Pride month reached its grand finale Sunday with the annual parade in downtown San Francisco. Market Street turned into a colorful sea of pride.
There were 50,000 marchers, more than 200 contingents, and hundreds of thousands of spectators on Market Street.
The roar of motorcycle engines kicked off the 54th annual parade. Dykes on Bikes has been first in line since 1976.
“It was a group of dykes that were in the middle of what was then the pride celebration march, and they got sick of being in the middle, and they moved their bikes to the front of the parade,” said Dykes on Bikes president Kate Brown. “Kind of a moment for claiming our lesbian dignity and somebody coined the name Dykes on Bikes and it has stuck with us ever since.”
Actor-singer and celebrity grand marshal Billy Porter waved to thousands who lined Market Street.
Valentina Vargas, an …