There was a huge turnout for the St. Petersburg Pride Festival, bringing tens of thousands of people of every background and orientation together to celebrate unity and love. I managed to shoot over 682 photos, including dozens of gay wedding photos and hundreds of crowd and parade photos. Here are a few of my favorites.
It was a celebration of gay brotherhood, and the leather boys were out in force.
The floats were flamboyant and colorful.
.. and so were many of the observers.
It was a hot day, and David Warner was the center of our Creative Loafing world.
It was a day of political strife and strong messages about morality.
Flags of many colors flew overhead.
It was a time for gay love, and marriage..
… and straight love and marriage.
Dudes in towels and togas light up the crowd.
Beautiful smiles and kisses for our brides.
Speaking of beautiful brides…
Like a life long love, this long flag of unity filled the parade route, being held up by hundreds as it made it’s way along the parade path.
… and let’s not forget the haters. What would united bliss be without ignorant haters?
The rest of the set can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisbaldwin/sets/72157620652455230/
Kara also got some great video of the flag wavers:
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