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PHOTOS: Feathers, Muscles, and Pride in Gran Canaria

PHOTOS: Feathers, Muscles, and Pride in Gran Canaria

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Pride showed its flamboyance and macho splendor on the exotic Canary island of Gran Canaria, Spain.

493618495x633_0Above: Ahoy, sailors! Costumed revelers enjoy the perfect weather.

Mapx400_0Topping the list of one of the more exotic places to experience Gay Pride, Gran Canaria is by area the third largest and by population even the second largest of the Canary Islands. One of the seven main Spanish Canary Islands, Gran Canaria sits off the west coast of Africa, less than a hundred miles from the Sahara, so it enjoys summer-style sunshine all year round. Miles of golden-sand beaches (and famous Maspalomas sand dunes), scorching summer heat with beach weather all through the winter, dozens upon dozens of gay bars, restaurants, shops, and clubs, most situated side by side in two large commercial centers in Playa del Ingles. The men of the Mediterranean are perhaps the main attractions here, but the island has so much more to offer.

493618517x633_0C'mon, boys, give us a smile -- it's Pride!

493619205x633_0 It's always a good time for a mid-Pride selfie.

493619003x633_0 Wait, huh? Is this Comic-Con, Gran Canaria?

493618527x633_0 Going green for Pride.

493618571x633_0 Rainbow butt pride #1.

493618513x633_0 This? Oh, this is what I wear when I don't care what I look like.

493618529x633_0 A rainbow-lipped Hansel and a very stern Gretel.

493618573x633_0 An older, distinguished member of the LGBT community.

493618537x633_0 Sweet sailors sailing down the parade route on a float.

493618503x633_0 Rainbow butt pride #2.

493618555x633_0 It is the responsibiity of all Pride participants to stop and pose for anyone with a camera.

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