Peppermint, one of the official Grand Marshals for the 2026 NYC Pride March, salutes to parade-goers, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Born out of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York, Pride Month has grown into a global celebration of LGBTQ+ communities, with marches and festivals taking place in cities across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. The month reached its peak Sunday with landmark Pride parades in New York and San Francisco.
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People help carry a transgender pride flag while marching with the University of Washington during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Revelers attend the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)Skywalker, a 7-year-old standard poodle, displays rainbow fur during the Pride Parade in Seattle, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Revelers attend the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)Children hold pride flags as a school bus with Seattle Public Schools drives by during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)A person calling themselves “Seattle Cloud Guy” jogs by during the Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)A parade-goer attends the NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)From left, Parker Lindner, Ariel Rathbun and Susan Partnow with the Lady Liberty Project wave at parade participants during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)People march during the annual Pride parade in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Revelers wave rainbow fans during the annual Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)Participants in the Bucharest Pride Parade rest on a bench, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)A person gestures under a rainbow flag during the Bucharest Pride Parade, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)People take part in the annual Pride Parade along the beachfront of Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)A performer dances during a Pride rally in Manila, Philippines on Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Participants hold a rainbow flag during the annual Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Revelers take part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)Participants take part in the annual Pride Parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)A participant has face painted as members of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters take out a Pride Month rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)People gather to take part in the Pristina Pride Parade in the main square in Kosovo’s capital Pristina, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)A person dances during the Zurich Pride parade in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Revelers take part in the annual Athens Pride parade, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)A participant takes part in the annual Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)A participant blows a kiss while riding sidesaddle on a motorcycle during the Pride march in Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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