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In Pictures: The 2013 Chicago Gay Pride Parade

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 1, 2013 7:40PM

The Chicago Police Department estimates a record 1 million people attended the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday. A victim of its own success, authorities have tried to clean up the celebration from the drunken debauchery of years passed by moving it a little earlier on Sunday mornings. That might slow down the drinking, but it won't slow down the party. We've collected this massive gallery of photos for those who slept through the rainbows.