This past weekend was Gay Pride weekend here in Salt Lake City, Utah. Despite being a super "red" state it made me happy to see so many folks out for the Gay Pride parade to support diversity and equal rights for everyone. I didn't end up going to the actual festival this year because last year when I went, I spent two hours in line for a snow cone and it was hot and miserable. Plus you have to get in line for food and then a separate line for a drink and if you want alcohol, there's a designated drinking area which I think is dumb. Here's some pictures I took along with captions (the weather was gorgeous):
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| These are the swimmers from QUAC. |
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| One of the many political advertisements in the parade. |
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| Well's Fargo |
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| This was a Realtor's float left over from Burning Man. |
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| Queen of the parade was Roseanne Barr. That's her in the car there. |
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I guess there was a gay pride parade in Detroit yesterday too. I had no idea. If they had a festival I should have gone there to sell some books!
ReplyDeleteThese types of events that draw thousands of people are great for marketing in my opinion, mutt. So yeah...you shoulda been down there selling some of your books or paid for a booth maybe :)
ReplyDeleteThe red skin in the final photo is giving my sunburn sympathy pain!
ReplyDeleteLots of fun. I love a good parade and the Gay Pride is always one of the best.
ReplyDeleteWow! That weather looks heavenly, and the company equally enjoyable. It's fantastic to see community support and not hear of horrible things (that have happened at other similar parades in other countries).
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you wore sunblock unlike that poor lobster fellow in your last picture.
Nice pics. Can't believe how close you were to Roseanne! Awesome.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pics Michael.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I think you'll like what I blogged about today. HEHE
Nice pictures. Did you get to talk to Roseanne?
ReplyDeleteI would have brought an insulated water bottle or even a soft thermos. It does get hard to enjoy an outdoor gathering without a drink.
Glad you had a good time. This one looks relatively tame compared to some of the other ones i've seen. I kind of like all the crazy floats and stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for stopping by. I took all the pictures using my iPhone...pretty good I think. I too feel sorry for the red lobster guy. I had no idea he was so badly sunburned at the time I took the picture.
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