LGBT Pride celebrations are taking place all over California during the month of June. Humboldt Pride takes place June 10th-12th. The Sacramento Pride Parade & Fair took place on Saturday, June 11th, 2005, beginning at 10:00am, with the theme Equal Rights - No More - No Less!, and the first pride parade in 22 years. Sac Pride website

The 10th annual Yolo County Gay Pride Day Picnic was held on Sunday, June 12th, from noon until 4 in Central Park in Davis. More details

On Saturday and Sunday June 11th and 12th, San Jose Pride was held, with a march on Sunday.

On Thursday, June 16th, Nevada County Equality California hosted the first of two June movie nights with a screening of "Not in Our Town Northern California" in Grass Valley. Read more

San Francisco Pride is the weekend of June 24th-26th. There will be a whole week of events for Transgender Pride this year from June 20th-26th. Some highlights include a Trans March on Friday night June 24th and the first-ever Transgender Pavillion and Pride State at the Pride Celebration. The Dyke March takes place on Saturday, June 25th. The rally and performances begin at Dolores Park at 3:00 pm, and the march leaves at 7:00 pm. The annual SF Pride Celebration will take place on Saturday and Sunday at Civic Center, and there will be a Pride Parade on Sunday.

Later in the summer: Sistahs Steppin in Pride, an East Bay Dyke March, is being planned for August 27th. There will be a Rainbow Festival in Sacramento from August 30th-September 4th. East Bay Voice reports that there will be an Out in Oakland meeting on June 18th to plan for an October 9th Coming Out Day event.

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