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As the exhaustive list here proves, gay pride marches are sprinkled around the world like fairy-dust. Or, more cynically, like branches of McDonald's or Citibank. It's no accident that the scatter of parades--from Guadalajara to Warsaw (now administering its very own chunk of Iraq)--is a map of American cultural influence. This season's marches commemorate, after all, the 34th anniversary of a riot that broke out in New York, with the gay movement first really succeeding--like Coca Cola or Levi's--in the punishing American marketplace. Over most of this month's parades, the Rainbow Flag will be standard bearer--a symbol whose universality vies now with the Stars and Stripes. What better time, when the sun sets on neither flag, to chat with gaydom's Betsy Ross?

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America is a young country, but the Queer Nation is even younger, so our Betsy Ross (legendary designer and seamstress of the first American flag) is not a dust-and-bones historical figure, but a living legend.

You can find Gilbert Baker, conceptual artiste and Rainbow Flag auteur, presently in Key West--where he's putting into effect his own vision of the Manifest Destiny: realizing a rainbow banner that spreads from sea to shining sea. In this case, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, or the mile-and-a-quarter length of Duval Street. It's all part of Rainbow 25, an effort to commemorate the flag's 25th anniversary.

Baker, a self-admitted vexillographer or flagophile, says he came up with the idea of the flag in San Francisco in 1978. When he ran it up a flag pole during gay pride, he knew instantly he had struck a chord.

The project exceeded his wildest dreams. "It's phenomenal. It's everywhere. It's literally a worldwide phenomenon," Baker says. You can't copyright a flag, so he doesn't get any royalties from the success of his creation. And unlike the flag of, say, the US, there is no monopolist of destructive power--no government--to prevent people from, say, hanging the flag upside down, rendering the stripes vertical, or, heaven forfend, burning the Rainbow Flag. Diversity breeds diversity, and there's been a tendency for the number of stripes and hues to proliferate. The 5000-pound mega-flag to be unfurled at Key West's gay pride parade on June is an attempt at restoration--it will have only the eight original colors. Baker denies rumors that each of them (fuchsia, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, and purple) derive from the hanky code, or stand for a particular homosexual act--or maybe that's just the Absolut Vodka talking (the drinks-maker is footing the bill for all the fabric and publicity). The group's web site (www.rainbow25. org) offers a more anodyne tale of the colors' symbolism (sex, life, healing, sunlight, nature, magic, serenity, and spirit, respectively)--a virtual pantheon of New Age goodness.

But perhaps the Rainbow Flag, like the American one, occupies an uncertain niche. "People are kind of like over the rainbow in America," Baker tells The Guide, "but I tell you, it takes a lot of guts to put a rainbow flag on your house in, say, Ecuador." Is the Stars and Stripes a symbol of freedom? Or of an empire that resorts to shock and awe--that is, terror--when it wants to get its way? Is the gay movement, which now coexists all too comfortably with a vicious sexual hysteria spread throughout the West, crushing the life out of local traditions of homosexuality in the world's Ecuadors and New Guineas? Or is it realizing what can be saved of them?

On Stonewall's 34th anniversary, one recalls what Chairman Mao said of the French Revolution when asked what he thought of it--"It's too early to tell." The possibilities maybe still are as varied as the rainbow hues, sometimes more than eight, that will be fluttering in the wind above this month's gay pride parades.

Albany, New York--Saturday, June 14th; 9:30am, Swan & Hamilton; capitalpride@cdglcc.org; www.cdglcc.org; 518-462-6138

Albuquerque, New Mexico--Saturday, June 14th; 11am, step off from University of New Mexico, on Girard between Campus and Central; info@abqpride.com; www.abqpride.com; 505-873-8084

Allentown, Pennsylvania--Sunday, June 22nd; "Lehigh Valley Pride Parade," 12:30pm at 10th & Hamilton Streets; pridelv@hotmail.com; www.pridelv.org; 610-770-6200

Amarillo, Texas--Saturday, June 21st; 2pm, Thompson Park; www.outstandingamarillo.org

Amsterdam, Netherlands--Saturday, August 2nd; "Gay Boat Parade," 2pm, along the Prinsengracht; info@amsterdampride.nl; www.amsterdampride.nl; 31-0-20-620-8807

