Former executive director Fred Lopez who, because of the pandemic, never got to oversee an in-parade in his two-year tenure, stepped down February 17. This year's celebration, themed 'Love Will Keep Us Together,' comes after significant changes in leadership at SF Pride. San Francisco celebrants will hit the street - Market Street, that is - the last Sunday in June as part of its traditional two-day 52nd San Francisco Pride festival. Organizers are optimistic but, understandably, cautious. As COVID-19 seems, once again, to be slipping into the background, numerous LGBTQ communities around the country are making plans to finally throw the in-person Pride parades they've had to put on hold for the past two years. San Francisco is expected to have not one but two parades Sunday, June 26, as the Pride event returns after a two-year hiatus and will be joined by the third People's March.Īnd it's not just San Francisco.
