Lauren Stoler watched these guys and their big ball on West Newton Street in the Back Bay this morning.
Boston Pride
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.
Former Cambridge Mayor Alice Wolf remembers the day 25 years ago when she opened the doors of City Hall for the city's first Pride Brunch.
"This day 25 years ago was, as an elected official, perhaps one of the most emotional days for me," Wolf said this morning at what is now an annual event. 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:
Greg Cook attended the Boston Pride parade and has the photos to prove it. Courtney Sacco was there, too.
How you can tell this was Boston Pride.
More photos:
AntiDiluvian was there
So were Tomewatson, Historygradguy, Rudbekia and Shyto.
Paul Kelleher attended the Pride Parade through the South End, Back Bay and downtown today, posts photos and reports the guy above was bedecked with the names of every single T stop.
BehindDarkEyes took a lot of photos (including one of a protester). So did Boston Steamer, Dan Bruno, ChaosReins and Rachel Gogan. Somebody snapped Mike Mennonno's photo.
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.
Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo to Proclaim May 18 - May 22, 2005 as Latino LGBT Pride Weekend
Reception to honor Somos Latinos/as and LGBT Community.
Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo, recognizing and celebrating Boston' s diversity, will formally acknowledge that the Somos Latinos LGBT Coalition (We are LGBT Latinos) has designated the weekend of May 18th through the 22nd as a weekend of Orgullo (Pride), an event where the arts, politics, and culture of the Latino LGBT Community will be presented and recognized as a cohesive and powerful movement in our community-at-large.
There will be a special presentation at the beginning of the Boston City Council meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2005. The Council meeting starts at 11:30 AM.
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