Anchorage, Alaska--Saturday, June 28th; 11am, 8th & E; info@anchoragepride.com; www.anchoragepride.com; 907-258-4777

Angers, France--Saturday, May 27th; www.france.qrd.org/assocs/interpride/cal2003.html

Arcata, California--Sunday, June 8th; 11:30am, Arcata Plaza; sharcrow@yahoo.com; 707-825-8269

Asbury Park, New Jersey--Sunday, June 1st; noon, Boardwalk and Asbury Avenue; info@jerseypride.org; www.jerseypride.org; 732-214-2965

Atlanta, Georgia--Sunday, June 29th; 1pm, from MARTA Civic Center Station; pride@1701media.com; www.atlantapride.org; 404-523-7500, 404-929-0071

Auckland, New Zealand--Friday, February 14th; whatsnewsub@hero.org.nz; www.gaynz.com/hero

Austin, Texas--Saturday, June 7th; 8pm, Texas Department of Transportation parking lot at Congress Avenue and Riverside; wchadballard@aol.com; www.austinprideparade.org; 512-474-5475

Baltimore, Maryland--Saturday, June 14th; 5pm, Charles and Franklin Streets; baltopride@aol.com BAD; www.baltimorepride.org; 410-837-5445

Bari, Italy--Saturday, June 7th; Vittorio Emanuele at Via Cairoli; suggerimenti@baripride.it; www.baripride.it

Belfast, Northern Ireland--July 26th-August 2nd; belfastpride2003@yahoo.co.uk; www.belfastpride.com; +07712-187-987

Bergen, Norway--Saturday, May 10th; 2pm, Bergen Center; leder@bergengaypride.com; www.bergengaypride.com

Berlin, Germany--Saturday, June 28th; noon, Kurfürstendamm; webmaster@csd-berlin.de; www.csd-berlin.de; 49-30-217-53-219

Biarritz, France--Saturday, June 21st; http://membres.lycos.fr/lgpbiarritz

Birmingham, Alabama--Saturday, June 7th; 6pm, Highland Avenue by Tom & Jerry's; www.gaybham.com/pride; 205-595-5308

Birmingham, England--Saturday, May 24th; 5pm, Victoria Square; info@birminghampride.com; www.birminghampride.com; 01743 281710

La Réunion--Saturday, July 5th; www.gay-union.com

Boise, Idaho--Saturday, June 14th; 1pm, State House steps to Davis Park; parade@yffn.org; www.yffn.org; 208-344-4295

Bordeaux, France--Saturday, May 16th; 2pm, place de la Victoire; www.lgpbordeaux.com

Boston, Massachussets--Saturday, June 14th; noon, Copley Square at Boylston & Clarendon; aandredavis@email.com; www.bostonpride.org; 617-262-9405

Brighton, England--Saturday, August 9th; 11am, Madeira Drive; publicity@prideinbrightonandhove.org; http://prideinbrightonandhove.users. btopenworld.com

Brisbane, Australia--Saturday, June 14th; 10am, Roma Street, Brisbane City; www.pridebrisbane.org.au; 0418-152-801

Brussels, Belgium--Saturday, May 3rd; info@blgp.be; www.blgp.be; 0032-9-223-69-29

Budapest, Hungary--Saturday, July 5th; 2pm, Felvonulasi Ter, along the City Park; info@szivarvany-misszio.hu; www.szivarvany-misszio.hu; 36-1-323-1125

Buenos Aires, Argentina--Saturday, November 1st; 5pm, Plaza de Mayo to Plaza Congreso; gaylesdc@arnet.com.ar

Buffalo, New York--Sunday, June 8th; 11am, Kleinhans Music Hall; info@pridebuffalo.org; www.pridebuffalo.org; 716-879-0999

Burlington, Vermont--Saturday, June 14th; 11:30am, meet at 1 Main Street; pridevermont@pridevermont.org; www.pridevermont.org; 802-288-1588

Cape Cod, Massachusetts--Saturday, July19th; noon, stepping off from Cape & Islands Gay-Straight Youth Alliance Center (56 Barnstable Road, Hyannis); info@capecodgaypride.org; www.capecodgaypride.org; 508-778-7744 x21

Cardiff, Wales--Saturday, August 30th; 2pm, Coopers Field, Cardiff Castle; www.cardiffmardigras.co.uk

