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Grand Marshals 2010
    About Grand Marshals
    Celebrity Grand Marshals
    Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal
    Organizational Grand Marshal
    Individual Community Grand Marshals
    Past Grand Marshals
    For Celebrity Guests, go here

About Grand Marshals
     San Francisco Pride’s Grand Marshals are the public emissaries of Pride.  They represent a mix of individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the LGBT community.  With the help of community input, Pride selects these groups and individuals as Grand Marshals in order to honor the work they have put into furthering the causes of LGBT peoples.
    San Francisco Pride recognizes community leaders and one infamous detractor in the following categories: Individual Community Grand Marshals, Organizational Community Grand Marshal, Celebrity Grand Marshals, and the Pink Brick recipient.

Celebrity Grand Marshals 2010
     The Backstreet Boys, Erasure's Andy Bell, DADT-repeal activist Lieut. Zoe Dunning, and Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker are this year's Celebrity Grand Marshals!

    Below is a video of some of our 2009 Celebrity Grand Marshals like Lt. Dan Choi and Cloris Leachman at the annual Pink Triangle Ceremony.  For more information about our 2009 Celebrity Grand Marshals, check out our Photos & Archives.

    

Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal
     The Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal is an award that is given to an individual who has made a substantial contribution to the LGBT community over the course of a number of decades.  This year, we are honored to have Ambassador James Hormel as our Award winner. Ambassador Hormel is a philanthropist, lawyer, and academic who has spent decades promoting LGBT rights.

Organizational Community Grand Marshal
     The Organizational Community Grand Marshal is a title bestowed upon one organization that has made a notable contribution to the LGBT community in the previous year.  Fresh from their appearance on America's Got Talent, CHEER SF, the Organizational Grand Marshal, is scheduled to perform on the Main Stage.

Individual Community Grand Marshals
     Individual Community Grand Marshals are individuals who have made a significant contribution to the LGBT community in the previous year.  In honor of our 40th anniversary, SF Pride has invited back all of our previous Grand Marshals in the Individual Community category, to ride in the Parade once more!

Past Grand Marshals
     The following were the Grand Marshals and Pink Brick Recipients at recent San Francisco Pride events.

 2009
(Photo Credit: Bill Wilson)
Celebrity Grand Marshals:
    Cloris Leachman
    Lt. Dan Choi
     The MILK Movie Team:
        Bruce Cohen
        Dan Nicoletta
        Howard Rosenman
     Real-life MILK Team:
        Tory Hartmann
         Frank Robinson
         John Ryckman

Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal:
     William Beasley

Organizational Grand Marshal:
     National Association for the Advancement of
    Colored People (NAACP)

Community Grand Marshals:
     Joe Hawkins
    Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski
    Shannon Minter
    Andrea Shorter
    Helen Zia

Special Guests:
     Calpernia Addams
    Ongina
    Darryl Stephens
    Shirley Tan and Jay Mercado
    The Cast of "WICKED"

Pink Brick Recipient:
     Carrie Prejean

Pink Brick Runner-up:
     Archbishop George H. Niederauer
 
 2008
(Photo Credit: Bill Wilson)
Celebrity Grand Marshals:
    Cyndi Lauper
    The Producers of “The Milk Movie”
    Stuart Milk

Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal:
     Theresa Sparks

Organizational Grand Marshal:
     Gay Asian Pacific Alliance

Community Grand Marshals:
     Erick Argüello
    Joan Benoît
    Marvin Burrows
    Joey Cain
    Evan Low
    Julius Turman

Honorary Grand Marshals:
     Brett Andrews
    Miguel Bustos
    Trauma Flintstone
    Shannon Minter
    Tina Phillips
    Dr. Carol Queen

Pink Brick Recipient:
     Bill O'Reilly
 
 2007
(Photo Credit: Bill Wilson)
Celebrity Grand Marshals:
     The Cast of “Noah’s Arc”
    Eric Alva
    Jan Wahl

Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal:
     Pat Norman

Organizational Grand Marshal:
     Rainbow World Fund

Community Grand Marshals:
     Dolores Caruthers & Laura Espinosa
    John Newsome
    Page Hodel
    Robert Haaland
    Stuart Gaffney & John Lewis

Pink Brick Recipient:
     George W. Bush
 
 2006
(Photo Credit: Jane Cleland)

