Longtime attendees and newcomers alike poured into downtown Palm Springs on Sunday, Nov. 9 to conclude the 2025 Greater Palm Springs Pride celebration with the city’s annual parade — and many struck a defiant tone amid national disputes and tension over LGBTQ rights.

This year’s Palm Springs Pride Parade fell on an off-year for typical statewide elections. While several local officials and candidates for next year's races were present Sunday, there seemingly weren’t as many campaign signs and political hats as, for example, last year’s parade that occurred days before the presidential election.

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