The
Feathers
415-865-5616.
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