LGBT pride parade in Amsterdam features boats as floats

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Tens of thousands of spectators are lining an Amsterdam canal to watch a parade of decorated boats during the Dutch capital’s LGBT pride festival.
Organizers said 80 boats officially took part in the canal parade on Saturday, including ones representing Dutch police, the military and an undertakers’ organization.
Ahead of next years’ summer Olympics in Japan, a vessel representing Tokyo’s LGBT community participated, too.
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