IAN MCKELLAN, one of the Grand Marshalls of the Pride Parade, holds a rainbow flag during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade goers show their pride in the 2015 Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Rainbow flags were proudly displayed by parade participants during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants shows his joy in the streets during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Large crowds of over a million people participated in the Annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants danced for joy in the streets during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
MICHAEL BINKLEY, of NYC, holds a rainbow pride flag and stands on Fifth Avenue in the 2015 Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants, dressed in brightly coloured gowns, march down Fifth Avenue in the 2015 Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade goers enjoy the brightly coloured gowns and floats along Fifth Avenue during the 2015 Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Young Israeli parade participants wave rainbow Israeli flags on Fifth Avenue in the 2015 Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade goers enjoy the sights and sounds during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants shows his joy in the streets during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
2 female parade participants enjoy a kiss during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants enjoy the signs and sounds of the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants enjoy the signs and sounds of the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Two parade participants say they were able to finally marry after 28 years together during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade spectators stand outside of the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, the site where a series of spontaneous riots against police raids took place during the early hours of June 28, 1969. This was the start of the gay rights movement in the United States. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants march during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Large rainbow flag passes down Christopher Street during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants, dressed in brightly coloured costume, rides down Fifth Avenue in the 2015 Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Rainbow flags were proudly displayed by parade participants during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Rainbow coalition flags fly on Christopher Street during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Russian LGBTQ parade participants march during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants danced for joy in the streets during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participants in brightly coloured costumers march down Christopher Street during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participant marches down Christopher Street during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
CARMEN READ (L) and COLETTE READ (R) of Ozone Park, Queens, have been riding their Harley Davidson, in the annual Dyke bike ride, that marks the start of the parade during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Dykes ride by on their motorcycle, during the annual Dyke bike ride, that marks the start of the parade during the annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
Parade participant marches down Christopher Street during the Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)
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Annual Heritage Pride Parade in a historic year, when same sex marriage was made the law of the land through a Supreme Court decision. June 28, 2015 (Kevin C. Downs for COSMOS)