Cedar Rapids, Iowa--Saturday, June 7th; 11am, Greene Square Park; crpride@crglrc.org; www.crglrc.org/crpride/index.html; 319-366-2055

Charleston, West Virginia--Sunday, June 8th; 2pm, lineup at Haddad Riverfront Park; www.pridewv.com; 304-345-9938

Charlotte, North Carolina--Saturday, May 3rd; noon, Marshall Park; info@charlottepride.com; www.charlottepride.com; 704-236-1014

Chicago, Illinois--Sunday, June 29th; noon, Halsted & Belmont; pridechgo@aol.com; www.chicagopridecalendar.org; 773-348-8243

Chico, California--September 21-23; center@stonewallchico.org; www.stonewallchico.org; 530-893-3338

Cincinnati, Ohio--Sunday, June 8th; 1pm, from Burnet Woods Gazebo in Clifton; parade@cincypride.com; www.cincypride.com; 513-681-4627

Cleveland, Ohio--Saturday, June 21st; noon, corner of East 18th & Euclid Avenue; parade@clevelandpride.org; www.clevelandpride.org; 216-371-0214

Cologne, Germany--Sunday, July 6th; noon, Gegensatz; team@koeln.gay-web.de; http://koeln.gay-web.de/csd/inhalt.shtml

Colorado Springs, Colorado--Sunday, June 29th; 10 am, "Pridefest," Acacia Park; pride@ppglcc.org; www.ppglcc.org; 719-471-4429

Columbia, South Carolina--Sunday, May 18th; 11am, statehouse grounds; scpridecenter@aol.com; www.scglpm.org; 803-771-7713

Columbus, Ohio--Saturday, June 28th; 11am, Goodale Park; stonewall@stonewall-columbus.org; www.columbuspride.org; 614-299-7764

Columbus, Georgia--Saturday, June 14th; noon, Flat Rock Park; http://gaycolumbusga.com; 334-448-0238

Copenhagen, Denmark--Saturday, August 16th; 1pm, Landbohøjskolen Frederiksberg; info@mermaidpride.dk; www.mermaidpride.dk; 45-3323-9211

Dallas, Texas--Sunday, September 19th; "Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade," 3pm, from Cedar Springs & Oak Lawn to Turtle Creek; 214-754-8710

Dayton, Ohio--Saturday, May 31st; 1pm, Cooper's Park (corner of St. Clair & Third) to Courthouse Square; pridedayton@aol.com; www.gaydayton.org/dlgc/dlgc_pride.htm; 937-275-3059

Denver, Colorado--Sunday, June 22nd; 9:30am, from Cheesman Park to Civic Center Park; www.coloradoglbt.org; 303-733-7743

Des Moines, Iowa--Sunday, June 8th; 1pm, from the state capital building; capitalcitypride@aol.com; 515-282-5917

Detroit, Michigan--Sunday, June 1st; "Motor City Pride," noon, downtown Ferndale, West Nine Mile Road and West Troy Street; kevin@tri.org; www.motorcitypride.com; 313-537-3323

Dresden, Germany--May 25th-June 1st; gerede@gmx.net BAD; www.csd-sachsen.de; 0351-802-2251

Dublin, Ireland--Saturday, July 5th; odhranallen@yahoo.co.uk; www.dublinpride.org; +087-907-5404

Duluth, Minnesota--Sunday, August 31st; noon, downtown Superior, Wisconsin; info@dspride.com; www.dspride.com; 800-800-0350 x522

Eau Claire, Wisconsin--August 20th-24th;; gaycenter@hotmail.com; www.chippewavalleypride.org

Edmonton, Alberta--Sunday, June 15th; 2pm, from 111 Street (old Queen City Meats) to Oliver Arena (103 Avenue); www.prideedmonton.org; 780-488-6557

El Paso, Texas--Saturday, June 7th; 11am, "Southwestern Pride Parade"; admin@lambda.org; www.gayelpaso.org

Erie, Pennsylvania--Saturday, June 14th; 2pm, Presque Isle State Park; www.eriegaynews.com

Fargo, North Dakota--Saturday, July 25th-27th; pridecollective@hotmail.com; www.pridecollective.com; 218-287-8034

Ferndale, Michigan--Sunday, June 1st; "Motor City Pride," noon, downtown Ferndale, West Nine Mile Road & West Troy Street; kevin@tri.org; www.motorcitypride.com; 313-537-3323

