NYC Pride

There's nothing New Yorkers love more than protests and parades. It's an excuse to "rub up against strangers," as Regina Spektor puts it. And few are more lively than the annual Gay Pride Parade. Held last weekend, this year's parade also commemorated the 40th anniversary of the famous Stonewall Riots, which took place in the West Village. New Yorkers proudly threw off their work attire and marched in their full glory, exposing their well-toned abs (courtesy of expensive NYC gyms) and elaborate tattoos that they may or may not have gotten moments before at a seedy village parlor. The Loser's Guide was there to document all the festivities.

The Stonewall Inn Float

Chuck Schumer and his tiny entourage
brave the crowds and the heat


Crowds gather on Fifth Ave

In front of the Stonewall Inn

photographs by Claire