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Protests, In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade

A Mishmash Of Protests
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A mishmash of Occupy-style protests marched just ahead of the Wells Fargo Bank contingent. Here were many signs, some of which read:

Silence = Death
and
BANKS: biggest
$CAM
on Earth
and
We don't
wanna marry
we just
wanna fuck
Smash the
CHURCH
Smash the
STATE

Occupride   •  Protests In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 10:50:26 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_5961
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California Radness
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One protester wore a t-shirt with the California flag on its front, but with a twist. The bear was part brown bear and part old fashioned, wood-paneled station wagon (called a Woodie external link).

Occupride   •  Protests In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 10:50:55 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_5964
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No Pride!
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Another group of protesters targeted banks generally. Their banner read:

BANKS: No Pride!
in Foreclosures!!!

Protest Banks   •  Protests In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:17:53 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6320
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Stop The Evil
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The banner targeting Wells Fargo Bank specifically with a banner that read:

WELLS FARGO,
Stop The Evil external link

Wells Fargo Bank Protest   •  Protests In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:19:36 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6323
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More Healthcare Now!
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A significant group of protesters carried banners and signs in support of universal health care.

Protest For Healthcare   •  Protests In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:51:07 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6453
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Boycott Hyatt
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A labor protest marched in the parade, here encouraging a boycott of Hyatt (the hotel). The subtext on a couple of the signs read, "Sleep with the right People!"

LGBT + Labor   •  Protests In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 13:52:32 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6872
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