20 spectacular photos of cities celebrating LGBT Pride around the world
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Jun 23, 2018, 19:38 IST
Columbus, Indiana, began showing its Pride in April, a few months earlier than most of the nation.
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In New York City, each borough is holding its own Pride events and parades during June, except for Staten Island, which celebrates in May.
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Mumbai's Pride parade in February stopped traffic.
In May, Seoul hosted its first-ever drag queen parade, which activists have hailed as "a huge milestone." Dozens attended.
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In India, the city of Ahmadabad held its first-ever queer parade in February.
Similarly, folks in Lebanon highlighted LGBTQ+ discrimination and abuse during Beirut's Pride celebrations in May. The community is the most vibrant, creative, and open in the Arab world.
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In early May, Tokyo held its annual Rainbow Pride Parade. This year’s theme was "Change," a call to respect everyone regardless of sexuality.
At Pride in Havana, Cuba, dancers and drag queens performed on a float pulled by a tractor in May.
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A week later, Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, held its own parade. A girls' dance team marched with a rainbow flag.
Protected by riot police in Kiev, Ukraine, drag queens in whimsical garb rode on parade floats on June 17.
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In Warsaw, LGBTQ+ activists say a conservative turn in Poland is motivating them to fight harder for their rights. They still believe same-sex marriage won't be legalized anytime soon.
In Tirana, Albania, the parade is called (P)Ride, because attendees ride bikes down city streets in May.
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Crowds gathered in rainbow costumes for Mexico City's parade and rally along Reforma Avenue in January.
The costumes at the parade in Brussels were a bit more involved.
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People held up transgender pride flags at El Salvador's parade in May. Thousands of people attended.
In April, a group of people at the parade in San Jose, Costa Rica, showed support for Carlos Alvarado Quesada, who was campaigning for the country's presidency at the time. (He won a day later.)
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Thousands of revelers flooded the streets for Sao Paulo's parade in early June.
Lisbon's Pride festival took place beside a river. It included DJs, vendors, bars, lounge space, and exhibitions.
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In Israel, Tel Aviv had one of its largest Pride parades yet.
The event attracted more than 250,000 people from the country and abroad.