Here are a few select photos from this year’s Boston Pride, with a focus on family matters. Unfortunately, I got there too late to see most of the school groups that marched, since I was running over from Cambridge where I’d been covering the mayor’s annual Pride Brunch, but you can see last year’s set to get an idea.
I’ll spare you my umpteen other photos, since they’re probably of less interest to anyone else. I will say that the flavor of Boston Pride is increasingly mellow. We still have our dykes on bikes and drag queens, but the school groups, local politicians, corporate employee networks, and religious congregations seem to comprise the majority of marchers. The gay sports teams play tennis and volleyball over their banners, while the kids fall asleep in their strollers.
We’re here, we’re queer, and we look like America.
A few notes:
- 1st slide: A banner in the main stairwell at Cambridge City hall.
- 2nd slide: Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons, the country’s first out, lesbian, African American mayor; also mother of four and grandmother of three
- 3rd slide: A Boston Duck Boat, one of the city’s major tourist attractions for families
- Remaining slides are of random people in the parade
Great photos. I agree that certain parades have a more mellow vibe, it’s funny to see how different it is from city to city. I live in Vancouver, our Pride is coming up soon and it’s got more of a party vibe, for sure. I love it! Maybe next year I’ll make it to Boston.