Tens of thousands of people either marched in the annual Pride parade today or cheered on from the sidewalks along the route. From little kids on parents' shoulders to senior-citizen couples holding hands as they marched, people enjoyed the parade. You could tell some people were really having a ball: Read more.

Aside from a brief and not very heavy spot of rain, it was a perfect day for the annual Pride parade from Copley Square to City Hall Plaza.

We stationed ourselves on Charles Street. By the time it was all over, the kidlet had built up quite the collection of beads.

One of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence:

He's got wings!

Kimball photographed one of the marchers in today's Pride parade.

Eeka captured participants as well:

AntiDiluvian was there

So were Tomewatson, Historygradguy, Rudbekia and Shyto.

Join Boston Pride for the first-ever Paws For Pride on Saturday, June 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Faneuil Hall.

This all-new Puppy Pride will feature a Community Costume Contest with prizes for "Best in Size" (small, medium and large dogs) and a grand prize for "Best in Show." There's a limit to 100 dogs so pre-registration is strongly recommended!

Click here to Register! (and to see the Contest Rules.)

Lissa Harris ponders Bill Berggren, who is not only the group's fundraising committee chair, but coordinator for the Pride Idol talent contest this year. He says he isn't hiding his past and is only involved in 18+ events. She writes:

... Interviews with former and current Pride volunteers made it clear that the organization doesn't consider Berggren's sex-offender status an issue. The consensus is that he's up-front about his history, he's served his time and he doesn't need reminding to stay away from the under-18 crowd.