A colorful parade marched past the Oregon State Capitol and through downtown Salem Saturday at noon to kick off Salem’s annual Pride celebration.
Thousands of people passed through the afternoon Block Party, which was expanded this year to cover two blocks of State Street.
The Salem Pride Parade marches in front of the Oregon Capitol on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Teresa Estrada makes last minute adjustments to a parade decoration before the start of the Salem Pride Parade on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Daisy Davidson, 5, was ready with her flag along the Salem Pride Parade route on Court Street on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Arbor Gray makes last minute adjustments before the start of the Salem Pride Parade on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Krys Sorenson and Chris Frye wait to march in the Salem Pride Parade on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)The Salem Pride Parade marches in downtown Salem on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Elliot Dunivin was enjoying her first Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Gabriel Pena-Viniegra, Edson Gomez, and Javier Lopez enjoy their day at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Becca Brisbin from Radness Ensues provided free buttons to all Salem Pride Block Party attendees on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)An attendee watches the entertainment at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)An exchange of views between a Salem Pride Block Party attendee and a protester on Court Street in downtown Salem on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)A child enjoys the Miss Smith Queertet show at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Daisy gets a drink from human Michelle Achee at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)There were many supportive signs at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Two members of the Miss Smith Queertet show sing at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Elektra Voltz performs at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)RiRi Caliente performs at the Salem Pride Block Party in downtown Salem on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Luxx performs at the Salem Pride Block Party in downtown Salem on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Samaria Lopez enjoys the drag performances at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Miss Pride Princess 2025 performs at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)A Caliente XL Productions member performs at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)Kate Bentz and Victoria Timm display some of the zines they created and that were available to attendees at the Salem Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