 
2006 Celebrity Grand Marshal Jennifer Beals from The L-Word speaks on the Main Stage of the San Francisco Pride Celebration
 
Celebrity Grand Marshals:
     Jennifer Beals
    Honey Labrador
    Reichen Lehmkuhl

Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal:
     Sgt. Elliot Blackstone

Organizational Grand Marshal:
     The Billy deFrank LGBT Center of San Jose

Community Grand Marshals:
     Marion Abdullah
    Robert Bernardo
    Cecilia Chung
    Dr. Kathleen McGuire
    Sal Rosselli
    Lancy Woo and Cristy Chung

Pink Brick Recipient:
     Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
 

More Grand Marshal History 2003-2008

First Name / Organization Last Name Honor / Title
Marion Abdullah  2006 Community Grand Marshal
Tom  Ammiano 2000 Community Grand Marshal
Erick  Argüello 2008 Community Grand Marshal
Jennifer Beals 2006 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Joan  Benoît 2008 Community Grand Marshal
Robert Bernardo  2006 Community Grand Marshal
Billy deFrank LGBT Center of San Jose  2006 Organizational Community Grand Marshal
Sgt. Elliot  Blackstone  2006 Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal
Randy Burns 2005 Community Grand Marshal
Marvin Burrows 2008 Community Grand Marshal
Joey Cain 2008 Community Grand Marshal
Dolores Caruthers 2007 Community Grand Marshal w/ Laura Espinosa as a couple
Ilene Chaiken 2005 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Margaret Cho 2000 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Cecilia Chung  2006 Community Grand Marshal
Cristy Chung  2006 Community Grand Marshal  - shared honor with Lancy Woo
Alan Cumming 2004 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Equality California 2005 Organizational Grand Marshal
Laura Espinosa 2007 Community Grand Marshal w/ Dolores Caruthers as a couple
Doretha Flournoy-Williams 2005 Community Grand Marshal
Stuart Gaffney 2007 Community Grand Marshal w/ John Lewis as a couple
Marina Gatto 2003 Community Grand Marshal
Calvin  Gipson
Marga Gomez 2003 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Robert Haaland 2007 Community Grand Marshal &
2004 Honorary Grand Marshal
Heklina   2004 Community Grand Marshal
Page Hodel 2007 Community Grand Marshal
James Hormel 2005 Community Grand Marshal
Happy Hyder 2004 Community Grand Marshall
Inter-Club Fund 2005 Organizational Grand Marshal
Honey Labrador 2006 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Lauper 2008 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Reichen Lehmkuhl 2006 Celebrity Grand Marshal
John Lewis 2007 Community Grand Marshal w/ Stuart Gaffney as a couple
Evan Low 2008 Community Grand Marshal
Alec Mapa 2005 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Vicki Marelene 2003 Community Grand Marshal
Armistead Maupin 2003 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Dr. Kathleen McGuire  2006 Community Grand Marshal
Molly McKay 2009 Community Grand Marshal w/ Davina Kotulski as a couple
2005 Community Grand Marshall
The Producers of "Milk" 2008 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Stuart Milk 2008 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Peggy Moore 2005 Community Grand Marshal
Juanita  More 2005 Community Grand Marshal
National Center for Lesbian Rights 2005 Organizational Grand Marshal
Gavin Newsom 2004 Community Grand Marshal
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance 2008 Organizational Grand Marshal
John Newsome 2007 Community Grand Marshal
Pat Norman Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal 2007
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) 2005 Organizational Grand Marshal
Rev. Troy Perry 2004 Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal
Terry Person-Harris 2003 Community Grand Marshal
Dr. Carol Queen 2001 Community Grand Marshal
Rainbow World Fund  2007 Organizational Community Grand Marshal
Kate  Raphael
Drago Renteria 2005 Community Grand Marshal
Sal Rosselli  2006 Community Grand Marshal
Donna Sachet 2005 Community Grand Marshal
Jose Sarria 2005 Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshall
SF TEAM 2005 Organizational Grand Marshal
Theresa Sparks 2008 Lifetime Achievement Grand Marshal
Mabel Teng 2004 Community Grand Marshal
Esera Tuaolo 2005 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Julius Turman 2008 Community Grand Marshal
Bruce Vilanch 2004 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Hank Wilson 2003 Community Grand Marshal
Lancy Woo 2006 Community Grand Marshal - shared honor with Cristy Chung

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