Participants cool off in a spray of water from a Chicago Fire Department hose at the 47th annual Chicago Pride parade. Parades in New York and other major cities Sunday will feature increased security, anti-violence messages and tributes to those killed in this month's massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida. A year after New York City's storied gay pride parade celebrated a high point with the legalization of gay marriage nationwide, the atmosphere this year couldn't be more different. Picture: REUTERS/Alvin Baezīarbara Poma, second right, owner of the Orlando gay nightclub where 49 people were gunned down June 12, rides on the Stonewall Inn's float along Fifth Avenue during the New York City Pride Parade Sunday, June 26, 2016, in New York City. Picture: REUTERS/Brendan McDermidĪ participant wears a dress printed with the faces of the Puerto Rican victims of the shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando, during the annual gay pride parade in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Members of 'Gays Against Guns' march in the annual NYC Pride parade in New York City.
Ashlee Rezin Reporter | Sun-Times Wire p:31 | m:73 e: < > w: a: 350 N.The 47th annual Chicago Pride Parade kicked off at Montrose and Broadway at noon Sunday, June 26, 2016. People march in the 46th annual New York City Gay Pride Parade in New York. Participants walk during the New York City Pride Parade Sunday, June 26, 2016, in New York City.