Yesterday I attended the SF Pride parade. I've never witnessed this happening before, but it's well worth going especially if you live in the area.
Two impressions - first, that the acceptance, tolerance and live-let-live bias in San Francisco is a pretty remarkable thing regardless of your position(s) in the human diversity spectra. When everything from hedonism to courage (the small VFW contingent - what it must have meant for them to come out?!) can peacefully coexist, there is some reason for celebration.
Second, seemingly EVERY local politician had a spot in the parade, with their entourage of handlers/supporters/beneficiaries. By and large, the current crop of politicians and cronies have no real claim on the social climate that is San Francisco, but they're all for sitting in convertibles getting their faces in front of x00,000 free advertising impressions to assist the next re-election grab. How does this kind of grandstanding contribute to the celebration of the day? Maybe some day, parade organizers will ban politicians... oh wait, how would they get all the necessary permits?
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