Only in San Francisco.

A few of San Francisco's most infamous creatures of the night-life gathered in Union Square for a drag parade to celebrate national coming out day.

It was a guerilla attack on tourists, retail queens, bridge-and-tunnel shoppers and a few military families here for fleet week. The idea was to claim a little queer space (without a friggin' permit and budweiser sponsorship) in some areas of the city where it might shake some folks up.

We started at the cable car turn around (a sure bet if you're looking for overwhelmed SF tourists), then headed into the Westfield mall (complete with our police "escort" who reminded us to "move it along") and finished off in front of one of the Tenderloin's oldest gay/drag bars, Aunt Charlies.

If you're not familiar with San Francisco's style of drag, it has it's roots in punk rock and performance art, and almost always trys to push your buttons. Check out the pics below, filled to the brim with the best in gay tragedy!

Happy coming out day!