VANCOUVER PRIDE WEEKEND 2006

Okay, so I went to Pride, and I took pictures. Today I will share them with you all. Hover your cursor over the image to see a brief description of each shot. All the fireworks shots say 'Fireworks!" so don't worry about those. It was a great time.

Dyke March / Celebration of Light / Pride Parade / Sunset Beach Festival

Dyke March

August 5th the Dyke March went down Commercial Drive to Grandview Park, followed by music. I watched from outside Starbucks on Commercial and 2nd.

The dyke march started with the favored Dykes on Bikes
The pale one is a burlesque dancer.
Dykes!
Rapper and MC BrigeeK
Dykes!
Dykes!
GAB Coordinator Lydia is in there somewhere
March ended at Grandview park on Commercial Drive
Activist performer
MC and comedian Morgan Brayton
To end off this set, lesbians frolicking in the water. I almost got sprayed taking this picture.

Fireworks

Watched the Celebration of Light from English Bay

Fireworks

Pride Parade

The Pride Parade ran down Denman Street, Pacific Blvd. and then ended on Burrard. I watched it from the VIP deck at the Boathouse Resturant.

The judges for the Parade
That guy looks like Alec Mapa from Connie and Carla...
The MC of the Parade, Joani (spelling?)
Joani chilling out in the VIP area. She made fun of us a lot for being VIPs...
Again with the Dykes on Bikes
The colour guard for the Parade
Parade Marshal Joe Average
Parade Marshal Honey Labrador of Queer Eye for the Straight Girl fame
Rainbow!
VanCity Bank~
VPS Chair John Boychuck stopped by to chat
John again
Look! Liberal Hedy Fry!
Ambulance!
Liberal Lorne Mayencourt
BC Green Party leader Adriane Carr
Conservative Party car... also known as an awkward silence...
Jack Layton!
Dominatrix Clown Blyss!
A gaylien!
Yay Starbucks!
Little Sister's float~
Little Sister's founder Jim Deva
Celebrities Night Club's float
Masses of people!

Sunset Beach Festival

The Sunset Festival was a nice way to spend the day (getting a sunburn) Ran into a lot of old friends and made some new ones.

The sign language interpreters, the one on the left is Julie, a friend of mine
David C. Jones and Barb Snelgrove (MC's)
We all sang Happy Birthday to Hedy Fry
Pyros and Jack Layton
Pyros, Hedy Fry and Jeremy (Travis on the tagboard)
Interesting political statment

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