They came, they saw, they paraded proudly.

And they devoured the Monster Fry Brick.

They partied on Stark Street and grooved to Uh Huh Her and Melange Lavonne at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park’s Main Stage. And when Pride 2009 was all said and done, attendees, business vendors and nonprofit organizations had largely positive takes on just how, to paraphrase this year’s theme, “United We Stood.”