Not an uncommon style along the San Francisco Pride parade route.
The rainbow flag was popularized as a symbol of diversity and gay pride by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978.
Dance music, hula hoops and 1.2 million of your closest friends.
Some estimates put this year's participants at 1.2 million.
Story written 12 July 2008
Over a million people turned up in San Francisco for this year's Pride Celebration.
At Schoggi, across from the famous Yerba Buena Center, the artisan Swiss chocolates look too beautiful to eat...but, it would be more than a shame to let that stop you. There is no match to this imported Swiss chocolate.
Aztec dancers perform in front of the Mission and 24th BART station in San Francisco. On weekends, the stations enntrance to the station is a full of performers, hawkers, and people watchers.
Down Balmy Ave in the Mission District of San Francisco, every surface - be it a door, flower pot, or fence - is a canvas for beautiful artwork.
Eileen Roche has been a member since 6 January 2008 and goes by jaxziq.
Currently in San Francisco.
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I am a traveler, photographer, writer, educator, runner ... and a California girl at heart.
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