2008 Denver Pride Gallery - photos of Denver's 2008 Pride Parade and Festival
by Rick Chris
Some notes: Slightly cooler weather brought out a very large crowd for the 2008 Pridefest - the official crowd estimate in the hundreds of thousands. I walked down the parade route and saw a good crowd all along the route, all the way from Franklin Street down to the Civic Center. If you look into the background of some of the photos, you'll get a candid view of who comprises the crowd. You'll seem some personal dramas of friends meeting each other and displays of affection. You'll also see quite a number of people with children. This might explain the demand for gay marriage. As people gather about them spouses, children and the other responsiblities of family, they see the need for a legal recognition of their union and protection under law - that probably drives the desire for gay marriage and not an underlying fantasy conspiracy as voiced by hysterical right wingers.
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 It's a mint condition American Motors Matador! |
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 The Colorado Gay Rodeo Association. |
 Obama supporters. |
 Congressional candidate Jared Polis does an inteview. |
 The Denver Roller Dolls graciously pose for a photo. You can visit their web site here. |
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 A proud contingent from the PFLAG organization. |
 I presented one of the Cycle Sluts with a genuine Rick Chris magic wand! |
 A very cherry 1957 Chevy. |
 The parade begins to move from Cheesman Park down Colfax Avenue west to the State Capitol. |
 Fundamentalist right wing religious hecklers at the Catholic cathedral are out flanked by gays. |
 Gay spectators bring life, color and opulence to an otherwise marginal part of the city. |
 Parade spectators line Colfax Avenue at the north entrance to the Colorado State Capitol. |
 More spectators near Colfax Avenue and Lincoln at the west steps of the state capitol. |
 A wide-angle view of the gay parade from Broadway and Colfax, looking east. |
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 A Native American contingent. |
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 For those of you who've been asking to see more male beefcake. |
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 This young lady is holding one of the genuine Rick Chris fans that I handed out at the parade. |
 A local radio station set up a booth were people could pose as gay just married couples. |
 Congressional candidate Jared Polis at his Pridefest booth. |
 A Babs Streisand fan. |
 Another young lady poses with a Rick Chris souvenir fan. |
 The Obama booth was extremely popular. |
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 A close-up of the performer. |
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