Theme of the entire event was “We the People” no doubt a reference to the menacing political situation in the US for the LGBTQ community.
The lead contingent was in Statue of Liberty drag, presumably symbolizing this. One person carried a sign reading “No Kings only Queens.”
Earlier this year, DeSantis no doubt with the approval of Trump declared war on Orlando’s LGBTQ community with the crusade against rainbow crosswalks and the confrontation over them at Pulse
Corporate contingents were present but not as thick as in prior years, no doubt because Trump punishes corporations for doing anything “DEI” or “woke.” It is not known to me whether the expulsions of kuffiyeh wearing pro-Palestine participants in the Festival were the work of Pride organizers or of the management of Lake Eola. The latter has a known and vicious beef with Palestine protesters.