Seating is available for the Deaf community on a first-come-first-served basis. and features Sign Language Interpretation. The Deaf Pride reviewing stand is North of Amado at N. Toolshed Leather 2020, and former Porn Bear Daddy. Parade Stage is located at Granvia Valmonte and N. The Parade Stage is hosted by nationally syndicated radio show personality Alexander Rodriguez, Southern California Diva and comedienne extraordinaire, Miss Rusty Waters and Jack Dyer, Mr.
The PromoHomo.TV® Broadcast Team will be at EIGHT4NINE Restaurant & Lounge at 849 N. On the 30th Anniversary of Streetbar, the first Gay Bar on Arenas Rd in Palm Springs is celebrated as the 2021 Community Grand Marshal. Streetbar is recognized for positively impacting the region through many years of support to community organizations and fundraising efforts, large and small. The Pride Parade and Festival is made possible by several dozen sponsors, including significant support from the City of Palm Springs, PS Resorts, Effen Vodka, Bud Light Seltzer, the Lighthouse Dispensary Palm Springs & Coachella, KGAY 106.5, and Gay Desert Guide. Up to 500 students representing 56 GSAs are expected to march and represent their school. The Palm Springs Pride parade is known for the significant number of youth marching groups participating from the region’s Gay-Straight Alliance organizations. This year will be the fifteenth appearance of the Palm Springs High School Spirit of the Sands Band and Visual Corps and the tenth appearance for Desert Hot Springs High School “Golden Eagle Regiment” Marching Band. The Desert Winds Freedom Band will return for their 21st year.
Unique entries in the Parade include LGBTQ supportive businesses, organizations like Brothers of the Desert, PFLAG, Free Mom Hugs, DAP Health, Palm Springs city councilmembers, employees, and the Human Rights Commission. The queer motorcyclists will be welcomed with thunderous rallying cries, making for a sight to see. The throttling engines, loud pipes, and cheering passengers will greet spectators and welcome all motorcyclists who ride in solidarity with the iconic, rebellious, independent women. They are also stripped of their human and political rights and treated as third-class citizens.Ī surprise parade entry includes the Executive Board of the San Francisco Dykes on Bikes®️ Women’s Motorcycle Contingent, who will roll into Palm Springs for the organization’s first time in its 45-year history. In countries where homosexuality is banned but not punished by death, “offenders” face being flogged or imprisoned. Being gay in Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Yemen, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Iran is one of the most significant “crimes,” and “offenders” face death. These include large parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, with a high intolerance of homosexuality. Seventy-one flags in the Parade will represent a country where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ.
Palm Canyon Blvd.Ī special parade contingent will highlight the 71 countries that outlaw same-sex relations between consenting adults as a way of demonstrating how far the fight for LGBTQ rights has come and how much work there is still to do for full equality. The PromoHomo.TV® broadcast will be set up in front of EIGHT4NINE Restaurant & Lounge at 849 N. The Parade usually lasts two hours and is a free event.
Enjoy emcee commentary as parade contingents move along Palm Canyon Dr. Tachevah Drive, traveling south to downtown ending at the entrance to the Pride Festival at Amado Rd. Pacific Standard Time, and The Parade steps off at 10:00 a.m., on Sunday, November 7, in the Uptown Design District on N. PromoHomo.TV® coverage begins at 9:00 a.m.
Spectators will gather along palm tree-lined streets to cheer and support local organizations, activists, marching groups, and themed floats. Known for its crystal blue skies and year-round sunshine, the city of Palm Springs and Palm Canyon Drive will come alive during the annual Pride celebration on Sunday, November 7. Greater Palm Springs Pride celebrates the live return of the colorful Palm Springs Pride Parade with the theme You Are Included.