Vancouver Pride Parade 2011 Photos

The Pride Parade yesterday was filled with sunshine, smiles, dancing, laughter, and joy as hundreds of floats coasted through downtown to a welcoming crowd.

Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr

I spent the duration of the parade in the basket of the London Drugs float with my friend Wendy Hartley. At the end of the day my hand was died red from the rainbow boa and I realized I had been smiling for about 3 hours straight.

Photo credit: John Biehler

John was on the sidelines on Denman as the parade turned off Robson. Members of local and national parliament were on hand along with various organizations, non-profits, businesses, schools, and more. Here is some of what he was able to capture as hundreds of thousands celebrated Pride in Vancouver.

All of the following photos are by John Bollwitt

Hon. Hedy Fry, PC, MP & MP Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands) the first Green Party MP in history.

You can view the rest of John’s photos in his set on Flickr.