San Fran Pride

It's a day of pride and politics in San Francisco. As many as one million people turn out for the city's 38th annual Gay Pride Parade. Gay men, lesbian, drag queens, kids, politicians, shirtless men, married couples, straight couples and tourists flocked to San Francisco culminated Sunday with a huge parade.
This year's celebration has taken on extra meaning, following the California Supreme Court's decision to legalize same sex marriage and the state ballot measure designed to strike it down this fall. Mayor Gavin Newsom championed same-sex marriages in California. He was joined by several notables like Margaret Cho and Cyndi Lauper.Organizers say this is the biggest parade ever, since close to one million people came. The attendance this year is up due to the number of same sex couples coming from all over the nation here to San Francisco to get legally married.
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