Last year, the gays took their parade out of the “gay ghetto” on Capitol Hill and into the streets of downtown. The relocated, reenergized Pride Parade was a huge success, and this year, despite embarrassing planning snafus too numerous to catalog here, it’s happening again. Go! (Begins at 11 am at the corner of Union St and Fourth Ave, then travels along Fourth Ave to Denny Way. Expected duration: two and a half hours, free.)

Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won...