![]() “It feels that the allies are here more to celebrate and less for the spectacle,” he said. Goldhaber, wearing rainbow suspenders over a bare chest, agreed. “It feels less like we’re insisting on being normal and that we just are normal. “It feels more normalised – in a good way,” said Eugene Chisenko, 31, as he and his husband, Chuck Goldhaber, 27, watched a cacophony of revellers, including families with children, whoop their way down Market Street. ![]() The US supreme court’s landmark ruling on Friday that same-sex marriages were constitutional cast a mainstream, feel-good aura over a parade which at times in the past has felt edgy and defiant. Music bands led a parade of floats for the city’s 45th annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride festival, a party swelled by straight allies, cheerleaders, tourists and exhibitionists, all basking in the glow of sunshine and the US legalisation of same-sex marriage.Īround a million people were expected in San Francisco, a crucible of the gay rights movement, following equally ebullient Pride marches in London, New York, Dublin, Paris and other cities.
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