Photo Gallery: Atlanta Pride recognizes 2017 grand marshals

The JW Marriott hotel in Buckhead Atlanta played host to the 2017 Atlanta Pride Grand Marshal Reception on June 27, where dozens of LGBT leaders and allies gathered to honor the eight individuals and organizations selected to lead this October’s Pride Parade.

This year’s grand marshals are VOX Teen Communications, Planned Parenthood Southeast, Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, freelance deaf interpreter David Cowan, Lambda Legal’s Holiday Simmons, attorney Jamie Roberts, Sandy Lane of PFLAG Blairsville and Jerry Gonzalez, founder and director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials.

Photos by Dallas Anne Duncan