Flagstaff, Arizona--Saturday, June 14th; 11am, Wheeler Park; info@flagstaffpride.org; www.flagstaffpride.org; 928-213-1900

Fort Lauderdale, Florida--Sunday, June 22nd; 11am, along Wilton Drive; info@pgftl.org; www.pgftl.org; 954-564-8707

Fort Lauderdale, Florida--Sunday, June 15th; "Pride South Florida," noon, Snyder Park; rblaise@prodigy.net; www.pridesouthflorida.org; 954-561-2020

Fort Wayne, Indiana--Saturday, June 28th; Headwaters Park West; utscc@gayfortwayne.com; www.gayfortwayne.com; 260-422-2450

Frankfurt, Germany--Saturday, July 19th; 11am, Römerberg, town center; csd@frankfurt.gay-web.de; http://frankfurt.gay-web.de/csd; 069-46-999-475

Gainesville, Florida--Saturday, October 18th; 1pm, downtown; info@gainesvillepride.org; www.gainesvillepride.org; 352-377-7449

Grenoble, France--Saturday, July 5th; www.lesbigay-grenoble.fr.st

Guadalajara, Mexico--Saturday, June 28th; colega_o@hotmail.com; www.geocities.com/marchagay2003

Halifax, Nova Scotia--Saturday, July 19th; 1:30pm, Maintland Street (behind Club Nrg); info@halifaxpride.org; www.halifaxpride.org; 902-499-8104

Halton, Ontario--Saturday, June 7th; noon, Bronte Creek Provincial Park; info@haltonpride.org; www.haltonpride.org; 905-690-4986

Hamburg, Germany--Saturday, June 14th; noon, Lange Reihe, continues along Mönckebergstrasse; info@hamburg-pride.de; www.csd-hamburg.de

Hamilton, Ontario--Saturday, June 14th; 11:30am Hamilton City Hall to Dundurn Park; pride@gayhamilton.com; www.hamiltonpride.com, www.gay905.com/hamiltonpride/index2.shtml; 905-526-1074, 888-338-8278

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania--Saturday, July 26th; "Pride Festival of Central Pennsylvania," noon, South Riverfront Park; info@harrisburgpride.org; www.harrisburgpride.org; 717-234-0328

Hartford, Connecticut--Saturday, September 13th; "Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade & Festival," noon, Bushnell Park; pride@connecticutpride.com; www.connecticutpride.com; 860-524-8114

Honolulu, Hawaii--Saturday, June 28th; 9am, gather at Ala Moana State Park, at the Diamond Head end; info@thecenterhawaii.net; www.thecenterhawaii.org; 808-951-7000

Houston, Texas--Saturday, June 28th; 8:45pm, Westheimer, between Woodhead & Whitney; info@pridehouston.org; www.pridehouston.org; 713-529-6979

Huntington, New York--Sunday, June 8th; "Long Island Pride," noon, Clifton Avenue & Main Street; info@liprideparade.com; www.liprideparade.com; 631-321-0906

Hyannis, Massachusetts--Saturday, July19th; noon, stepping off from Cape & Islands Gay-Straight Youth Alliance Center (56 Barnstable Road); info@capecodgaypride.org; www.capecodgaypride.org; 508-778-7744 x21

Indianapolis, Indiana--Saturday, June 14th; 9am, College & Massachusetts; papadakj@earthlink.net; www.indyprideinc.com; 317-592-1995

Iowa City, Iowa--Saturday, June 21st; noon, College Green Park; tony-hansen@uiowa.edu; www.jccniowa.org/~icpride; 319-335-1489

Jacksonville, Florida--Saturday, August 2nd; 7pm, King Street in front of First Guaranty Bank; chairman@firstcoastpride.com; www.firstcoastpride.com; 904-389-8883

Jersey City, New Jersey--Saturday, August 23rd; noon, on the waterfront at Exchange Place; info@jclgo.org; www.jclgo.org; 201-333-5725

Johannesburg, South Africa--Saturday, September 27th; in and around Rosebank; enquiries@sapride.org; http://sapride.org; +27-11-886-7833

Kansas City, Missouri--Friday, June 6th; 6:30pm, in Westport at Westport Road & Mill; daniel_jeffers@heartlandpride.org; www.heartlandpride.org; 816-420-0100

