“Pride goes in cycles,” said Teddy Basham-Witherington, SF Pride’s first executive director, who served in the position from 1997 to 2006.Īs the event evolved from, “boys dancing onstage to a “real multicultural festival” during his tenure, he said, “We took heat, but we were glad.” Ever-changing and ever-growing, San Francisco Pride has had its share of ups and downs, celebrations and challenges.
