Kids sit along the parade route. Photo by Mike Greenlar | Central Current

The Central New York LGBTQ+ community showed up in record numbers to celebrate Syracuse’s annual Pride Festival and Parade on Saturday.

Thousands of rainbows were on display as people marched and cheered in the city’s Inner Harbor.

Participants included families, drag queens, local businesses and supporters of all ages, all of whom came together to celebrate love.

Mike Greenlar is a local freelance photojournalist with over four decades of experience covering assignments for newspapers, magazines and online websites. He recently received two national awards with...