Key West, Florida--Saturday, June 14th; 6pm, Duval Street from Front Street to South Street; frankkw@aol.com; www.pridefestkeywest.com; 305-294-4603 or 305-293-3020

Kitchener, Ontario--Sunday, June 15th; noon, Victoria Park, Roos Island, Victoria Park, Kitchener; wwrp@rainbow.on.ca; www.rainbow.on.ca; 519-743-5015

Knysna, South Africa--Saturday, May 31st; 4pm; info@pinkloerie.com; www.pinkloerie.com; 27-0-44-386-0001

Lansing, Michigan--Saturday, June 14th; 11am, Grand and Saginaw, at Riverfront Park; pride@michiganpride.org; www.michiganpride.org; 517-371-8466

Las Vegas, Nevada--Friday, May 9th; 8 pm, 4th Street; parade-committee@lasvegaspride.org; www.lasvegaspride.org; 702-233-9761

Leicester, England--Saturday, June 21st; noon, from Bishop Street at Town Hall Square to Victoria Park; info@leicesterpride.co.uk; www.leicesterpride.co.uk; 0116-254-1747

Lille, France--Saturday, June 7th; http://flgbt.lille.free.fr

Lisbon, Portugal--Saturday, June 28th; 3pm, Av. da Liberdade; ilga-portugal@ilga.org; www.portugalpride.org

London, England--Saturday, July 26th; 11am, Victoria Embankment; www.prideinthepark.com

Long Beach, California--Sunday, May 18th; 11:30am, Ocean & Temple; parade@longbeachpride.com; www.longbeachpride.com; 562-987-9191; 800-354-PRIDE

Los Angeles, California--Sunday, June 22nd; 11 am, Santa Monica Boulevard at Crescent Heights Boulevard in West Hollywood; lapride@aol.com; www.lapride.org; 323-969-8302

Lyon, France--Saturday, June 14th; lgp-lyon@ifrance.com; www.france.qrd.org/assocs/interpride/cal2003.html; 06-80-41-1973

Manchester, England--Saturday, August 23rd; "Europride 2003," from Victoria Station; info@europridemanchester2003.com; www.europridemanchester2003.com; +44-(0)-161-238-4579

Marseille, France--Saturday, July 5th; 3pm, Parc du 26ème millénaire; www.marseillepride.org; 04-91-50-50-12

Mexico City, Mexico--Saturday, June 21st; 1pm, Ángel de la Independencia to the Zócalo; extravioleta@yahoo.com.mx; www.orgullomexico.org

Milan, Italy--Saturday, June 21st; info@pridemilano.org; www.arcigaymilano.org/pride/pride_mi2003/pridemi2003.asp; +02-54-12-22-25

Milwaukee, Wisconsin--Sunday, June 8th; 2:30pm, Henry Maier Festival Grounds; pridemilw@aol.com; www.pridefest.com; 414-645-3378

Minneapolis, Minnesota--Sunday, June 29th; 11am, 3rd Street & Hennepin Avenue; festival@tcpride.com; www.tcpride.com; 952-996-9250

Moncton, New Brunswick--Saturday, June 21st; 1pm, City Hall; www.monctongay.com

Monterey, Mexico--May 26th-31st; gess@prodigy.net.mx

Montpellier, France--Saturday, June 7th; lgpmontpellier@yahoo.fr; www.france.qrd.org/assocs/interpride/cal2003.html; 06-62-14-58-73

Montreal, Quebec--Sunday, August 3rd; "Divers Cité," noon, gather corner Guy and Rene-Levesque; info@diverscite.org; www.diverscite.org; 514-285-4011

Munich, Germany--Saturday, July 12th; noon, Marienplatz; info@csd-munich.de; www.csd-munich.de; 49-89-544647-47

Nanaimo, British Columbia--Saturday, June 28th; 11am, Bowen Park Pavillion; info@nanaimopride.org; www.nanaimopride.org

Nantes, France--Saturday, June 7th; http://clgn.free.fr

Nashville, Tennessee--Saturday, June 7th; 11am, Centennial Park; volunteer@nashvillepride.org.; www.nashvillepride.org; 615-650-6736

