Gallery: Columbus streets filled with Pride

Muyao Shen
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:41:28 +0000
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Grand Marshal George Takei rides on a float in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A float in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A performer dances on a pole on a float in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The Parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Onlookers line the streets and sit on window ledges at the Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A girl waves a rainbow flag in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers represent Rebuilding Together Central Ohio, a nonprofit that aims to improve homes in the community, in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A dog wears a rainbow feather boa at the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers represent OSU in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A Pride parade marcher. The annual parade, which took place June 21 on High Street, was part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Participants ride a motorcycle and hold a sign at the annual Pride parade. The parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival, took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A person rides in a car and wears a horse mask in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A marcher waves a rainbow flag in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers wear “Created Equal” T-shirts in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

The KeyBank mascot holds a rainbow flag in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers represent Equality Ohio, a nonprofit that advocates for full LGBTQ equality, in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

The Capital Pride Band performs and marches in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A performer on stilts walks in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers hold signs in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers represent L Brands in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A marcher holds a sign in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A girl waves a rainbow patterned flag in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A Pride parade marcher. The annual parade, which took place June 21 on High Street, was part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A man waves a rainbow American flag in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers represent Discover in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

A Pride parade marcher. The annual parade, which took place June 21 on High Street, was part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers represent OSU’s College of Social Work in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

Marchers wave colored flags in the annual Pride parade, part of Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival. The parade took place June 21 on High Street. Credit: Muyao Shen / Lantern reporter

The 2014 Columbus Pride parade, part of the 33rd annual Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival, took place June 21 on High Street. George Takei of “Star Trek” fame served as the grand marshal. The festival was expected to see around 400,000 attendees, according to an article in The Columbus Dispatch, and cost more than $280,000.