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Akron Pride Festival draws thousands [GALLERY]

The seventh annual Akron Pride Festival drew thousands of LGBTQ+ people and their allies to city. The Buckeye Flame captured these images.

On August 27, the seventh annual Akron Pride Festival drew thousands of LGBTQ+ people and their allies to city.

Dozens of vendors lined Main Street, and attendees were treated to a lineup of entertainers that included Big Pop, Sad Harris, VINCINT and drag performer Coco Montrese.

Throughout the day-long celebration, The Buckeye Flame captured these images:

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H.L. Comeriato (they/them) is an award-winning multimedia journalist living and working in Ohio. They were honored with the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for National LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year.

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