Pink Saturday

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File:Castro Street Pink Saturday 2008 June 29.jpg
Pink Saturday 2008
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Pink Saturday 1991

Pink Saturday is a street party held the Saturday night before San Francisco Pride (Gay Pride Day) in San Francisco's Castro district. It coincides with the annual Dyke March in San Francisco.[1]

Attendees are asked to donate money at the gate. Gate donations in 2008 were around $20,000.[2]

In 2009, the event's estimated attendance was 100,000 people,[3] and cost $150,000.[4][5]

2010 shooting

During the 2010 Pink Saturday, on June 26, 19-year-old Stephen Powell was killed after being shot four times in the chest. Two others were injured after being shot in the leg. A 20-year-old man named Ed Perkins was arrested in connection with the shooting. Perkins knew Powell, but did not know the two others. The shooting was not a hate crime, occurred outside the actual Pink Saturday event area, and was reported as gang-related.[6][7][8]

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