In photos: Robson Street fills with revellers as Vancouver celebrates Pride
A record crowd of approximately 500,000 people was expected to attend the event.
A man does backflips on the street as dancers perform during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A very large rainbow flag is carried down Robson Street during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A large rainbow flag is carried down Robson Street during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, right, reaches into the crowd to handout anti-bullying information while taking part in the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, right, is greeted by a parade-goer during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, centre, and B.C NDP leader Adrian Dix, back left, attend the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, left, attends the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A Cher impersonator entertains the crowd while taking part in the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A reveler dances while taking part in the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday, August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Spectators wave rainbow flags while attending the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin sporting makeup is carried during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013. Anti-gay laws in Russia have provoked strong protest from Canada’s gay community, and anti-Russian sentiment was visible throughout Sunday’s Parade.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A man embraces and kisses another man while watching the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A woman holds a rainbow flag as bubbles float in the air during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 4, 2013.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press