With an overcast sky and a chill in the air, the Atlanta Pride Festival brought a pageantry of rainbows to the streets of Midtown as thousands turned out for the city’s largest parade.
The festival, celebrating the LGBTQ-plus community, scrubbed all events Saturday because of Hurricane Isaias, but it cheered, danced and sang
“This is like my happiest day of the year,” Ronda Hand of Asheville, N.C., who attended the parade and festival with friends, told Channel 2’s Bryan Mims. “This is a day filled with love and acceptance and joy and no hate. I think it’s just a great experience for everyone.”…