Your Big Gay Guide to the Biggest Gay Pride in the Land

sf-gay-rainbow-cake-1.jpg Yes, everyone: The LGBT Pride Fest and Parade in San Francisco is the largest and best attended thing of its kind in the U.S. (and for those who've seen the fests in NY and LA this shouldn't be a surprise). This year, in the wake of Prop 8 and the Don't Ask Don't Tell bullshit, the parade on Sunday will come with a renewed sense of urgency and protest. But of course, for most lesbians and gays about town, this weekend is primarily about partying. So without further ado, here's a guide to all that's going down, in a gay way, this weekend. (Special thanks to The Sword - NSFW)

FRIDAY

sf-gay-pride-parties-mr.jpg MR. @ Triple Crown
1760 Market Street
9 p.m.

DJs Kidd Sysko and David Harness will be spinning for this party for fashionable gays, featuring go-go boys with mustaches both fake and real.

ALSO: Trans Pride! @ Dolores Park; City Model Search @ The Lookout; Find Your Fetish @ Truck; Wendy Ho & Charlie Horse @ The Cinch; Underworld @ 550 Barneveld; Boy Bar Sneak Peak @ The Cafe; Jeffery Self's "My Life on the Craigslist" @ New Conservatory Theatre; MANnequin @ the BOChurch






SATURDAY

The 17th Annual Dyke March & Rally
Starting from Dolores Park
3 - 7 p.m.

The fun starts at 3 p.m., when lesbians and their pals crowd Dolores park for a rally, breast self-exam and a series of performances, and culminates with the revving of dykes' bike engines and the march down 18th Street at 7.


ALSO: Pink Saturday in The Castro; Butt Pirate @ DNA;  Konig- King of Burlesque @ SOMArts;  The Disco @ Mezzanine; Colossus @ 1015 Folsom; Pearls Over Shanghai @ The Hynodrome; Tattoo @ The Stud; Go Bang! @ Deco Lounge; Hyp Saturdays @ Club Eight





SUNDAY

The Main Event - Pride Parade & Fest Embarcadero to Civic Center 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

The parade should be extra-long this year, what with all the protest energy abounding. It kicks off from Market & Beale, and winds up at Civic Center, usually finishing around 1:30 p.m. On the Main Stage this year at the Civic Center celebration will be Solange Knowles (Beyoncé's little sister), BoA and The Cliks.

ALSO: Juanita More's Pool Party @ Bambuddha Lounge; Trannyshack Vs. Big Top @ Cat Club; Hot Fudge Sunday @ The Cinch; Unity @ DNA Lounge; Sanctuary @ 1015 Folsom


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