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Dolores Park's Pedestrian Bridge Got a Rainbow MakeoverDolores Park’s Pedestrian Bridge Got a Rainbow Makeover
By - posted 5/2/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Pride, San Francisco

San Francisco has a brand new rainbow bridge! And even occasional graffiti from a**holes can’t stop the bridge from showing off its pride. The pedestrian bridge, which connects Church St. (at 19th St.) to Dolores Park, has gotten a colorful makeover. The bridge’s new nickname (and accompanying hashtag, but of course…), more...

SF Pride Parade & Festival Officially Announces Its Return In Person for 2022SF Pride Parade & Festival Officially Announces Its Return In Person for 2022
By - posted 4/4/2022
Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates, Pride, San Francisco

The San Francisco Pride Board of Directors announced on Monday that SF’s annual Pride Parade will return after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. The 52nd Annual San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration and Parade will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26. Sadly, the 50th anniversary of more...

SFO Lights Up Rainbow for PrideSFO Lights Up Rainbow for Pride
By - posted 6/17/2021
Pride

SFO celebrates pride by lighting up in beautiful rainbow colors. Check out the gorgeous aerial photo by Terence Chang pictured below in tweet shared by San Francisco International Airport. See the full schedule of other upcoming colorful lighting displays at the airport including Blue, Pink and White on June 25 for the more...

SF's Lost Original 1978 Rainbow Flag is Back!SF’s Lost Original 1978 Rainbow Flag is Back!
By - posted 6/8/2021
Bay Area Favorites, Causes, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Pride

In April 2021, San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society received an archival donation of an extraordinary, unique piece of history they just unveiled to the public on June 4, 2021. The GLBT museum now has a new exhibit featuring a large fragment (10 x 28 feet) of one of the two monumental more...

SF City Hall Lights Up Rainbow for Pride (June 7-27)SF City Hall Lights Up Rainbow for Pride (June 7-27)
By - posted 6/7/2021
Celebrations, City Insight, Pride

Every evening at sunset, over 220 state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures illuminate City Hall’s exterior. Normally, a soft white glow shows off the play of light and shadow on the full façade and dome. Frequently, special plaza façade lighting schemes honor or celebrate events, seasons, and holidays. City Hall will be lit more...

40 Years Later: National AIDS Memorial Tribute in Golden Gate Park40 Years Later: National AIDS Memorial Tribute in Golden Gate Park
By - posted 6/3/2021
Healing, Pride

June 5th marks 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States. It is also HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. The issues our nation faced in the past year — a raging pandemic with hundreds of thousands of lives lost, social injustice, health inequity, stigma, more...

SF's Massive "Pink Triangle" Lights Up on June 1stSF’s Massive “Pink Triangle” Lights Up on June 1st
By - posted 5/31/2021
Community, Pride, Uplifting

Volunteers installed the 26th annual Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the start of Pride Month on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 The triangle, which organizers with Pink Triangle of Twin Peaks say covers about an acre on the hillside, will be illuminated nightly more...

SF's Castro Theatre Movies Return (June 2021)SF’s Castro Theatre Movies Return (June 2021)
By - posted 4/29/2021
Bay Area Favorites, LGBTQ+, Pride, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for digging up the news that SF’s iconic Castro Theater has finally scheduled its first movie screenings in more than a year. Although a full reopening isn’t planned yet, the first indoor screenings at the nearly 99-year-old theater are set for the Frameline LGBTQ Film Festival in more...

Oracle Park Hosts SF Pride Outdoor Movie NightOracle Park Hosts SF Pride Outdoor Movie Night
By - posted 3/26/2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Celebrations, Only in San Francisco, Pride

San Francisco Pride is back this year for some limited in-person events. Unfortunately, the big parade and massive street festival won’t be happening in 2021, but some smaller, more intimate socially-distanced affairs are in the works, with more to be announced soon. One of the first announced in-person events is Pride Movie Night more...

San Jose’s Brand New LGBTQ DistrictSan Jose’s Brand New LGBTQ District
By - posted 9/15/2020
Brand New, Pride

Thank you KTVU for letting us know that San Jose now has its own designated LGBTQ district. The newly created hub, called Qmunity District, establishes a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming place for LGBTQ+ people and families in the South Bay. The new district will feature shopping, socializing, dining, networking, and nightlife in more...

SF’s "Pink Triangle" Says Goodbye After TonightSF’s “Pink Triangle” Says Goodbye After Tonight
By - posted 7/10/2020
Artsy Fartsy, Pride

San Francisco’s ”Pink Triangle” has only one night left to be illumnated – Your final chance to see it is tonight, July 10, 2020. After tonight, Illuminate turn off the lights. The beloved beacon of hope and inclusion has long been at the center of the city’s annual SF Pride celebration. Patrick more...

SF's Pink Triangle Can Be Seen From Space. NASA Will Prove it.SF’s Pink Triangle Can Be Seen From Space. NASA Will Prove it.
By - posted 6/29/2020
Pride

Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know that this year’s pink triangle for Pride is so bright it can be seen from space. On Saturday, SF’s “Pink Triangle” illuminated with 2,700 Pink Lights. A beloved beacon of hope and inclusion, has long been at the center of the city’s annual SF more...

7 Fun Pride-Themed Food & Drinks in San Francisco Bay Area7 Fun Pride-Themed Food & Drinks in San Francisco Bay Area
By - posted 6/26/2020
Pride

Pride weekend may look a little different this year, but restaurants and breweries are offering new ways to celebrate. Know of any we missed? Let us know at events_crew@funcheap.com Pride Cakes Noe Valley Bakery (San Francisco) A special rainbow layered chiffon cake filled with vanilla whipped cream and frosted in vanilla buttercream. Decorated with more...

SF's Huge 21-Foot "Pride" Banners Just Went Up at Civic CenterSF’s Huge 21-Foot “Pride” Banners Just Went Up at Civic Center
By - posted 6/26/2020
Pride

Although the Pride festival and parade have been canceled for 2020, that doesn’t mean Pride goes away in San Francisco The Asian Art Museum in Civic Center just put up their massive Pride banners on June 1st. Normally they just go up for Pride week, but this year they’ll be up more...