Photo Gallery: Motor City Pride 2023
Color and joy were on full display at Motor City Pride 2023 June 10-11 as an estimated 40,000 Pridegoers filled downtown Detroit streets and Hart Plaza to celebrate Michigan's largest Pride parade and festival. 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