Olympia Dukakis, Trevor Project, et al. Named Grand Marshals of SF Gay Pride Parade
According to the Bay Area Reporter, stage and screen star Olympia Dukakis, Chaz Bono, and the Trevor Project will be grand marshals for San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade. The celebration will take place on June 26.
The San Francisco Pride Celebration Committee is a non-profit membership organization founded to produce the San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade. SF Pride is dedicated to education, to the commemoration of LGBT heritage and to the celebration of LGBT culture and liberation.
A world leader in the Pride movement, SF Pride is also a grant-giving organization through its Community Partners Program. Since 1997, SF Pride has granted over $1.7 million dollars from proceeds of the Pride Celebration and Parade to local non-profit LGBT organizations and those organizations serving the HIV/AIDS and breast cancer communities.2011 marks the 41st anniversary of the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade. The theme is "In Pride We Trust" and the event will be held over the weekend of June 25 and 26, 2011. With over 200 parade contingents, 300 exhibitors, and more than a dozen community-run stages and venues, the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest gathering of LGBT people and allies in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all.
For additional information, visit: http://www.sfpride.org/
Photo Credit: Monica Simoes
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