Twin Cities Pride Parade kicks off in Minneapolis

Twin Cities Pride Parade in Mpls, aerial view [RAW]

The Twin Cities Pride Parade in Minneapolis kicked off on Sunday. Twin Cities Pride is one of the largest Pride festivals in the country.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Twin Cities Pride Parade kicked off in Minneapolis on Sunday.

Raw footage of the Twin Cities Pride Parade can be viewed above. 

Twin Cities Pride

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The Twin Cities Pride Festival is one of the largest in the entire country.

Several events were planned throughout the Twin Cities this weekend to celebrate Pride. Loring Park, the widely-considered headquarters of Pride weekend in the Twin Cities, was filled with hundreds of vendors, community resource groups and artists for the event. 

The parade started at the intersection of Third Street and Hennepin Avenue, with participants marching from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Pride challenges 

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The festivities come after the movement met funding challenges after Target announced an end to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals. 

Last week, law enforcement officials shared information on a suspect who was caught on camera destroying a Pride flag. 

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Police have taken 15 reports since Monday from places like J&S Coffee where someone tried to break a window where there’s a Pride flag.

Investigators don't know if the crimes at businesses and homes are connected or whether there's one or more vandals. The victims all feel targeted, but they say they won’t be intimidated.