In Pictures: Millions Join LGBTQ Pride Parades Worldwide

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In Pictures: Millions Join LGBTQ Pride Parades Worldwide

June is known worldwide as Pride month and local LGBTQ activists and organizations in many countries organize Pride parades to celebrate their diversity and demand recognition and rights.

Turkey: LGBT rights activists shout slogans as they try to march for a pride parade, which was banned by the governorship, in central Istanbul. Photo:Reuters

U.S.: Activists march in the Queer Liberation March in Greenwich Village during the 2019 World Pride NYC and Stonewall 50th LGBTQ Pride day in New York Photo:Reuters

Peru: LGBTQ community takes part in Pride parade in Lima. Photo:Reuters

U.S.: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) marches in the Nashua Pride Parade in Nashua, New Hampshire. Photo:Reuters

Bolivia: A participant taking part in the gay pride parade holds a sign that reads, "Victims of Hate" in La Paz. Photo:Reuters

Mexico: Participants take part in the gay pride parade in Mexico City. Photo:Reuters

Portugal: A participant poses during the Gay Pride Parade in downtown Lisbon, Portugal June 29. Photo:Reuters

France: The gay pride parade passes by Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Photo:Reuters

Ecuador: People marching in Ecuador for Pride month in Quito. Photo:Reuters

North Macedonia: People take part in the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia. Photo:Reuters

Singapore: Participants of Pink Dot, an annual event organised in support of the LGBT community, pose for a photo at the Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park. Photo:Reuters

Philippines: Members of Manila's "Golden Gays", a group of gay senior citizens participate in the Metro Manila Pride parade in Marikina City. Photo:Reuters

Costa Rica: A man wearing a mask with the colors of the rainbow flag takes part in the annual Gay Pride parade along a Central Avenue, in San Jose. Photo:Reuters