I hear Queer Fest on the hill was a "protest" to having it moved from Capitol Hill to the center. What?! Why protest the move of a festival that is GROWING in popularity because of more "out" members of its community and more tolerance? Isn't the point of PRIDE to wear your colors proudly? What better way than to get off the safe hill and bring the festival to a place where all major Seattle festivals occur! In any case, Pride saw more attendants than ever before.
Being a booth worker last year and this with The 5th Avenue Theatre, I can tell you the center allows for more visibility. And the fountain was practically like this shot I found on Flickr, except there was a pack of 8 or so people wearing pink wigs to the right of the dome of the International Fountain. My co-worker came back to our booth saying "Go check out the fountain - it's a like a rave or something!"
The parade that S & I caught part of on our voyage to retrieve the car we had forgottenly left in Belltown the night prior was rather tame. It was great to see corporate sponsors like Starbucks come out. But really, any corporation that bypasses marketing to such a large demographic is honestly missing out.
I really enjoyed walking down the streets of Uptown when I did - two married husbands looked at me with a curious "Is SHE a lesbian?" gleam in their eye.
YAY PRIDE. And, hey, when it comes down to it, I'm glad there were heaps of celebrations, marches and after hours parties on the Hill as well as the center, Pioneer Square and surrounding...spread the love.
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