Just a few days after the Supreme Court threw out the Defense of Marriage Act, several cities across the U.S. help gay pride parades on June 30. In this picture, Dsiree Chavez bears a sign thanking the U.S. Supreme Court for clearing the way for same-sex marriage in California while marching in San Francisco. Chavez walked as part of a Mormons for Marriage Equality contingent.
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Police officer Bob Peth and his husband Aaron Fletcher drive down the route of the annual Gay Pride Parade in Seattle. The couple married on Dec. 9 of last year, the first day that same-sex weddings became legal in Washington state.
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Members of Dykes on Bikes kickoff the 43rd annual San Francisco Pride Parade. The event took place just days after same-sex marriages were reinstated in California because of the recent Supreme Court rulings.
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Parade-goers march with colorful balloons in San Francisco.
Participants march in the Chicago Gay Pride Parade.
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner joined the New York Gay Pride Parade.
Members of the Chicago Lesbian and Gay Police Association wave to crowds during the Gay Pride Parade.
Throngs of spectators line to streets to watch as parade floats and entertainers pass by during the Gay Pride Parade in Chicago.
Participants spell out "Love Won" in balloons as they march in the San Francisco Pride Parade.
The costumes at the New York Gay Pride Parade ranged from extravagent to skimpy.
A parade-goer in New York City takes this year's theme, "Rain to Rainbows," to heart.
A marcher waves a rainbow flag during the parade in New York.
Spectators cheer on the parade in New York.
Police officers stand guard through a barrage of bubbles during New York's Gay Pride Parade.
The excitement was palpable in New York. A ballerina takes flight during the parade.
Newlyweds take part in the march in New York with pride.
Two men, wearing "Just Married" signs and holding hands, march down Fifth Avenue in the New York Gay Pride Parade.
Boisterous crowds lined the streets in New York for the parade.
A reveler watches the New York Gay Pride Parade on June 30.
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Edith Windsor takes part in the New York Gay Pride Parade as a grand marshal. Windsor was at the center of the landmark case that overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Parade-goers march past Gay Street in New York City.
Thousands marched down Fifth Avenue in New York's Gay Pride Parade.
A flag with an "equal" symbol inside an outline of Washington state hangs from the Space Needle in Seattle on June 30. The flag-raising was part of the city's annual Gay Pride day.
