PHOTOS: Gay Pride Festivities around the world – June 29, 2014
June 29, 2014
San Francisco Chief of Police Greg Suhr waves while marching with a number of his officers in the 44th annual Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in San Francisco. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender celebration and parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Gay Pride San Francisco )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231242 )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231263 )
Apple Computer employees and family members march up Market Street during the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in San Francisco. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender celebration and parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Gay Pride San Francisco )
People participate in the Gay Pride Parade in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on June 29, 2014. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531227821 )
Cyon Flare attends the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade during the parade on Broadway Street in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
Members of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans Association march with a big U.S. Flag at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade during the parade on Broadway Street in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( APTOPIX Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
Men kiss under a rainbow umbrella during a gay pride parade in Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Gays, lesbians and transgenders are holding gay pride parades worldwide this month as part of annual demonstrations demanding equal rights and to protest discrimination. (AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda) ( Gay Pride Photo Gallery )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474316 )
Fans take photos of Macklemore sitting atop a Cadillac as he passes by Westlake Park during the 40th annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Seattle. This year's theme ó "Generations of Pride"ó honors civil rights battles in the city that elected its first openly gay mayor last November. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) ( Gay Pride Seattle )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231902 )
Two young women hold each other and kiss while watching the 40th annual Seattle Pride Parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. This year's theme was ìGenerations of Pride." (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) ( Gay Pride Parade Seattle )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231217 )
A participant hold flags at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade during the parade on Broadway Street in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231873 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474252 )
Thousand of onlookers took part in and watched the 40th annual Seattle Pride Parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. This year's theme was ìGenerations of Pride." (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jorsen Stead) (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) ( Gay Pride Parade Seattle )
Eliza Galimba, 16, holds up a sign while watching the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in San Francisco. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender celebration and parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Gay Pride San Francisco )
Tiffany Ashmead partakes in the 2014 Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade in downtown Minneapolis on Sunday, June 29, 2014. She is a baker at Angel Food Bakery and Coffee Bar. (AP Photo/Minneapolis Star Tribune, Richard Tsong-Taatarii) ( Gay Pride Minneapolis )
Lee Reinhart, left, dances with Bianca Dorres at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade on Broadway in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
A man wears a costume during Mexico City's annual gay pride parade, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Thousands of people supporting the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders marched through the streets of central Mexico City Saturday, many waving rainbow flags or wearing intricate costumes. Gay marriage is legal within Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) ( Gay Pride Photo Gallery )
Charlie Gurion, left, kisses David Wirk at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade during the parade on Broadway Street in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( APTOPIX Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
People walk along Church Street ahead of the WorldPride Parade in Toronto, Ontario, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The parade, which is the culmination of WorldPride 2014, attracts over a million people. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen) ( Toronto Pride )
The crowd cheers as the parade moves down Broadway Street during the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014 in Chicago. As many as 1 million people were expected to pack Chicago streets Sunday for the first Gay Pride Parade since Illinois legalized gay marriage last month. (AP Photo/Stacy Thacker) ( Gay Pride Chicago )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231280 )
Parade goers celebrate during the WorldPride Parade in Toronto, Ontario June 29, 2014. The parade, which is the culmination of WorldPride 2014, attracts over a million people. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen) ( Canada Gay Pride Parade )
Marchers stretch out a large pride flag across the street during the 40th annual Seattle Pride Parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. This year's theme was ìGenerations of Pride." (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) ( Gay Pride Parade Seattle )
A man dressed in drag marches with a group of employees and family members with Kaiser Permanente during the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in San Francisco. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender celebration and parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Gay Pride San Francisco )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231854 )
Activists take part in the Gay Pride Parade in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on June 29, 2014. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531228256 )
People cheer during the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014 in Chicago. As many as 1 million people were expected to pack Chicago streets Sunday for the first Gay Pride Parade since Illinois legalized gay marriage last month. (AP Photo/Stacy Thacker) ( Gay Pride Chicago )
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo walked down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio was also in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451473978 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474002 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474238 )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on June 29, 2014. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531228192 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474306 )
A Drag Queen takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on June 29, 2014. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531228197 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474312 )
Grand Marshal Will Sheridan, right, greets with spectators at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade during the parade on Broadway Street in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
Balloons are seen down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451476198 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474536 )
A reveler takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia on June 29, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Guillermo GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531231746 )
A couple kisses during the Gay Pride Parade in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on June 29, 2014. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531228536 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451474554 )
Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which started at 36th Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at Greenwich and Christopher streets. The parade ended at the Stonewall Inn, where New York marchers commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1969 riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio were in attendance along with grand marshals Laverne Cox, transgender actress and activist, actor Jonathan Groff and Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ( 451476274 )
Police officers ride a float in the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
Violet, a 2014 reigning pageant queen, poses for a photo at the 2014 Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade in downtown Minneapolis on Sunday, June 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Minneapolis Star Tribune, Richard Tsong-Taatarii) ( Gay Pride Minneapolis )
Facebook employees and family members march up Market Street during the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in San Francisco. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender celebration and parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Gay Pride San Francisco )
Cowboys stand together at the start of Mexico City's annual gay pride parade, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Thousands of people supporting the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders marched through the streets of central Mexico City Saturday, many waving rainbow flags or wearing intricate costumes. Gay marriage is legal within Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) ( Gay Pride Photo Gallery )
Waving a pride flag, Seattle rap artist Macklemore, center, rides atop his Cadillac through the 40th annual Seattle Pride Parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. This year's theme was ìGenerations of Pride." (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) ( Gay Pride Parade Seattle )
Revelers parade on the Sully bridge on The Seine River with Notre Dame Cathedral in background during the annual Gay Pride march in Paris, France, Saturday, June 28, 2014.Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in some cases, protests and counter-protests. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) ( Gay Pride Photo Gallery )
Spectators wave as parade floats and entertainers pass by at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
Spectators wave as parade floats and entertainers pass by at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
Norman, a Basset Hound, watches the 44th annual San Francisco Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in San Francisco. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender celebration and parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. Norman is owned by Ty and Theresa Strickland of San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Gay Pride San Francisco )
Parade goers celebrate during the WorldPride Parade in Toronto, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The parade, which is the culmination of WorldPride 2014, attracts over a million people. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen) ( Canada Gay Pride Parade )
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee waves during the 44th annual Gay Pride parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in San Francisco. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender celebration and parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Gay Pride San Francisco )
Alra Gianutsos, left, and Casey Frank kiss after getting married at Seattle Center following the 2014 Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Bessex) ( Gay Pride Parade Seattle )
Two men of the White Branches float stage a mock wedding at the 40th annual Seattle Pride Parade Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. This year's theme was ìGenerations of Pride." (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) ( Gay Pride Parade Seattle )
Max Demian holds a sign as he watches the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The event, the first since Illinois' law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect, has 200 registered entrants, with about 1 million expected to participate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( Gay Pride Parade Chicago )
A couple takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on June 29, 2014. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531228250 )
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