This weekend Downtown will be host to a flurry of events. Visit the Sun City Pride website, linked below, for the full schedule.
A parade starts tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. at Houston Park, at Montana and St. Vrain.
A brief explanation of the four-day event, from Pifas Silva, the volunteer spokesman for Pride Weekend:
"This is first time El Paso Sun City Pride put on the event. In years past there have been parades, clubs that did events, a special night, but there had never been a four-day festival.
"There were block parties at local gay clubs. ... This was really kicking open the door and saying we're going to do this big and put on a gay pride festival that really compares to cities in our 300-mile radius.
"We've got a huge gay community and a huge gay supporting community and we really need to offer them a festival, during Gay Pride Month nationally. El Pasoans are finally stepping up and saying we're here, we're in all kinds of professions in this city, in all levels."
More Information: Visit El Paso Sun City Pride
Tito
June 6, 2008
Twenty dollars is a pretty steep price. Sopmething a little more accessible would encourage more people from both sides of the border to attend.
I am the Walrus
June 6, 2008
Good for El Paso for treating one of our most talented and passionate demographics with the respect they deserve.
Lenny Bruce
June 8, 2008
As a straight man, I am happy to see all these folks enjoying themselves.
Boris
June 9, 2008
Congrats! to El Paso for finally stepping up to the plate. I hope this is the first of many more pride weekends to come. Price shouldn't be an issue cause it wouldn't have been more expensive to have traveled to the San Francisco pride. Plus someone has to pay for set up and entertainment.
alma soto
June 9, 2008
its fabulous that more and more we can actually express ourselves
as we are in outer worl of peace,happines and most of all as a family, i love the pictures