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March 14, 2009 Posted by TheBoss in Celebrations

Mayor Newsom Pride Marshal

newsomSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is political grand marshal for the 26th annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade. Long Beach Pride administrative director Carl Highshaw says Newsom was picked for his efforts at getting gay marriage on the national stage. Newsom is revered by same-sex marriage advocates who see him as a civil rights leader. The parade is May 17 at 10:30 a.m. Robin Tyler and Dianne Olson, the first lesbian couple to bring a legal challenge to the state's same-sex marriage ban, are parade grand marshals. See Our coverage of last years Long Beach Pride in the Related Articles below.

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