New Haven, Connecticut--Saturday, June 7th; noon, New Haven Green; pride@connecticutpride.com; www.connecticutpride.com; 860-524-8114

New Orleans, Louisiana--Saturday, October 4th; noon, Louis Armstrong Park; mail@neworleansgaypride.org; www.neworleansgaypride.org; 504-943-1999

New York City, New York--Sunday, June 29th; noon, from 5th Avenue at 52nd Street to Christopher at Greenwich; hopmarch@yahoo.com; www.nycpride.org; 212-807-7433

Northampton, Massachusetts--Saturday, May 3rd; noon, Lampron Park; info@northamptonpride.org; www.northamptonpride.org; 413-586-5602, 877-743-3627

Nuremburg, Germany--August 2nd-4th; www.csd-nuernberg.de

Nyack, New York--Sunday, June 8th; 12:30pm, Nyack Center (corner of South Broadway and Depew Avenue); vcsendisms@aol.com; www.gaypriderockland.org; 845-634-5729

Oakland, California--Saturday, August 31st; 1:30pm, Ogawa Plaza; eastbaypride@hotmail.com; www.eastbaypride.org; 510-287-8780

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma--Sunday, June 22nd; 5pm, Memorial Park on Classen Boulevard; pni@okcpride.com; www.okcpride.com; 405-534-2131

Oldenburg, Germany--Saturday, June 21st; 1pm, Staumarkt; http://oldenburg.gay-web.de/lust

Olympia, Washington--Saturday, June 21st; 11am, State Capital at the fountain; capcitypride@rainbowcenteroly.org; www.rainbowcenteroly.org; 360-943-7469

Omaha, Nebraska--Saturday, June 21st; 2pm; info@rainbowcelebrations.org; www.rainbowcelebrations.org

Orlando, Florida--Saturday, June 28th; downtown; brett@centralfloridapride.org; www.centralfloridapride.org

Oslo, Norway--Saturday, June 28th; 4pm, HomoCircus at Rådhusplassen; post@skeivedager.no; www.skeivedager.no; 00-47-982-800-60

Ottawa, Ontario--Sunday, July 13th; noon, Queen Elizabeth Driveway & Catherine Streets; ottawa-pride@gaycanada.com; ww.prideottawa.com; 613-238-2424

Oxford, England--Saturday, May 3rd; mail@olgcc.co.uk; www.olgcc.co.uk; 01865-200-249

Palm Springs, California--Sunday, November 2nd; 11am, Palm Canyon Drive; pspride@dc.rr.com; www.pspride.org; 760-416-8711

Paris, France--Saturday, June 28th; presse@inter-lgbt.org; www.fiertes-lgbt.org

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Sunday, June 8th; noon, Locust & 13th to Penn's Landing; www.phillypride.org; 215-875-9288

Phoenix, Arizona--Saturday, April 12th; 10am, from Palm Lane to Indian School Road; info@azpride.org; www.azpride.org; 602-279-1771

Phuket, Thailand--Sunday, February 9th; 3pm, from Prachanuk Road, at the south end of Patong Beach Road; information@phuketgaypridefestival. com; www.phuketgaypridefestival.com

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania--Saturday, June 21st; 11am, Westminster Place in Shadyside; pridefest@glccpgh.org; www.glccpgh.org; 412-422-0114

Portland, Oregon--Sunday, June 15th; 12:30pm, from Lincoln High School (1600 SW Salmon Street) to Morrison Bridge; pridenorthwest@usa.net; www.pridenw.org; 503-295-9788

Portland, Maine--Saturday, June 21st; Monument Square; synoria@hotmail.com; www.southernmainepride.org; 207-773-4188

Porto, Portugal--Saturday, July 5th; 10pm, Teatro Sá da Bandeira; ilga-portugal@ilga.org; www.portugalpride.org

Providence, Rhode Island--Saturday, June 21st; 8pm, from the Rhode Island State House; info@prideri.com; www.prideri.com; 401-467-2130

Provincetown, Massachusetts--Saturday, July 19th; "Cape Cod and Islands pride parade," noon, stepping off from Cape & Islands Gay-Straight Youth Alliance Center (56 Barnstable Road); info@capecodgaypride.org; www.capecodgaypride.org; 508-778-7744 x21

Quebec City, Quebec--Monday, September 1st; info@fiertequebec.org; www.fiertequebec.org; 418-523-2002

