Dyke March is Ready to Roll

This year's Dyke March is ready to go, despite a shorter rally due to the renovation work at Dolores Park.

The multimillion-dollar Dolores Park project has resulted in a closure of a portion of the park. Therefore, the Dyke March rally will start at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 28 at the corner of Dolores and 18th streets. DJ Slum B will be spinning to get things started.

The march will kick off with the women's motorcycle contingent at 6 p.m. circling through the Mission district and up Market Street, where it will merge with the Pink Saturday party in the Castro.

"I feel that it's more important to go back to that and show people that we are not just here to throw a party in the park," Meredith Crawford, a 48-year-old lesbian who is a committee member of the San Francisco Dyke March, said in an earlier interview. "There is a message that we have although it changes from year-to-year."

According to the Dyke March's website, the event celebrates dykes, however one defines themselves.

"We understand dyke identity to include those of us who are questioning and challenging gender constructs and the social definitions of women: transdyke, MTF, transfeminine, transmasculine, genderqueer, and gender fluid dykes," the website states. "We also welcome all women who want to support dykes to march with us. Celebrate dyke diversity!"

Men, as has been the case at previous events, are asked to support the event from the sidelines, cheering on the participants.

For more information, visit www.thedykemarch.org