'It’s a lot of putting on floral sheeting and trim and things like that,' said artist Yulia Rashkovskaya as she prepped an enchanted forest-themed float. She was backed up by a count-down clock hanging on the wall, reminding the volunteers that only three days and 20 hours remained until parade time. Mufson roamed the warehouse keeping everyone organized and on task. 'Because it’s 'Summer of Love,' everybody’s getting into the '60s psychedelic thing, which has been just a blast to work with,' said Stephanie Mufson, a veteran float builder. Artists and organizers worked to prepare for the parade. More than 20 builders and artists spent Thursday in a Mission Bay warehouse on San Francisco’s Pier 54 painting, sawing, nailing and rigging, tacking boas, attaching styrofoam balls and using a healthy dose of glitter to decorate some of the more than 40 floats expected to make their way down Market Street in Sunday’s parade. 'Get your queer on and make the world a better place.'
'We should serve one another not because of our common humanity but rather for our distinctiveness,' said Amy Sueyoshi, one of six Community Grand Marshals of this year's San Francisco Pride Parade and March. The theme this year is 'A Celebration of Diversity.' Get ready for a lot of rainbows and resistance on Saturday and Sunday.
