When is the gay pride parade in sf

on Saturday and 11 a.m. Part of celebrating Pride is honoring that legacy and protecting our own sexual health and that of our partners.

“One of the most important things one can do before initiating a new sexual relationship is to get screened for HIV and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and to know your status,” said Dr.

Stephanie Cohen, director of HIV and STI prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).

If you have insurance, call your health care provider and share that you need to know your status ahead of Pride weekend. Empty plastic water bottles allowed.

Outside beverages and beverage containers

Outside food products and containers

Chairs of any kind

Alcoholic beverages

Non-compliant purses, bags or backpacks

Hard-sided coolers

Brooms, poles and sticks (including selfie sticks)

Beach balls and inflatables

Baseball bats

Banners, Totems or Oversized Signage

Marketing/promotional material for solicitation

Use of laser pointers

Noisemakers, musical instruments, whistles, air horns and boom boxes

Fireworks/firecrackers

Drones or Remote-Control Aircraft, Toys/Cars of any kind or size prohibited

Pets (Except for service animals)

Wrapped packages

Professional photographic tools or equipment (tripods, monopods and lenses longer than 6 inches) unless accompanied by an official Media Credential

Two-Way Radios

Narcotics and marijuana

Bikes/Hoverboards

Sharpies, markers or paint pens

Tents / sleeping bags

Toy guns or water guns

Kites or sky lanterns

Instruments

Hula hoops

San Francisco's annual pride parade happens June 29, and organizers are putting the finishing touches on everything.

to 4 p.m.

Hooking up with somebody new? The festival will feature performances from Michaela Jaé, Saucy Santana, community stages and more.

A ticketed Pride for Breakfast event is also scheduled for 7:30 a.m. How do we keep each other safe?

Taking party drugs (molly, cocaine, ketamine, 2C-B or “tusi”) has become more dangerous in recent years as these drugs are now being laced with fentanyl more frequently.

and on weekdays from 9 a.m. Monday:

• Polk between McAllister and Grove
• Larkin between McAllister and Market
• Fulton between Hyde and Larkin

The following streets will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday:

• Polk between Turk and Market
• Larkin between Turk and Market
• Hyde between Turk and Market
• Golden Gate between Van Ness and Leavenworth
• McAllister between Van Ness and Leavenworth
• Fulton between Larkin and Hyde
• Grove between Van Ness and McAllister

The following streets will be closed Sunday from 12 a.m.

Cuadra, from SFCHC, said some mistakenly think that drinking water will prevent you from feeling the effects of alcohol or drugs.

“But it really doesn’t — it will just help your body regulate itself,” he said. “It might just mean you’re in a different space, and it’s just nice to check in with someone and take whatever steps you need to get into a better headspace or a safer environment.”

Something else to consider bringing with you when going out: Narcan.

Public health experts say we haven’t seen an outbreak this year like the one in 2022, but getting vaccinated continues to be a way to protect the wider community from another potential outbreak.

Cohen said that although talking to your physician about STI prevention is critical, the conversations you have with your partner before having sex are equally important.

“We never want to leave out talking to your partner,” she said.

“We always want to think about all these different options together.”

This story was originally published on June 18.