Thousands of people packed the streets of Portland on Friday, June 20, for the city’s Pride Parade — and at least one attendee had a phrase ready for it. “This is beyond a celebration,” the person told newscentermaine.com.
The turnout drew a crowd large enough that reporters on the scene characterized it in the thousands, though an exact count wasn’t available from the coverage.
The parade
Portland’s Pride Parade has grown into one of the larger public gatherings on the city’s summer calendar. Friday’s event drew participants and spectators from across the area, based on the newscentermaine.com report published Friday evening.
The quote — “This is beyond a celebration” — suggests the mood ran higher than a typical street event for at least some of those present. What drove that reaction, and from whom it came, wasn’t detailed in the available coverage.
A full account of the parade, including any official crowd estimates or incident reports, hadn’t been released as of Friday night.
Originally reported by newscentermaine.com. Read the original report.
