Pride in the CLE photos: Celebrating social equality, acceptance, and respect for all

Bob Perkoski Monday, June 09, 2025
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Pride in the CLE 2025 took place last Saturday, June 7, with thousands of revelers hitting the streets of downtown Cleveland to celebrate and support Northeast Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community and advocate for equity and acceptance for everyone.

More than 7,000 people registered for the march, organized by the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. Marchers stepped off in Public Square and made their way through the streets to Malls B and C for the festival.

There were food trucks, vendors, and organizations set up around downtown as entertainers took the stage—including popular band Apostle Jones and the Cleveland Cavaliers Dance Team to keep the energy level high.

Photographer Bob Perkoski captured the day in all of its pride and joy. Check out the day here!

Need more? Check out the Buckeye Flame’s 2025 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide, with more than 125 events across Ohio.
Bob Perkoski
Bob Perkoski

About the Author: Bob Perkoski

Bob is managing photographer with FreshWater as well as a Cleveland freelance photographer. His photographic approach is rooted in the art of storytelling. Whether freezing the energy of an event, encapsulating the magic of a performance, or astutely anticipating the decisive moments, his work displays an innate ability to distill the essence of any scene or subject into a single frame or series of work. In addition, Bob is the official photographer for LAND studio and Holden Forest and Gardens and has worked with various Cleveland organizations. In 2019 he published a book of his photos Rust Belt Burlesque. He's had work published in other books like LGBTQ Cleveland by Ken Schneck, Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology and Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner. Previously he was co-founder/art director for Balanced Living Magazine. You can view his versatile portfolio of work, which includes news coverage, portraiture, architectural and fine art at Perkoski Photography. Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.

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