New York City Gay Pride Parade – Pictures
Yesterday Mike and I went to the NYC Gay Pride Parade. We try and make it up there every year but it doesn’t always happen. This year it was important for us to make it as the State of New York just passed the right for same sex couples to marry.
Mike and I have been together almost 17 years so that’s a very important issue to us especially regarding taxes, inheritance, life issues and the other 186 benefits that go along with being married.
Gov Guomo (third from right), Councilwomen, Openly gay NYC Councilwomen Christine Quinn, then two people over from her Mayor Bloomberg.
Dykes on Bikes kick off the 5 hour long parade every year at Noon
Familiar faces in the crowd: Our friends Katie and Simon. (When I travel to NYC to shoot fashion week, movie premieres, celebs, I stay at their house.)
Our favorite sex/relationship columnist Dan Savage
Is someone missing a stuffed animal?
The members and supporters of the GLBT NYC Police Force and Fire Department
Harvey Milk High School representing the youth
Sage organization representing the elderly
Team New York Aquatics is a Masters-level 
swim/water polo/diving team
Times Square Cow Girl
Our friend Tim went to NYC with us. He liked this best.
Check out the person on the left. Great outfit
Some people just shouldn’t
Mike’s exhausted and after a delicious meal at Dallas BBQ 
we headed home.
great shots!
I am in nyc during the same weekend this year as the parade.
Each time I catch the festivities, it's the usual – lots of drag and many be-thonged strutters, along the usual mix of esoterica.
Now only did this year feature an across-the-spectrum contingency, it also marked the first time I heard honest, unbridled cheering – from the morning through the early evening the revelry was palpable – a very exciting place to be.
Well done, State of New York!
I don't think gays should feel pressured to be married just because it's legal in some states. In the hetero world, less and less couples are marrying these days but they are living together happily UNmarried.
Thanks for taking me to the parade HughE! Great shots.
I really enjoy all the costumes and colors of the pride parade. Great pictures.