A few shots from the Pride Parade

Phoenix is odd when it comes to gay issues. I hang out downtown as much as most people, but can’t remember seeing a single hint this week it was Pride Week, or that the parade was Saturday.

Gays don’t exist here in a “don’t ask don’t tell” way, but it does seem as if there are unspoken rules about getting too noticeable.

Anyway, the parade wasn’t off the hook or anything, but fun. A few pix:

Dykes on Bikes

Rodney Glassman is a Tucson city councilperson who may be the Democratic candidate for Senate in the fall. He had the biggest presence of any pol in the parade. Mayor Gordon rode on a Wells Fargo wagon; Krysten Sinema, Ken Clark, Ken Chevront and Ed Pastor were other ones I noticed.

One of the more creative groups.

This was as racy as it got.

A bears film group. The idea, I think, was that they were movie zombies.

PHXated salues PFLAG!