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Newlyweds Toasted at SF Gay Pride Parade

City celebrates same-sex marriage, families at annual march

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2008 7:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Weeks after wedding bells began tolling for San Francisco's gay couples, revelers had extra reason to celebrate at today’s annual Pride Parade. Thousands watched a procession of kids, drag queens, politicians, and topless men shimmy along Market Street—where a small group of protesters... Read full story »

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