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Dyke March held this weekend
The 11th-annual Dyke March will kick off at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Kahn Park, 11th and Pine streets.
According to the Organizer Sasha Gamburg, cities all over the country will have their own version of the Dyke March to coincide with their local Pride festival.
“The Dyke March traditionally happens the day before Pride events as an alternative to the more corporate, male-focused Pride,” Gamburg said.
The Dyke March will not have any vendors or sponsors like the Pride festival. Rather, it is designed for those who identity as Dykes to put on their own display of Pride while calling for political action on many subjects.
“This is a political demonstration; it’s not a parade or stroll.” Gamburg said. “We’re trying to get really good speakers and activists to come out and talk to us about these issues and about what we should be angry about and what we should be fighting for.”
The march will start east on Pine to Seventh, north to Spruce, west on Spruce to 13th, north to Locust, east to 12th, south to Pine, before returning to Kahn Park.
Instead of renting a stage for the speakers of the event, organizers opted for a more cost-effective solution- utilizing the “manpower” they had available.
“We were going to rent a tiny stage, but then someone was like, ‘You have bunch of dykes and you’re not just building your own stage?’” Gamburg said.
Last year the event drew about 100 people. Some blame the near 100-degree temps for the low attendance. Organizers are hoping to more than double that.
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