Photos: Global Pride Month Celebrations End With US Parades
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.
Peppermint, one of the official Grand Marshals for the 2026 NYC Pride March, salutes to parade-goers, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. | Photo: AP/Pamela Smith
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People take part in the annual Pride parade in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ivan Valencia
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A person poses for a photo during the annual Pride parade in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ivan Valencia
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A performer dances during a Pride rally in Manila, Philippines on Friday, June 26, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aaron Favila
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is sprayed with water as he takes part in the Toronto Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, walks in the 57th annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in New York. | Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
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Nancy Pelosi participates rides in the Pride Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
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Skywalker, a 7-year-old standard poodle, displays rainbow fur during the Pride Parade in Seattle, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Revelers attend the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Nic Coury
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Nadja Thompson, left, kisses Olivia Cortez, right, under a rainbow parachute during the Seattle Pride Parade Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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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. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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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. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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A person calling themselves "Seattle Cloud Guy" jogs by during the Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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A participant blows a kiss while riding sidesaddle on a motorcycle during the Pride march in Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Martin Mejia
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Participants set sail from Cheesman Park to take part in the Pride Parade Sunday, June 29, 2026, in Denver. | Photo: AP/David Zalubowski
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Miss Gay Pride of All Colorado rides a float during the Pride Parade Sunday, June 29, 2026, in Denver. | Photo: AP/David Zalubowski
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Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. | Photo: AP/Pamela Smith
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A parade-goer attends the NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. | Photo: AP/Pamela Smith
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Participants from Gays Against Guns lie down on the parade route during the 57th annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in New York. | Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
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People carry a pride flag during the Pride Parade in Toronto, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP
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People march during the annual Pride parade in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ivan Valencia
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Revelers attend the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Nic Coury