How times have changed. On Sunday, the Boston Globe headlined a story about Saturday’s Gay Pride parade PARENTS, FAMILIES CELEBRATE GAY PRIDE. Compare that with the Globe’s parade story in 1996: LEWD ACTS DECRIED IN GAY MARCH. Over the years, coverage of the parade has indeed shifted with the times. For instance, as anyone who has ever attended a Gay Pride parade knows, "lewd acts" are always on display at the annual celebration, but the press doesn’t always draw attention to them. Here is a sampling of next-day Globe headlines that reflect changes in public and media perceptions of the parade — and maybe even a few changes in the event itself.

• GAYS HOLD PARADE, RALLY IN BOSTON — June 20, 1982.

• 18,000 MARCH IN HUB FOR LESBIAN, GAY PRIDE — June 19, 1983.

• 30,000 GAYS RALLY TO SHOW PRIDE, FIGHT PREJUDICE — June 14, 1987

• 70,000 RALLY FOR GAY PRIDE — June 10, 1990.

• PROUD TO MARCH: 90,000 TURN OUT AT PARADE TO CELEBRATE STRIDES MADE BY GAYS, LESBIANS — June 9, 1991

• CELEBRATION OF GAY PRIDE DRAWS 100,000 — June 14, 1992

• LEWD ACTS DECRIED IN GAY MARCH — June 12, 1996

• 100,000 MARCH TO CELEBRATE HUB’S GAY PRIDE EVENT GOES OFF WITH HUMOR, TEASING, COMMUNITY SPIRIT — June 8, 1997

• TINKY WINKY A FAVORITE IN GAY PRIDE PARADE — June 13, 1999

• GAYS HUSH THEIR CRITICS AT PARADE — June 11, 2000

• PARENTS, FAMILIES CELEBRATE GAY PRIDE — June 9, 2002