Participants gather for the LGBT Pride Day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. AP |
Participants lift up rainbow-coloured fans to show solidarity with LGBTIQ refugees seeking safety in Malta, during a silent march to mark World Refugee Day, in Valletta, Malta, June 20, 2023. REUTERS |
Little Miss Salma starts the high heels race to raise funds for Casa Frida, a center that supports the LGBTQ+ community in Mexico City, Saturday, June 17, 2023. AP |
Artist Preta Queenb Rull, performs during an LGBT+ artistic show entitled 'Noite das Estrelas' or the Night of the Stars, at the Mare Favela complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 25, 2023. The show which honors the LGBT+ movements of the 1980s and 1990s, travels through the streets and occupies cultural facilities in the community. AP |
A woman hold up a rainbow flag or gay pride flag during the annual Pride Parade, in Paris on June 24, 2023. As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social media, triggering extreme online responses, including incitements to violence. AFP |
People attend the Pride March to show support to members of the LGBT community, in Milan, Italy, 24 June 2023. EPA |
A reveller holds a rainbow in front of a cordon of security forces during in the Pride March in downtown Chisinau, on June 18, 2023. Hundreds of revellers, heavily guarded by police and gendarme forces, took part in the march for the 22nd edition of Moldova's LGBTQ+ festival. AFP |
Aerial view of gender rights activists and members and supporters of the LGBTQ+ community taking part in the Pride Parade in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on June 24, 2023. AFP |
Participants hold a giant rainbow flag as they take part in the 'Skopje Pride' the Pride Parade in support of the LGBTQ+ community in downtown Skopje, on June 24, 2023. On June 24, 2023, North Macedonia is holding its third Pride Parade in Skopje, organized by the National Network against Homophobia and Transphobia. AFP |
Vanesa Mendoza, with her dog Luna, poses for a photo during the 45th annual LGBTTTIQ+ Pride March for Freedom, Justice and Dignity in Mexico City, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AP |
Itamaraty, the headquarters of Brazilian diplomacy, is illuminated in the colors of the LGBTQIA+ flag in honor of the International LGBTQIA+ Pride Day, that will be celebrated on June 28, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. AP |
Supporters form the word 'Family' during the annual Pink Dot event in a public show of support for the LGBTQ community at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on June 24, 2023. AFP |
People dressed up as Star Wars characters participate in the Stonewall Pride parade on June 17, 2023 in Wilton Manors, Florida. Even as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers passed anti-LGBTQ laws, the Stonewall Pride event brought nearly 50,000 people together to celebrate the LGBTQ community. The festival uses the name of the Stonewall riots, a series of protests in New York City that sparked the beginning of the modern gay liberation movement in 1969. AFP |
People attend the 2nd annual Dunedin Pride Golf Cart Parade in Dunedin, Florida, USA, 23 June 2023. AFP |
Juan Carlos Araujo crosses the finish line in second place in the high heels race that raises funds for Casa Frida, a center that supports the LGBTQ+ community, in Mexico City, Saturday, June 17, 2023. AP |
People walk through the streets for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, during the Geneva Pride march, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, June 10, 2023. AP |
Theresa Thadani, left, is kissed by Bhavani Daryanani in a photo booth before being married at City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, June 23, 2023. Ahead of the weekend Pride Parade and Celebration, the Office of the County Clerk was marrying 250 couples in a celebration of San Francisco's LGBTQ+ history and culture. AP |
People attend a march to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights at the annual pride parade in Vienna, Austria, June 17, 2023. REUTERS |
People take part in a Pride march to show support for the LGBTQ community in Quezon city, suburban Manila on June 24, 2023. AFP |
This picture taken on April 28, 2023 shows South Korean drag queen Serena preparing to record a video for Neon Milk YouTube channel at a studio in the Haebangchon district of Seoul. Drag queens such as Serena, who is part of the Neon Milk collective that has 100,000 followers on their YouTube channel, have turned to social media to connect with young LGBTQ South Koreans. AFP |
This picture taken on April 28, 2023 shows South Korean drag queen Serena preparing to record a video for Neon Milk YouTube channel at a studio in the Haebangchon district of Seoul. Drag queens such as Serena, who is part of the Neon Milk collective that has 100,000 followers on their YouTube channel, have turned to social media to connect with young LGBTQ South Koreans. AFP |
Drag queens ride on a float during the Stonewall Pride parade on June 17, 2023 in Wilton Manors, Florida. AFP |
A participant takes part in the Pride March in Munich, Germany, 24 June 2023. The Munich Pride parade is the biggest demonstration of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans*, inter* and queer people (LGBTIQ*) for equal rights and social acceptance in the southern German area. EPA |
A woman attends the LGBT Pride March in Chisinau, Moldova, 18 June 2023. Moldovan police increased safety measures for the LGBT march after threats of possible violence were reported against the event. EPA |