Salcido said hosting the Battle of Flowers and Fiesta Flambeau parades in the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ community shows just how much the historically siloed population has come out of the shadows. On : Texas Cavaliers select Fiesta 2022 River Parade Honorary Grand Marshal these two parades in particular coming through our neighborhood, which we fondly call our gayborhood, to me it’s kind of historic.” “For a long time and many, many years, the LGBTQ+ community has had youth parades and festivals and activities to celebrate our pride,” Salcido said. says to all Fiesta fans: Welcome to the gayborhood. To which Pride Center San Antonio director Robert Salcido Jr.
Call it a crossroads at the city’s rainbow crosswalk.
