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Pride in Pictures: The next generation gives one elder hope

In Portland, Maine, a teenaged parade-goer is inspiring.
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A teenaged parade-goer in Portland, Maine wears a t-shirt proclaiming, "I may be straight, but I don't hate."
Photo: Sandra Boland

In the blink of eye, it’s Pride again.

For four years running now, we’ve asked our readers to share a memorable pic from their Pride celebrations, and you’ve responded with hundreds of scenes of joy, laughter, tears and rainbows… lots of rainbows 🌈🌈🌈. For Pride in Pictures 2023, the colors are just as bright and the laughter just as joyful.

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Pride in Pictures: A rainbow breaks out over small-town Nebraska

The colors were bright in Hastings that day.

Thanks to everyone who’s shared their Pride!

Name: Sandra Boland

Location:  Portland, Maine

Year: 2022

Photographer: Sandra Boland

The story: Of all the colorful sights that day, as an elder member of the LGBTQ1A2+ community, this gave me hope.

A teenaged parade-goer in Portland, Maine wears a t-shirt proclaiming, "I may be straight, but I don't hate."
Sandra Boland, used with permission | Sandra Boland, used with permission

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