Queens, New York--Sunday, June 1st; 12:30pm, 37th Ave between 89th and 75th Streets, Jackson Heights; queenslgbtpridecc@hotmail.com; www.queenspride.com; 718-GAY-2300, 718-457-2928

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina--Saturday, September 20th; "North Carolina Pride Parade," noon, Duke University East Campus at Main Street; info@ncpride.org; www.ncpride.org

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware--Saturday, September 27th; 12-6pm, parking lot of North Shores State Park; delpride@delawarepride.org; www.delawarepride.org; 302-266-6360

Rennes, France--Saturday, June 14th; 2pm at La Mairie; berniquehurlante@ifrance.com; www.homoatao.com

Reykjavik, Iceland--Saturday, August 9th; 3pm, Hlemmur Bus Terminal to City Center; reykjavikpride@on.to; http://this.is/gaypride; 354-862-2868

Richmond, Virginia--Saturday, September 20th; Festival Park; info@richmondpride.com; www.richmondpride.com; 804-353-4133

Rochester, New York--Saturday, July 19th; 4pm, Strathallen & Prince Streets between East & University; info@gayalliance.org, mike@streetsofpride.com; www.streetsofpride.com; 585-234-8706

Rochester, Minnesota--Saturday, July 19th; 11am, Central Park; pridefest@glcsmn.org; www.glcsmn.org

Rome, Italy--July 1st-6th; www.mariomieli.org; 39-6-541-3985

Rouen, France--Saturday, May 24th; www.france.qrd.org/assocs/interpride/cal2003.html

Saarbruecken, Germany--Sunday, July 27th; 3pm, Bahnhofstrasse at St. Johanner Markt; http://saarbruecken.gay-web.de/csd

Sacramento, California--Saturday, June 14th; 10am, Southside Park; lambda@lambda-sacramento.com; www.lambda-sacramento.com; 916-442-0185

Salt Lake City, Utah--Sunday, June 8th; 9am, from 300 South & State; www.utahpride.org; 801-461-5002

San Antonio, Texas--Saturday, June 21st; 9:30pm, West Dewey Place & North Main Avenue; tere@amcinet.com; http://pridefest.unitysa.org; 210-653-8348

San Bernadino, California--Saturday, May 31st; Cal State San Bernadino; iepridefestival@aol.com; www.iepride.com; 909-873-0215

San Diego, California--Saturday, July 26th; 11am, University Avenue & Normal Street in Hillcrest; director@sdpride.org; www.sdpride.org; 619-297-7683

San Fernando Valley, California--Sunday, October 12th; "LA/Valley Pride Parade," 3pm, Ventura Boulevard, Studio City; info@lavalleypride.org; www.lavalleypride.org; 818-508-0472

San Francisco, California--Sunday, June 29th; 10am, Market & Beale Street; info@sfpride.org; www.sfpride.org; 415-864-3733

San Jose, California--Sunday, June 8th; 10:30am, St. John & Market; info@sjgaypride.com; www.sjgaypride.com; 408-278-5563

San Luis Obispo, California--Sunday, July 13th; noon, Mission Plaza; email@ccgala.org; www.ccgala.org; 805-541-4252

Santa Barbara, California--Saturday, October 11th; Plaza de la Guerra; cbrice@gsbgroup.org; www.gaysantabarbara.org; 805-884-2972

Santa Cruz, California--Sunday, June 1st; 11am, Pacific & Cathcart; info@santacruzpride.org; www.santacruzpride.org; 831-761-9652

Santa Rosa, California--Sunday, June 8th; noon, Mendocino & College Avenues; pride@sonomapride.com; www.sonic.net/~webscrbe/pride; 707-483-2589

Sao Paulo, Brazil--Sunday, June 22nd; 2pm, Av. Paulista & Rua da Consola; paradasp@paradasp.org.br; www.paradasp.org.br; +11-3362-2361

Sarasota, Florida--Sunday, June 1st; noon, Robarts Arena; www.sarasotapride.com

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan--Saturday, June 14th; info@saskatoonpride.ca; www.saskatoonpride.ca

Savannah, Georgia--Saturday, Sept 20th; 11am, Roundhouse Complex; www.savannah-pride.com; 912-920-9421

