Loud and proud ... Mr LA Leather 2004 (centre) waves to the crowd from a truck during the Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in Long Beach, California, USA. Photo: AFP Wanting the right to get hitched ... dancers perform on a float in support of gay marriage, at the Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in Long Beach, California, USA. Photo: AFP Leading the way ... two men in leather and wearing a collar and chain march in the Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in Long Beach, California, USA. Photo: AFP