Photos: Gay Pride Parades celebrated in major U.S. cities over the weekend
June 10, 2013
Steph Mirsky walks in support of equality during the 43rd annual L.A. LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Cross dresser Roxy Baltimore walks down Santa Monica Boulevard at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170251845 )
A drag queen dressed in red, white and blue takes part in the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Participants carry rainbow banners during the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
A reveler with The Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence participates during the 43rd annual L.A. LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
NBA veteran Jason Collins, left, the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay, marches in Boston's gay pride parade alongside U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a college roommate, Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Boston. Collins said he realized he needed to go public when the Democratic congressman walked in Boston's gay pride parade last year and Collins decided he couldn't join him. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) ( Jason Collins Boston Basketball )
Civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred wears a wedding dress while riding in support of Marriage Equality during the 43rd annual L.A. LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Women ride a float at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170250226 )
Representatives of Mickey's gay bar ride a fire truck in the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170250228 )
Dancers perform stunts on the Andrew Christian underwear float during the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
A man reacts upon discovering that a free store promotional sample he was handed is a vibrator at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170250220 )
People marching with anBi, a bisexual organization, carry a bisexual flag in the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170253967 )
A parent of gay children holds a sign during the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Washington police officers give out condoms to people in the crowd as they help lead the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
A dancer takes part in the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Shannon Cram kisses her friend Michelle Molina at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170250223 )
Members of the "Dykes on Bikes" motorcycle club ride motorcycles at the start of the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Brit White dances on a float during the Gay Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi ( USA/ )
A man wears rainbow wings at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170250219 )
Dancers throw beads to the crowd during the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
An awning casts shadows over people attending the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170251488 )
The West Hollywood Cheerleaders raise money for "Aid for AIDS" during the 43rd annual L.A. LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Revelers express themselves during the 43rd annual L.A. LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Actor Chuy Bravo waves during the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
People wave flags as they take part in the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman on television, is the grand marshal for the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Motorcycle riders take part in the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
A woman shows off her pro-gay T-shirt at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170251667 )
A woman marches with Equality California (EQCA), an LGBT civil rights group, at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170253707 )
Cross dresser Roxy Baltimore walks down Santa Monica Boulevard at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170251828 )
An asylum seeker from Uganda covers his face with a paper bag in order to protect his identity as he marches with the LGBT Asylum Support Task Force during the Gay Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi ( USA/ )
A man rests on a bicycle at the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170251924 )
People from the VONS grocery store chain march in the 43rd L.A. Pride Parade on June 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend the parade in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 170254030 )
A dancer hugs a man in the crowd during the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
A participant gives an inflatable pink flamingo to a girl in the crowd during the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Dancers take part in the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Dancers take part in the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Members of a running club do a dance routine as they take part in the gay-pride themed Capital Pride Parade in Washington, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
People wave flags as they take part in the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Members of the "Dykes on Bikes" motorcycle club ride motorcycles at the start of the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities (LGBT) in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
People carry umbrellas as they take part in the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Revelers express themselves during the 43rd annual L.A. LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Revelers, holding placards, march against Prop 8 in support of marriage equality during the 43rd annual L.A. LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California June 9, 2013. The parade celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon ( USA/ )
Jaiy Dickson of Boston helps carry a rainbow flag as she marches during the Gay Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi ( USA/ )
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