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One of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades was expected to become a victory celebration Sunday after New York's historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Kajsa Westman, second from right, of Stockholm, Sweden, and Victor Ng, right, of Seattle, tie balloons to a banner in preparation for the annual Gay Pride parade, Sunday, Jin New York. One o The Empire State Building is lit up with rainbow flood lights in honor of New York City's gay pride week, Saturday, June 25, 2011, Kajsa Westman, second from right, of Stockholm, Sweden, and Victor Ng, right, of Seattle, tie balloons to a banner in preparation Dressed as a groom, Linda Collazo, right, and her partner Paola Perez, dressed as a bride, second from right, pose for a photograp Jennifer Melendez, left, and her wife Juliza, standing, prepare for the annual Gay Pride parade with their daughters Natalia, left Christopher Goeken, left, his partner Glenn Magpantay, right, and their son Malcolm Magpantay, 4, from the Queens borough of New Y Governor Andrew Cuomo and his girlfriend Sandra Lee walk in the annual Heritage of Pride March, one of the world's oldest and larg Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, second left, State Senator Tom Duane, center, Governor Andrew
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Kajsa Westman, second from right, of Stockholm, Sweden, and Victor Ng, right, of Seattle, tie balloons to a banner in preparation People cheer while standing in front of the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village as the annual Gay Pride parad The Gay Pride parade passes the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, Sunday, Jin New York.