Massive turnout for 2013 San Francisco Pride Parade

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Massive turnout for 2013 San Francisco Pride Parade

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in downtown San Francisco to watch the city's 43rd annual Pride Parade, and the crowd had even more to celebrate than in previous years.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi waves a rainbow flag while riding in San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Proposition 8 plaintiffs Paul Katami, right, and Jeff Zarrillo kiss while riding in San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. The couple wed on Friday after a U.S. Supreme Court decision cleared the way for same-sex marriages in California. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Alan Boyle helps carry a rainbow flag up Market Street during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Wearing a mask of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a reveler marches in San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. Participants bore signs and clothing celebrating the court's Wednesday ruling that cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Tom Shamp carries a sign referencing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California while marching in San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. Shamp, who has been with his male partner for 45 years, says he has no plans to marry . (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Wearing a mask of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a reveler marches in San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. Participants bore signs and clothing celebrating the court's Wednesday ruling that cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Proposition 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry, left, and Sandy Steir ride in San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. The couple wed on Friday after a U.S. Supreme Court decision cleared the way for same-sex marriages in California. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dsiree Chavez bears a sign thanking the U.S. Supreme Court for clearing the way for same-sex marriage in California while marching in San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. Chavez walked as part of a Mormons for Marriage Equality contingent. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Participants ride up Market Street during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A rainbow flag hangs inside San Francisco's City Hall during gay pride celebrations Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Tim, right, and Joseph Ginejko hold their 6-month-old twin daughters while watching San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. The couple, who traveled from Fresno, Calif. for the celebration, wed in 2008. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Elizabeth Jay holds a sign championing same-sex marriage during San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Holding his daughter Montana, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom greets spectators during San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. As mayor of San Francisco in 2004, Newsom ordered city clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Members of Cheer SF perform during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Deanna Ryan carries the letter "O" as part of a balloon brigade spelling "love" during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Revelers fill Market Street during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Faris Zumot dances on a light pole during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Clad in angel wings and perched on stilts, Joey Reinert shakes hands with spectators during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A United Airlines employee waves to spectators while carrying a rainbow flag up Market Street during San Francisco's 43rd annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Anisa Alejandrino, 2, pushes Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie in a stroller while waiting for the start of San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi waves a rainbow flag while riding in San Francisco's 43rd annual gay pride parade Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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