Folsom Street Fair Reminds U.S. of What “Gay Pride” Means By Frank Pastore

Quick! What’s the first image that jumps to mind when you hear the phrase “gay pride?”

For millions of Americans it might be a rainbow sticker on a rear window, or perhaps an image of a smartly-dressed gay couple at a social event, or maybe the snapshot of a polite and funny gay character from a comedy show.

Revellers attend the 'Folsom Europe' annual street festival in the German capital of Berlin September 2, 2006. Europe's leather-fetish scene on Saturday held the annual festival for the third time in Berlin. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)

But, thanks to the most recent Folsom County Street Fair in San Francisco, it’s likely now an image of men doing in public what they’d get arrested for doing in a public restroom anywhere else in America. Only worse. Because not only did they not get arrested, they did “it”—numerous times and in every way and combination—under the protection of law enforcement and city leaders. And nothing happened.

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