Against the ironic backdrop of a
radio message from the President of the United States which re-ignited debate of a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage, the
Fresno Pride Parade & Festival stepped out into the warm, sunny Fresno day to become a great success. Over 50 floats and groups marched in the parade with thousands of people lining the streets and attending the festival afterwards. After setting up our booth,
Gay Fresno marched down both sides of Olive Avenue and distributed hundreds of
Pride flags to those in attendance. They were eagerly taken by the crowd and provided a backdrop of Pride from every angle as they were waved in support as the parade marched down the street.
There are pictures from
Comcast here . Local news channels also covered the event with pieces on the Saturday evening broadcasts. You can see the
coverage by Channel 30 here . You can view a
slideshow from Janeen Sanders
here. Watch the
Political Pride Video by the
Fresno Bee, including our own Jason Scott
here . Continue reading for more about the day, more photos and a video of the parade from Gay Fresno.
