With many hundreds of thousands of participants and spectators, the June 30 LGBT Pride March was not only an exuberant show of community strength and personal courage but also a celebration of the previous week's victories over the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 at the US Supreme Court. (Click on any image to expand the gallery image sizes.)
The Grand Marshals:
The Crowd:
Community organizations, activist groups, local businesses, and unions were out in force: And, in an election year, the politicians and hopefuls were everywhere: