Gay Pride Parade

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An estimated 350,000 people crowded Lakeview to watch the 35th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. The second largest parade in Chicago and certainly the most colorful, Grand Marshal Esera Tuaolo -- an openly gay former NFL football player -- lead 230 groups that participated in the parade representing a huge variety of politicians, political and social causes, organizations, businesses and nightclubs. An increasingly mainstream event, Chicagoans -- straight and gay alike -- came out to show their support and enjoy the pagentry.

UPDATE -- Some pictures of the Pride Parade have been added. Click thumbnail to enlarge:


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By Benjy Lipsman in on June 28, 2004 1:55 PM Comments 0 Likes Likes

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