Daniel Babigian holds a transgender pride flag while marching on High Street in Portland on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
The leading edge of a 900-foot-long rainbow flag extends from Park Street up several blocks of High Street. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Lindsey Miller rides atop the Idexx float on High Street on Saturday during the annual Pride Portland! parade, which celebrates the LGBTQ community and is volunteer-run. This year's theme is "Resist. Remember. Rejoice" and marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Attendees at the annual Pride! Parade drown out and jeer a protester as he quoted Bible verses in Monument Square. The protester wouldn't acknowledge a reporter's questions. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Misha Stolichnaya of Hollis sports a "Pride Kitten" costume. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Ray Smith of Kittery joins thousands in holding a 900-foot-long gay pride flag during the Pride Portland! Parade. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
A contingent from MaineHealth marches in the Pride Portland! Parade on High Street. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Drag performer and former American Idol contestant Cherry Lemonade rides on a Stonewall-themed float. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, a milestone event in LGTBQ culture. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Steven Bridges of Portland sports rainbow-colored sneakers and a tattoo of icon Amy Winehouse on the curb of High Street. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Dancers from the Hustle & Flow studio perform on High Street. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Laila Sankare, 2, rides on the shoulders of her father, Gimbala Sankare, as part of the Wex contingent of marchers. Sankare is director of diversity and inclusion for Wex. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Avery Friend, left, and Leah Hodder-Romano hold hands while dressed as Supergirl and Wonder Woman . Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Eddie Lockwood pauses to strike a pose on High Street. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Brian Mitchell of Boston holds a flag along with members of the social clubs Harbor Masters of Maine and Bay State Marauders. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Maxwell Pomerleau of South Portland stands at the edge of Congress Street at Monument Square to watch the start of the annual Pride Portland! Parade. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
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