They came down University Avenue in Hillcrest in a colorful and messy line, chanting, singing, and cheering, waving Pride flags and signs, and twirling rainbow parasols.
The Dyke March returned to San Diego on Saturday in style after a years-long absence, preceded and followed by the traditional motorcycle contingent.
The march, which started at Mo’s and made its way to an afterparty at Gossip Grill, was a callback to the years that lesbians fought to be seen and acknowledged in the struggle for wider acceptance — which, 30-something years later, is a struggle that is still ongoing.
The crowd had its share of seasoned elders, some of whom remembered the event from its earliest years in the 1990s, but many of the crowd of several hundred — which at one point wrapped halfway around the block to enter Gossip Grill — appeared to be much younger.
Many there said it was their first time at a San Diego Pride event, and they chose this march specifically because of its inclusivity…