This bike rack outside of the West Oakland BART stations pretty well sums up what is wrong with Oakland, a lawless town.
San Francisco hoisted rainbow flags along the parade path. For the uninitiated, rainbow colors are a gay pride symbol. If you meet someone wearing a rainbow patch on their jacket and you are not gay, don't bother hitting on them.
Dykes on Bikes start the parade every year ...
This year the Dykes on Bikes were followed by Men on Bikes - guess which of the two groups could beat you up.
Gays are, if nothing else, decorative and creative.
This fellow was tame ... by comparison.
The sign reads "Queers and Whores -Preserving San Francisco Heritage". I'm writing a book about San Francisco, and these parade participants know their history.
Who were those masked ... er ... men?
More Dykes on Bikes - Rolling Thunder for the rug eating set.
Maritally minded Dykes on Bikes.
Maybe they are lesbians because no man in his right mind would boink them ...
More Dykes on Bikes
Pleeeeease! Keep your shirt on if your flab rolls over your belt, or your boobs bang your knees.
More marital minded Dykes on Bikes
Well dressed Dykes on Bikes
Equal time provided to all gay two-wheelers
In San Francisco, the men dress more lady-like than the women.
More visual abuse! And talk about unsanitary bicycle seats ...
No, this fellow has no gender identity crisis.
The shame is there are a lot of hot lookin' women in San Francisco, but you always have it in the back of your mind that they may well play for the opposing team.
Daper dip-sticker.
A libertarian theme
We're here, we're queer, and we're registered at Macy's. Wonder how this Macy's ad will place in other parts of the country.
Marriage was the big theme this year, with the California Supreme Court having just legalized gay marriage. The wedding cake cap was a cute concept.
Twirling tranny ;->
A lot of churches, and folks like these, were in the parade. San Francisco churches by-and-large don't hold all scripture as law.
Cyndi Lauper was the Grand Marshal, which impressed nobody.
It is on thing to be a man who likes to dress as a woman. It is another to be a man who dresses like Barbie. This is wrong on soooo many levels.
I have no freakin' idea.
Any doubts that San Francisco is a den of heathen was quickly dispelled as Pan blew his flute ... and maybe other peoples flutes too.
I had nightmares ... lots of nightmares.
The worst aspect of gay lifestyles is the perpetuation of disco. It is a musical monster and the gay community is its Dr. Frankenstein ... or maybe Doctor Frankenfurter.
Gay Muslims. I sure hope Al Queda doesn't see this photo, or these guys may be living on borrowed time.
I'm guessing that gay en get discount gym memberships in San Francisco. Seriously, it has been noted that really buff men tend to be very insecure. What does that say about these dudes?
Kegs and other open containers are an intrinsic part of every San Francisco celebration.
More disco hell.
I can't even make a joke about a bunch of gay men in sailor suits performing synchronized movements in time to the Village People's "In the Navy." It is a complete parody in and of itself.
How can they be sure the dog is gay?
The pink Stetson makes the whole ensemble work.
Yes, the man is shackled to the whiping rack, and there are people with whips doing business upon him.
They may be store bought boobs .... but they are magnificent!
This is a new take on bondage and discipline, where one gal makes her slave ware a harness and bit and tow a horse cart through the streets while whipping her. Being a former cowboy, I'm not sure how I should feel about this. Women and horses are two of my favorite things, but this combo ust didn't work for me.
Mandango he ain't.
There is a proposed California constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage after the state Supreme Court made it legal. Needless to say, the proposal was not popular on Pride day.
These folks are from Teatro ZinZanni, and dress like this every night. http://love.zinzanni.org/show.htm
A little bit of everything.
Charo was playing that night in the city, which got the drag queens all excited ... unfortunately.
Ugly men make uglier women.
A Christian church celebrates gayness. Welcome to San Francisco where no rules apply.
Even gays have drinking problems. If I were gay, I'd drink pretty heavily myself.
The whole Brokeback Mountain thing is getting old.
Promoting a rodeo by the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association. No, that's not a joke. http://www.bestbuckinthebay.com/Rodeo2008/
Just a couple of dick heads.
At least the Hotel Workers Association had a sense of humor.
Marching peckers protesting in favor of turtlenecks.
The banner reads "Queers and Whores Preserving San Francisco Heritage". Well, at least they know their city hostory.
Just say 'no'.
This float was staffed with working hookers. I'm not in Kansas anymore, that's for freakin' sure.