Seattle, Washington--Sunday, June 29th; 11am, Broadway & Pike, on Capitol Hill; info@seattlepride.org; www.seattlepride.org; 206-324-0405

Siegen, Germany--Saturday, August 16th; www.csd-party-siegen.de

Somerset, Kentucky--Sunday, June 29th; "Lake Cumberland Pride"; lcpride@duo-county.com; http://members.tripod.com/lakecumberlandpride/

Sonoma, California--Sunday, June 8th; noon, Mendocino & College Avenue; pride@sonomapride.com; www.sonic.net/~webscrbe/pride

Springfield, Missouri--Sunday, June 22nd; 12:30, Phelps Grove Park; showmemopride@aol.com; http://hometown.aol.com/showmemopride/myhomepage/profile.html

St. Kilda, Victoria--Sunday, February 2nd; info@pridemarch.com.au; www.pridemarch.com.au; +03-9513-3054

St. Louis, Missouri--Sunday, June 29th; noon, Tower Grove Park; stlpride@hotmail.com; www.pridesaintlouis.com; 314-862-4900

Stockholm, Sweden--Sunday, August 2nd; info@stockholmpride.org; www.stockholmpride.org

Studio City, California--Sunday, October 12th; "LA/Valley Pride Parade," 3pm, Ventura Boulevard; info@lavalleypride.org; www.lavalleypride.org; 818-508-0472

Stuttgart, Germany--Saturday, July 26th; 4pm, Marienplatz; info@csd-stuttgart.de; www.csd-stuttgart.de/csd2003/index.html; 0179-46-44-694

Superior, Wisconsin--Sunday, August 31st; noon, downtown; info@dspride.com; www.dspride.com; 800-800-0350 x522

Sydney, Australia--Saturday, March 1st; 7:45pm, College Street; parade@mardigras.org.au; www.mardigras.com.au; +61-2-9557-8261

Syracuse, New York--Saturday, June 21st; 2pm, downtown, at the Trolley Lot; info@cnypride.com; www.cnypride.org; 315-426-1650

Tijuana, Mexico--Saturday, June 7th; 4pm, downtown; grupoyque@aol.com or reyeshein@aol.com; www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cumberland/90; 664-680-9963

Topeka, Kansas--Friday, June 13th; 8pm, Croco Square; j.ploger@kansaspride.org; www.kansaspride.org

Toronto, Ontario--Sunday, June 29th; 2pm, Church & Bloor; media@pridetoronto.com; www.pridetoronto.com; 416-927-7433

Tucson, Arizona--Sunday, June 29th; 6pm, 4th Avenue Park (corner of 4th Avenue and 2nd Street); tucsonpride@yahoo.com; www.tucsonprideparade.com

Tulsa, Oklahoma--Saturday, June 14th; 1am, 15th Street & Utica Avenue; community@tohr.org; www.tohr.org; 918-743-4297

Vaasa, Finland--July 10th-13th; "Finnish Pride"; www.vaasanseta.com

Vancouver, British Columbia--Sunday, August 3rd; noon, Denman & Nelson; info@vanpride.bc.ca; www.vanpride.bc.ca; 604-687-0955

Vienna, Austria--Saturday, June 28th; christian.hoegl@hosiwien.at; www.hosiwien.at/parade2003.htm

Waco, Texas--October 4th-6th; "Central Texas Gay & Lesbian Pride Weekend"; www.glact.org

Warsaw, Poland--Friday, May 2nd; Plac Zamkowy; garwatek@gay.pl; www.gay.pl/imprezy/parada2002

Washington, DC--Saturday, June 7th; 6:30pm at 23rd & P Streets; capitalpride@wwc.org; www.capitalpride.org; 202-797-3510

Winnipeg, Manitoba--Sunday, June 8th; noon, at the Legislative Grounds; playingwithourselves@shaw.ca; www.gaypridewinnipeg.com

Worcester, Massachusetts--Saturday, September 6th; worcesterpride@masspride.net; http://216.15.237.139/pride/index.asp; 508-757-8010 x1

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories--Saturday, June 14th; outnorth@ssimicro.com; www.gaycanada.com/outnorth; 867-669-7279

Zurich, Switzerland--Saturday, June 28th; noon, Helvetiaplatz; info@csdzh.ch; www.csdzh.ch; 41-1-362-9581