Hillcrest Business Association

Pride Flags

From San Diego Pride association:

On July 1, prominent members of the community will be joined by local politicians and business leaders at a flag raising ceremony for a rainbow flag which will fly above the streets of San Diego for the month of Pride. This will be the official kickoff of a whole month's worth of Pride events and celebrations leading up to the parade and festival.

We are asking businesses throughout San Diego County to also display a rainbow flag from their storefronts in the month of July to show their support for the events. The rainbow flag has been a symbol of the LGBT community for 30 years and was first popularized as a symbol of LGBT pride by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The colors of the rainbow have become symbolic of both the unity and diversity of the LGBT community.

Rainbow Flag Raising Project

The San Diego LGBT Pride Parade and Festival are among the city's largest annual events. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom are from out of town, attend the events on Pride Weekend. The theme for the 2008 Parade and Festival is "Live. Love. Be" which brings to mind a world where all people can be free to live their own life, love who they want, and be who they are.

This year's event is the 34^th annual San Diego Pride event and will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 19 & 20. The weekend is an opportunity for businesses to capitalize on an influx of people from out of town, as well as county residents, who come to the area with money to spend. It is also an opportunity to show support for the weekend's events and the LGBT community as a whole.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender consumers are well known to be loyal to businesses which are supportive of the LGBT community. A rainbow flag flown from a pole outside, or displayed in a front window, is an ideal way to identify your support for the equality of all people, and to convey to LGBT consumers and their friends, that your business is a place that deserves their patronage. Participating businesses will be recognized by Pride and promoted in the local media as places to shop during Pride Month.

If you don't already have a rainbow flag, or if you would like a new one, you can support San Diego Pride by purchasing your flag from us. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 619-297-7683 ext 116 to purchase a flag or to let us know that you will be participating.