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PHOTOS: The many glowing faces of Seattle Pride this weekend

caption: Jemyka Travis, 31, left, roller-skates with Von Tele, 33, with T-Mobile’s float during the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Jemyka Travis, 31, left, roller-skates with Von Tele, 33, with T-Mobile’s float during the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

Thousands celebrated Pride at various events throughout the weekend in the Seattle area.

The images below were taken during the 49th annual Seattle Pride Parade in downtown Seattle on Sunday as well as Trans Pride Seattle on Friday at Capitol Hill's Volunteer Park.

caption: Thousands gathered for the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle. Here, sparkly boots are shown on T-Mobile's float.
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Thousands gathered for the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle. Here, sparkly boots are shown on T-Mobile's float.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Jackie Easton, 19, is portrayed during the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Jackie Easton, 19, is portrayed during the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Members of the Starbucks union cheer and wave toward the crowds during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Members of the Starbucks union cheer and wave toward the crowds during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: "Pride was a riot," referring to the Stonewall Riots of 1969, reads a sign during the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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"Pride was a riot," referring to the Stonewall Riots of 1969, reads a sign during the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Von Tele, 33, roller-skates while twirling rainbow fabric during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Von Tele, 33, roller-skates while twirling rainbow fabric during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Archie, drummer for the band Gender Envy, poses for a portrait after performing on Friday, June 23, 2023, during Trans Pride Seattle at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
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Archie, drummer for the band Gender Envy, poses for a portrait after performing on Friday, June 23, 2023, during Trans Pride Seattle at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Karin Fellows of Omaha, Nebraska, dances as the Seattle Pride Parade passes by on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Westlake Park in Seattle.
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Karin Fellows of Omaha, Nebraska, dances as the Seattle Pride Parade passes by on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Westlake Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Thousands gathered for the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Thousands gathered for the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Nell, 22, is portrayed at Volunteer Park during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, in Seattle.
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Nell, 22, is portrayed at Volunteer Park during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Thousands gathered for Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, beginning at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle.
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Thousands gathered for Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, beginning at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Chrissy, left, and Andres, right, share a kiss while marching with Entre Hermanos, Seattle’s Latinx LGBTQ+ organization, during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Chrissy, left, and Andres, right, share a kiss while marching with Entre Hermanos, Seattle’s Latinx LGBTQ+ organization, during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Kathryn Lybeer, 23, is portrayed during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
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Kathryn Lybeer, 23, is portrayed during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Sam, guitarist with the band Gender Envy, performs during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
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Sam, guitarist with the band Gender Envy, performs during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A trumpet player with the Rainbow City Band marches in Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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A trumpet player with the Rainbow City Band marches in Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Mariah Jones, 10, watches Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Mariah Jones, 10, watches Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Amirah Robinson, 12, cheers during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Amirah Robinson, 12, cheers during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Dykes on Bikes kicked off Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Westlake Park in Seattle.
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Dykes on Bikes kicked off Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Westlake Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Rivka Clifton, 34, is portrayed during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
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Rivka Clifton, 34, is portrayed during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Andres and Chrissy, right, dance while marching with Entre Hermanos, a Latinx LGBTQ+ organization in Seattle, during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Andres and Chrissy, right, dance while marching with Entre Hermanos, a Latinx LGBTQ+ organization in Seattle, during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Jada Boone, 11, with the Seattle Star Dance Troupe, marches during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
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Jada Boone, 11, with the Seattle Star Dance Troupe, marches during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Cass, left, and Sam, of the band Gender Envy, talk after performing during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
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Cass, left, and Sam, of the band Gender Envy, talk after performing during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
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