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Related: About this forumGay activists plan protest during Pride Parade
On Wednesday, crews were still busy completing the last of the fleet of the approximately 20 floats the public will see on Sunday.
But some gay activists are frustrated the event has so many corporate sponsors including Wells Fargo and Bank of America.
Tommi Avicolli Mecca has joined other gay activists -- some from Occupy San Francisco -- who have formed a group called Occu-Pride.
"The foreclosure epidemic in SF...to have banks that are involved with that sponsoring Pride, it is obvious they are trying to buy good will in the community," said Avicolli Mecca.
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msongs
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La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)William769
(55,148 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,999 posts)I am not surprised, but I find it counterproductive.
RandySF
(59,340 posts)As a matter of fact, no one dared question the SF PRIDE organization until it went bankrupt. That, in my opinion, justifies the corporate sponsorship. But others have legitimate questions about associating with companies that have hurt so many people.
Behind the Aegis
(53,999 posts)As for "Occupy," I agree with Bill Mahar. I liked when pride was about, well, pride.