Two million lined the route under a fresh summer drizzle waving rainbows as thousands marched.

Just two days earlier, a supreme decision announced marriage for all in these 50 United States.

Parade participants and spectators alike, all walks of life displayed signs of love and protest while dancing and prancing to the drum beat of celebration, the SCOTUS Marriage ruling.

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Jeff Day, an independent photographer based in New York City, documents city life celebrations and the renewal of historical tradition in contemporary voice in the streets. He is completing two books, New Orleans Black and White and New York Street.  A lifelong sailor, Jeff has also documented the water’s edge and shore towns of New York, New England, the Gulf Coast, and Eastern Spain.

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All copyrighted photos courtesy of Jeff Day.

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For more of Jeff’s work, please see:

* The Longest Day Of The Year: Solstice in Cambrils, Spain

* Photos From The People’s Climate March: New York, September 21, 2014

* We Love A Parade: Columbus Day, New York, October 13, 2014

* We Love A Parade: Halloween, New York, October 31, 2014

* We Love A Parade: Veterans Day, New York, November 11, 2014

* We Love A Parade: Thanksgiving, New York, November 27, 2014

* We Love A Parade: The Three Kings Parade, New York, January 6, 2015

* We Love A Parade: Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LA, February 2015

* We Love A Parade: St. Patrick’s Day, New York, March 17, 2015