Republican congressional candidate Darren Stallcup [pictured], who is running for the California 11th district seat left open by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has announced plans to organise a Straight Parade in San Francisco in April 2026. Stallcup, a Generation Z Republican, shared this proposal on social media platform X, describing the event as a ‘peaceful celebration of love between Man and Woman’ and inviting those interested to get in touch with him. A flyer he posted sets the date for the San Francisco Straight Parade as April 19, 2026, and prominently features the slogan Man + Woman = Love.
San Francisco, known for its longstanding and vibrant LGBTQ+ community, has held its Pride Parade for over 50 years. The event is famed as one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations and draws tens of thousands of participants annually. San Francisco Pride 2026 is scheduled for late June, with the parade on June 28, beginning at Market and Beale streets and ending at Market and 8th Street, followed by a festival at Civic Center Plaza. The 2025 Pride events featured over 300 artists and a range of designated areas, including an 18+ zone. The recent parades have garnered media attention not only for their celebratory atmosphere but also for content some have considered explicit or controversial. In 2024, for example, a designated “Fetish Zone” attracted scrutiny due to activities considered scandalous by some observers, alongside concerns about age verification in these areas.
While Stallcup’s announcement marks the first proposed Straight Parade in San Francisco itself, similar events have taken place elsewhere in the United States. Notably, a Straight Pride Parade was held in Boston in 2019, drawing hundreds (not thousands or tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands) of participants who carried American flags and chanted slogans such as ‘it’s great to be straight’ and ‘straight lives matter.’
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Source: Noah Wire Services
