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PHOTOS: 2012 Capital Pride Parade

Hundreds of images from this year’s march for LGBTQ rights

Published

14 years ago

June 12, 2012

Washington Blade photography department

A drag queen waves from a float in the 2012 Capital Pride Parade. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The 2012 Capital Pride Parade wound through the streets of D.C. on Saturday, June 9, drawing thousands of spectators.

(Washington Blade photos by Anne Barrington, Blake Bergen, Candace Craig, Jonathan Blumenthal, Jonathan Ellis, Michael Key, Patrick Brown and Robert Rapanut)

[Photo Editor’s note: Photo galleries from before 2015 are in the process of being added to the current site. If you are a researcher or interested party who would like for this particular gallery to be moved ahead in the queue to be added, email Michael Key at [email protected] with your request.]

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