Sunday saw Manhattan host the 49th New York pride march, a procession of color on a winding route from 16th Street up to 29th. From parade participants who utilize a specially repainted crosswalk as the march gets under way to a member of the New York fire department who receives a proposal of marriage, these pictures will give you the information you need to know about New York City’s 49th LGBT pride march.

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Parade participants utilize a specially repainted crosswalk as the march gets under way.
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Marcelo Abramovich marches along Fifth Avenue, with the Empire State Building in the background.
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Parade marshal Billie Jean King waves as the procession passes the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village landmark of the gay rights movement.
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Sex and the City star and New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon greets the crowd…
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…as does her opponent, incumbent Democratic governor and perennial possible presidential candidate Andrew Cuomo.
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Two marchers wear masks.
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Parkland school shooting survivor Emma Gonzales attends the parade.
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Revelers fill the street with a rainbow flag.
Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP

A member of the New York fire department receives a proposal of marriage…
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