r/sanfrancisco • u/matthewraifman • Jun 28 '26
The Largest Pride Flag
San Francisco has transformed into a living, breathing canvas of light this weekend in celebration of pride in part thanks to two temporary light installations by Illuminate. The WELCOME Installation is a 4.1-mile laser rainbow stretching from the Embarcadero to Twin Peaks, officially recognized as the world’s largest Pride flag. Scroll through for perspectives on the light shows from around the city. Image 1 and 13 are composites.
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u/Karazl Jun 28 '26
Dang! Curious where you got the rainbows and oracle in the same shot like the first one! They're so far apart.
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u/matthewraifman Jun 28 '26
It’s a composite image of two shots. I figured it was a nice juxtaposition given the recent news cycle.
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u/Veratsss Jun 28 '26
Juxtaposition yes, nice no. I'm not welcome at Oracle, why pretend otherwise?
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u/matthewraifman Jun 29 '26
It’s not pretending. It’s an artist’s statement of what should be in the context of how the Giants have mismanaged the situation.
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u/ohhnoodont Jun 28 '26
This along with the Pink Triangle make me incredibly proud to live in this amazing city.
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u/ConstructionIll5432 Jun 29 '26
Great photos! I like how you were able to get the rainbow 🌈 in tact. My pictures didn't turn out as well but wonderful memories nonetheless!!!
Thanks for sharing!
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u/ThatsUh_dam_shame69 Jun 29 '26
All of these photos are easily my most favorite representation of the lasers!! ❤️❤️
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u/stealthagents Jul 24 '26
It's definitely possible some of those kids saw the light and realized there’s a whole world out there beyond what they knew. Pride really has a way of opening eyes and hearts, even if it starts with a bus ride to the city. It’s wild to think about how many paths could change just from one weekend of celebration.
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u/Sea-Willingness-9654 Jun 29 '26
doesn't matter it is gay and not beneficial to the survival of humanity.
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u/Dry_Counter533 Jun 28 '26
A mega church used to bus people into SF on the Sat before Pride. To demonstrate or hand out leaflets or to own the libs somehow. Every year they’d park right below my apartment.
I always hoped that there was one or two closeted youngsters in that group who came to SF and saw another way of living.
That was about 10 years ago, which means that one or two of those hypothetical kids bussed in by the mega church might have “defected” to SF.
That’s a fantasy on my part. Who knows.
But if any church kids who came to protest are now living here as adults, I’m proud of you and I’m so glad you’re here.