Parties, Protests and Parades: Vibrant photos of Pride month from around the World
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades across the U.S., to events in Asia, South American and Europe.
The wide-ranging festivities functioned as both jubilant parties and political protests, as participants recognize the community’s gains while also calling attention to recent anti-LGBTQ+ laws, such as bans on transgender health care, passed by Republican-led states.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Courtney Dittmar in Tokyo.
Girls kiss during the gay pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
The Pittsburgh Pride Parade 2024 makes it way across the Andy Warhol Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Participants of the Capital Pride Parade wave from a float during the annual celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters in Washington, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
People take part in the Winnipeg Pride Parade, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Daniel Crump/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ricky Martin performs during the LA Pride in the Park festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
JoJo Siwa performs during the LA Pride in the Park festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Festivalgoers react to music during the LA Pride in the Park concert at Los Angeles State Historic Park, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
A woman with rainbow colored lips attends the annual Gay Pride Parade in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A woman soldier wrapped in the LGBT flag attends a Pride march in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A reveler dances during the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A reveler, wearing a rainbow colored heart shape on his chest, takes part in a Gay Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Panama City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Spectators cheer for beads during the St. Pete Pride festival on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
People take part in the Equality Parade, a yearly Pride parade, in the Polish capital, in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A reveler takes part in the Pride March in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A participant smiles during the annual Gay Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Mexico City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
A participant takes part in the Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A participant with body paint takes part in the Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A person shows his phone in the annual Pride parade in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Revelers take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Participants pose for a souvenir photo during the 25th Seoul Queer Culture Festival which is held from May 27 to June 18, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Revelers take part in the Pride March in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Participants carry a rainbow banner as thousands march in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Revelers take part in a Gay Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Panama City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People take part in the Pride parade in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)c
A reveller takes part in EuroPride, a pan-European international LGBTI event featuring a Pride parade which is hosted in a different European city each year, in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
People watch the NYC Pride March from a fire escape, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A reveler marches along Fifth Avenue during the NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
People take part in the Pride parade in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Parade members perform during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Hellen Graciela and Leidiane Alves pose for a photo as they wait to be joined in matrimony at a same sex mass wedding ceremony, organized to mark Pride Month in Goiania, Brazil, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Participants gather for the LGBTQ Pride Day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Revelers sit on a bench during a Gay Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Panama City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A parade participant gestures during the San Francisco Pride Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
People attend a "Pride and Hope Rally" LGBTQ+ Pride event in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A reveler, who goes by the name Cat, strikes a pose during a Gay Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
People shout slogans during the annual LGBTQ+ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A participant with a rainbow painted on his face takes part in the Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)