On Saturday, July 15, 2023, Planned Parenthood volunteers, staff, and supporters showed their PRIDE at the 2023 annual San Diego Pride Parade. This year’s theme was Thrive! and we were thrilled to be in community and celebrate together.
Let’s be clear – sexual and reproductive rights ARE LGBTQ+ rights, and any attempts to take away those rights are an attack on us all. LGBTQ+ people are a part of the Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest community — they are our patients, staff, and supporters, and the fight for LGBTQ+ rights is part of Planned Parenthood’s mission.
About 100 volunteers distributed 20,000 condoms, 10,000 lube packets, 1,000 internal condoms, and stickers while others held signs and danced their way through the crowd. This year, 100 goody bags were created and distributed to kids which included stickers, rainbow silicone bracelets, temporary tattoos and a rainbow pin. Thank you so much to everyone who helped — whether it was making thousands of goody bags for the big day or participating in the event. A huge congrats to Judy Vaughs on receiving the Friend of Pride award and to Vernita Gutierrez on being a speaker at the Stonewall Rally. Pictures, courtesy of Beto Soto, have been posted to the Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest Facebook page. We hope you had a blast!
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