Vancouver’s Gay Pride parade was at its understated best this weekend.

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It all began innocently enough, with the usual array of decked out dinosaurs and furry gents in tutus stealthily making their way down Vancouver’s main streets.

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Public expressions of homophobia in the Vancouver area recently are believed to have prompted marchers to take a lower key approach than usual.

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In fact, many residents would have been hard pressed to notice there was a parade going on at all.

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H/T @PeterMeiszner for the fabulous Velociraptor.