The team’s participation in the parade follows the launch of a new fan club, 49ers PRIDE, that quickly attracted more than 1,000 members.
I mean, I’m getting goose bumps right now thinking about it: ‘Oh my goodness, the 49ers are going to be represented in the gay pride parade.’ That’s big to me.
“It gives me goose bumps to see companies and different organizations come marching down the street. The 49ers float will cause a splash, Louve predicted. And when a newcomer, especially one with a traditionally manly-man reputation like a professional football team, shows up, it gets noticed. But San Francisco’s parade still hinges on visibility and solidarity. Some events these days give off a more corporate vibe than a radical one. The appearance of big, mainstream businesses at civic pride parades has become old news. The float is scheduled to get rolling between 1:45 and 2:30 p.m. For the first time, the 49ers will decorate a large, flat-bed truck in red and gold and drive it down Market Street. In recent years he’s seen same-sex marriage legalized, a record number of LGBTQ candidates voted to Congress and plenty of other milestones he never expected would happen so quickly.Īnd on Sunday, there will be one more to add to the list: An NFL presence at the famous and resplendent San Francisco Pride parade.
Michael Louve arrived in San Francisco from Memphis, Tenn., in 1975.
