Event sponsors USAA, Wells Fargo, and Marriott entered floats in the parade.Īutumn Summers, Pride San Antonio co-founder and entertainment director of the festival, and the late Gene Elder, an archivist for the gay community, were selected as co-marshals of the parade.įor Jen Green, 17, Pride represents a safe haven for those in the LGBTQIA+ who face persecution and allies who are discouraged from publicly supporting gay rights. Dignitaries such as Mayor Ron Nirenberg, former Mayor and presidential candidate Julián Castro, and Bexar County Democratic Party Chair Monica Alcantara attended. Saturday in Crockett Park and continued well into the late evening hours with the parade, which drew thousands of observers, many of them clad in rainbow and waving the Pride flag.
“I honestly did not realize San Antonio had this much love,” Adams said.
