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Gay Pride Parade

By Benjy Lipsman in News on Jun 28, 2004 6:55PM

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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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