The 27 Gayest Things at STL's PrideFest Weekend

"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family," begins one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most memorable passages in its Friday opinion legalizing same-sex marriage. That timing made the weekend's PrideFest a celebration of joy and love, a huge civil-rights victory party and a march toward a more perfect union. And here are the gayest (gay-happy, gay-victory, just plain ol' gay) things that happened there. All gay photos by Steve Truesdell. See also: 9 Awesome Couples and Families at St. Louis' PrideFest.
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Fringe dresses are gayer than picnic baskets.
Fringe dresses are gayer than picnic baskets.
Parades are gay.
Parades are gay.
Baton-twirling is for sure gay.
Baton-twirling is for sure gay.
Yellow balloons from the St. Louis Balloon Brigade are gay.
Yellow balloons from the St. Louis Balloon Brigade are gay.
And so are the red ones.
And so are the red ones.
It'd be just another parade without a gay pole dancer.
It'd be just another parade without a gay pole dancer.
Seriously, America has never been gayer.
Seriously, America has never been gayer.
Monsanto, a corporate sponsor, is also gay.
Monsanto, a corporate sponsor, is also gay.
Painting your face is mega gay.
Painting your face is mega gay.
Xena is a warrior princess. And also very, very gay.
Xena is a warrior princess. And also very, very gay.