2009 Pride Parade

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2009 Sponsors

• Miller Lite

•  Boom/Room

• Avant-Garde

• Three Olives Vodka

• Kruz

• LaCage ETC

• Crazy Water Restaurant

• Boot Camp Saloon

• G/L Community Trust Fund

• John Terhardt in Memory of Eldon Murray

• Metropawlis Pet Boutique & Bakery

• Castaways M.C. of Milwaukee

• Raymond & Gregory Konz-Krzyminski

• James L. McFarland

• Subaru City of Milwaukee

Media Sponsor

• Za's Publications (Outbound/Quest)

2009 Grand Marshall

You Spoke and we Listened. Throughout the Grand Marshal search the pride parade received numerous suggestions for many great people.  But One stood out among them all, Michael Lisowski.

Michael has been involved in the GLBT community in Milwaukee for over 30 years.  In 1977 Michael became the Vice President of the Gay People's Union (GPU), he has, and still is, the director of Gay Youth Milwaukee, which is the premier, pioneer Youth Organization, for 20 years.

In 1987 Michael got involved with Tri-Cable Tonight, which aired roughly three times per month and covered Gay and Lesbian issues of the time.  This program caught local and national attention, winning numerous awards in each venue.

But this was just the beginning of his television career.  In 1992 He set out and created the Queer Program, which is now in it's 17th year.  The queer programs mission statement is to "Heighten Wisconsin's Queer Communities."

Michael has also been involved with the largest Pride event in the Midwest and maybe in the country.  That's right Pridefest.  Michael served as Co-Chair of the Pridefest board from 1993-2003.  He is also an active member of SAGE and the LGBT Community Center.

 

Units of the 2009 Milwaukee Pride Parade

• Windy City Cowboys
• Great Lakes Riders
• Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department
• FM102.1
• B93.3
• Milwaukee Fire Department
• La Perla Restaurant
• Harbor Room
• Brewcity Bruisers
• Don Jacobs Toyota/Scion
• Village Church
• County Supervisor Peggy West
• City Lights Chill
• Wisconsin Rainbow Families
• National Organization for Women Madison Chapter
• Abbey of the Brew City Sisters
• SAGE Milwaukee
• Lesbian Alliance
• Bergstrom Chevrolet Hummer of Milwaukee
• Christopher Allan's - Club 1226
• Club ICON
• The Nut Hut
• This Is It
• The Tool Shed
• Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church
• Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
• PFLAG (Parents Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays)
• Triangle
• Fluid/Walker's Pint
• Avant-Garde
• Subaru City, Honda City
• Rock Horror Picture Show-sensual Daydreams
• Midtowne Spa
• JC's Pub and Grill
• Lations En Accion & Core-El Centro
• 16th Street Community Health Center
• Quest / Outbound
• Grand Marshal Mike Lisowski driven by David Pope
• Classique Productions Wisconsin
• Milwaukee Brewing Co.
• Milwaukee Gay Soccer Association
• Woody's
• Pridefest 2009
• Ricardo Correa Scholarship Foundation
• BOOM / ROOM
• The Killer Bees
• ARCW / AIDS Walk Wisconsin
• Club Purr Nite Club
• La Cage
• Honorable Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barret
• Bauer Sign Co.
• Argonauts of Wisconsin
• Club Charlie's
• SSBL (Saturday Softball Beer League)

2009 Award Winners

Best Marching Unit

3rd Place - Wisconsin Rainbow Families                    2nd Place - Brew City Bruisers                                1st Place - Windy City Cowboys

Best Decorated Car

3rd Place - Milwaukee Brewing Co.                            2nd Place - 16th Street Community Center                1st Place - City Lights Chill

Best Float

3rd Place - Christopher Allan's Club 1226                2nd Place - JC's Pub & Grill                                    1st Place - Nut Hut

Distance Award

Quest / Outbound

Spirit Award

Club Icon

And a special thanks to our judges Marylin Mee (94.5 WKTI), Jo-Jo (103.7 WXSS), and Bridgett Gonzalez (Marcus Center for the Performing Arts)

Above and Beyond 2009

• Za's Publications (Outbound/Quest)

• Avant-Garde

• G/L Community Center Trust Fund

• Hampton Inn

• LaCage ETC

• City Lights Chill

• Fluid

• Harbor Room

• Monas

• This is it

• Triangle

• Walker's Pint

• Woody's

• Kruz

• Boot Camp Saloon

• The Ball Game