Jun 15, 2013

Thousands of revelers packed the streets of Mount Vernon Saturday for Baltimore’s annual gay pride celebration. A parade kicked off the festivities with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake serving as grand marshal.

: Gay, lesbian and transexual supporters march in the Baltimore Gay Pride parade at Mount Vernon. (Kenneth K. Lam / The Baltimore Sun)

: Gay, lesbian and transexual supporters march in the Baltimore Gay Pride parade at Mount Vernon. (Kenneth K. Lam / The Baltimore Sun)

: Gay, lesbian and transexual supporters march in the Baltimore Gay Pride parade at Mount Vernon. (Kenneth K. Lam / The Baltimore Sun)

: Nancy Quintana (right) of Baltimore and daughter Dominique Stepney, 15, reach for trinkets thrown by Gay and lesbian marchers during the Baltimore Gay Pride parade at Mount Vernon. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun)