After a couple years of divide and fail, Seattle is cramming its
butt-
load of gay pride into one supergay day. Things begin
at 11:00 a.m. with the Pride Parade: two and a half hours of Dykes on
Bikes, shirtless bartenders on flatbed trucks, and award-winning
floats. That afternoon brings Seattle PrideFest, four and a half
hours of live music, DJs, beer gardens, and wandering gay herds at Seattle Center. Last year, both events were incredibly fun. Here’s
hoping for a repeat. (Parade starts at 11 am at Fourth Ave and Union
St and proceeds down Fourth Ave to Denny Way. PrideFest runs from
1:30–6 pm at Seattle Center. Both events are free.)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...