Seattle Pride

It's been a few years since I last went to the Seattle Pride Parade, but I figured that this year I had to come out (har har) and support my brothers and sisters, and, uh, brothersisters and sisterbrothers in the queer community. It's been kind of a big year, you know?

One thing I was delighted to see this year (though I've left most of them out of the photos) was the number of large corporations that had employee floats: not just us, but Starbucks, Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Boeing were there as well. The fire department and a couple of unions had groups there. King County Metro, our local transit authority, was handing out free "commemorative" bus tickets with the word "PRIDE" on them. There were also several candidates there -- and there's really nothing quite like demonstrating your committment to a marginalized community by appearing in public with them. It was great to see.

The parade seemed less "freaky" this year; Toys in Babeland had a relatively modest little presentation, and the various clubs mostly limited themselves to a flatbed truck, a DJ, and a few balloons.

But... never fear. There was plenty to turn my camera on.