Rainbow flags will still be placed along Market street to celebrate Pride, even if the parade does not take place there, said Lopez.
San Francisco Pride said it will join a constellation of Pride organizations worldwide in a “Virtual Global Pride” on Saturday, 27 June and will announce digital events to be held in the coming weeks and months. New York City Pride, another historic celebration, has not yet announced whether it will cancel its festival due to the virus, which has now killed more than 10,000 people in the state.
The cancellation comes as other Pride events – including Boston and Toronto – have already been cancelled or moved online due to fears surrounding the pandemic.
San Francisco’s Pride parade is one of the largest in the world, and this year upward of 1 million people were expected to attend as part of its 50th anniversary.
