PHOTOS: Hong Kong gay pride parade
November 9, 2013
Participants hold flags during the gay pride parade in Hong Kong on November 9, 2013. Despite its reputation as an international financial hub, critics say Hong Kong remains a conservative city when it comes to gay rights, lacking protection for the sexual minority group despite having decriminalised homosexuality in 1991. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524487268 )
Participants march as they walk under a rainbow flag, a symbol of the gay rights movement, during a gay rally in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Organizers say thousands of people are taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade including representatives from more than 50 organizations as well as participants from the mainland and Taiwan, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Gay Pride Parade )
Participants carry a rainbow flag, a symbol of the gay rights movement, during a gay rally in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Organizers say thousands of people are taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade including representatives from more than 50 organizations as well as participants from the mainland and Taiwan, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Gay Pride Parade )
Participants march past the government buildings (C) during the gay pride parade in Hong Kong on November 9, 2013. Despite its reputation as an international financial hub, critics say Hong Kong remains a conservative city when it comes to gay rights, lacking protection for the sexual minority group despite having decriminalised homosexuality in 1991. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524487266 )
A grandma poses with her grandson (L) during the gay pride parade in Hong Kong on November 9, 2013. Despite its reputation as an international financial hub, critics say Hong Kong remains a conservative city when it comes to gay rights, lacking protection for the sexual minority group despite having decriminalised homosexuality in 1991. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524487277 )
Participants carry rainbow flags, a symbol of the gay rights movement, march at a down town street during a gay rally in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Organizers say thousands of people are taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade including representatives from more than 50 organizations as well as participants from the mainland and Taiwan, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Gay Pride Parade )
Participants carry a rainbow flag, a symbol of the gay rights movement, during a gay rally in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Organizers say thousands of people are taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade including representatives from more than 50 organizations as well as participants from the mainland and Taiwan, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Gay Pride Parade )
Participants hold a flag during the gay pride parade in Hong Kong on November 9, 2013. Despite its reputation as an international financial hub, critics say Hong Kong remains a conservative city when it comes to gay rights, lacking protection for the sexual minority group despite having decriminalised homosexuality in 1991. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524487271 )
Participants march during a gay rally in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Organizers say thousands of people are taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade including representatives from more than 50 organizations as well as participants from the mainland and Taiwan, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Gay Pride Parade )
Participants march as they walk under a rainbow flag, a symbol of the gay rights movement, during a gay rally in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Organizers say thousands of people are taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade including representatives from more than 50 organizations as well as participants from the mainland and Taiwan, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Gay Pride Parade )
Participants carry a rainbow flag, a symbol of the gay rights movement, during a gay rally in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Organizers say thousands of people are taking part in the annual Gay Pride Parade including representatives from more than 50 organizations as well as participants from the mainland and Taiwan, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Gay Pride Parade )
Participants holding flags pose during the gay pride parade in Hong Kong on November 9, 2013. Despite its reputation as an international financial hub, critics say Hong Kong remains a conservative city when it comes to gay rights, lacking protection for the sexual minority group despite having decriminalised homosexuality in 1991. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524487294 )
A participant yawns in front of the government buildings during the gay pride parade in Hong Kong on November 9, 2013. Despite its reputation as an international financial hub, critics say Hong Kong remains a conservative city when it comes to gay rights, lacking protection for the sexual minority group despite having decriminalised homosexuality in 1991. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524487262 )
Participants pose in front of the government buildings (L) during the gay pride parade in Hong Kong on November 9, 2013. Despite its reputation as an international financial hub, critics say Hong Kong remains a conservative city when it comes to gay rights, lacking protection for the sexual minority group despite having decriminalised homosexuality in 1991. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 524487258 )
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