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PHOTOS: Indiana's Largest LGBT Pride Ever

In 1981 people wore masks to the first Indiana Pride event so as not to be identified. Now the Circle City Indiana Pride Festival in Indianapolis has more than 300 vendors and over 80,000 LGBT and allied people in attendance. Take that, "religious freedom" law!

Christopher Harrity Jun 15, 2015

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PHOTOS: Indiana's Largest LGBT Pride Ever

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