Video: 2010 Toronto Pride Parade, up-close and outrageous

Xtra reporter Michael Pihach gets an up-close look at the 2010 Pride parade in Toronto. Watch below:

Pihach and Pride grand marshal Todd Klinck

We’ll have more (pictures, videos, written accounts) in the coming days. Check out Xtra‘s Twitter account for photos that we took on-the-fly at various Pride events this past weekend.

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