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PHOTOS: The many glowing faces of Seattle Pride this weekend

June 26, 2023 / 7:07 am

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.

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.

caption: Jackie Easton, 19, is portrayed during the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.

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.

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.

caption: Von Tele, 33, roller-skates while twirling rainbow fabric during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.

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.

caption: Karin Fellows of Omaha, Nebraska, dances as the Seattle Pride Parade passes by on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

caption: Thousands gathered for the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.

caption: Nell, 22, is portrayed at Volunteer Park during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, in Seattle.

caption: Thousands gathered for Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, beginning at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle.

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.

caption: Kathryn Lybeer, 23, is portrayed during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.

caption: Sam, guitarist with the band Gender Envy, performs during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.

caption: A trumpet player with the Rainbow City Band marches in Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.

caption: Mariah Jones, 10, watches Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.

caption: Amirah Robinson, 12, cheers during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.

caption: Dykes on Bikes kicked off Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

caption: Rivka Clifton, 34, is portrayed during Trans Pride Seattle on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Volunteer Park in Seattle.

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.

caption: Jada Boone, 11, with the Seattle Star Dance Troupe, marches during Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in downtown Seattle.

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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Megan Farmer
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Megan joined KUOW as a visual journalist in 2017. Recently, Megan documented Seattle’s uprising for racial justice and against police brutality. Throughout the last year, she has also documented the epicenter of the first U.S. Covid-19 outbreak and the impacts that the pandemic has had on Seattle and the region.
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