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theHandpuppet

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Mon Jun 23, 2014, 08:19 AM Jun 2014

George Takei kicks off LGBT Pride parade in Columbus (article & video)

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/06/george-takei-kicks-off-lgbt-pride-parade-in-columbus/
George Takei kicks off LGBT Pride parade in Columbus
Saturday, June 21, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Star Trek” actor and gay activist George Takei kicked off a gay pride parade in central Ohio.

Takei, who led the parade through Columbus city streets on Saturday, told The Columbus Dispatch that he wants the United States to be a country where everyone enjoys equality.

“I’m on a high,” Takei said before leading the parade up High Street to Goodale Park. “Even before I get on my float I have taken selfie after selfie. It’s going to be a fantastic, unbelievable and surreal day.” ...

...The parade included music and more than 150 floats with marchers and attendees wearing rainbow-colored clothing.... MORE
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