Erin Garber-Pearson sported stilts as she marched during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade on Saturday in downtown Toledo. This year's Grand Marshall Jim Obergefell, a Sandusky native, was the lead plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Thousands of people turned out watch and participate in the parade.
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Matthew Will, of West Toledo, right, waved the rainbow flag as he passed the Lucas County Courthouse as he celebrated his first Pride.
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Matthew Will, of West Toledo, center left, waved the rainbow flag as he celebrated his first Pride.
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Damion Crow, 10, center, and his friend Cole Rupp, 6, right, waved at parade members from the sidewalk during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade Saturday.
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Nicole Thomas, center, leads marchers with Equality Toledo in chanting during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade Saturday.
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As Peachez Hicks, of South Toledo, left, reaches out to shake hands with a parade marcher, her partner Nina Cordero, center right, and their children Dakota, 16, center left, Tristan, 1, bottom center, and Raelynn, 3, right, watch the marchers go by.
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Julian Mack, center, led a, "Trans lives matter" chant as he and other "Black Lives Matter" movement supporters marched together in support of the trans community during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade Saturday.
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T-Town Tassels burlesque troop member Star Ridgefield was decked out and ready to march.
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A vendor waves a flag with the phrase, "Born this Way" as parade members begin their route during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade Saturday.
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Bill Harter, of West Toledo, center, was decked out to ride on the RHouse Bar float during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade Saturday.
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Veronica Rohm, of Fremont, sported a shirt and matching hat with the words, "Keep Cam and Be Yourself," which she designed, during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade Saturday.
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The 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade's Grand Marshall Jim Obergefell, a Sandusky native, waves as the parade gets started Saturday.
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Participants march and wave to thick crowds during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade.
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Randall Meade, of Toledo, center left, marched with his son Bradley Meade, 11, right, who sported a sign reading, "I [heart] My Gay Dad" during the 5th Annual Toledo Pride Parade Saturday.
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