Pride parades: U.S. cities mark events amid tight security [View all]
Source: cnn
By Faith Karimi, CNN
Updated 6:08 AM ET, Sun June 26, 2016
Photos: The first gay pride parades
(CNN) Millions will march across the nation Sunday to celebrate annual LGBT parades amid tight security following the Florida massacre.
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Major cities in the U.S., including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Houston, are set to celebrate the events honoring the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender communities.
Extra security
Unlike recent years, authorities will take additional steps to ensure security in the wake of the Orlando shooting rampage.
"We will, out of caution, be increasing the size of the police detail this year with some degree of focus that we might not have had in years past on the issue of terrorism," NYPD Commissioner William Bratton told CNN affiliate WABC.
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Other cities such as London and Milan, Italy, took to the streets Saturday in brightly colored outfits to mark the event.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/us/national-lgbt-pride-parades/
There are some great historical pics of past gay pride parades at the link.
Photos: The first gay pride parades
People march into New York's Central Park during the nation's first gay pride parade on June 28, 1970. The event was held on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots, when members of the gay community clashed with police who had raided the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan.
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