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1970
The first Pride march in San Francisco — a "Gay-In" at Speedway Meadows in Golden Gate Park. A few hundred people showed up. A beginning.
1972
Christopher Street West parade marches down Market Street for the first time. The route that would become legendary.
1978
Gilbert Baker sews the first rainbow flag at 33 South Van Ness, just blocks from Civic Center. It flies at the SF Gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25.
1981
The parade explicitly addresses AIDS for the first time. The community rallies, grieves, and fights — together.
1994
Stonewall 25 — SF Pride draws over one million people for the first time. The world watches.
2004
Mayor Gavin Newsom directs SF to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The Winter of Love begins. Pride that year is electric.
2013
DOMA is struck down. Prop 8 falls. The parade becomes a celebration of legal victory — and a reminder of the work ahead.
2015
Marriage equality becomes the law of the land. The parade is a rainbow-drenched outpouring of joy, tears, and defiance.
2020
For the first time in 50 years, the parade goes virtual. A pandemic stops the march — but not the movement.
2025
55 years and counting. Through pandemics, political attacks, and a world that keeps trying to push back — Pride endures. It always does.
Hey — thanks for finding this.
If you're reading this, you're probably someone who pays attention to the small things. We appreciate that more than you know.
SF Pride is built by a small team of people who care deeply about this community. Volunteers, staff, board members, and supporters who give their time, energy, and hearts to making sure Pride happens — every single year.
We do this because Pride isn't just a parade. It's a promise. A promise that no matter what the world looks like, there will always be a place where you can show up as your full, authentic self.
So thank you. For being here. For caring. For being part of this.
Happy Pride. 🏳️🌈
If you're reading this, you're probably someone who pays attention to the small things. We appreciate that more than you know.
SF Pride is built by a small team of people who care deeply about this community. Volunteers, staff, board members, and supporters who give their time, energy, and hearts to making sure Pride happens — every single year.
We do this because Pride isn't just a parade. It's a promise. A promise that no matter what the world looks like, there will always be a place where you can show up as your full, authentic self.
So thank you. For being here. For caring. For being part of this.
Happy Pride. 🏳️🌈
— the humans behind sfpride.org