Pride ParadesOn June 28, 1970, two thousand gay and lesbian activists in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago paraded down the streets of their cities in a new kind of social protest, one marked by celebration, fun, and unashamed declaration of a stigmatized identity. Forty five years later, over six million people annually participate in 115 Pride parades across the United States. They march with church congregations and college gay straight alliance groups,