Thousands of San Diegans turned out to participate in this year's Pride Parade, the first since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.⁠ ⁠ The theme for this year’s Pride celebration is “Justice with Joy,” a theme filled with emotion for San Diego Pride executive director Fernando Lopez Jr, who said, “We’re back and it’s just so beautiful and meaningful to be back together in community, and I know that our community and I have missed this, and we really need a win right now.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for more photos.⁠ ⁠ (Images: @BowlersDesk / @kpbs • Matthew Bowler/KPBS)