Photos show Pride around the world: Monthlong celebration ends with iconic U.S. parades

Peppermint, one of the official Grand Marshals for the 2026 NYC Pride March, salutes to parade-goers, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Peppermint, one of the official Grand Marshals for the 2026 NYC Pride March, salutes to parade-goers, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani partakes in the NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani partakes in the NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Revelers wave rainbow fans during the annual Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Revelers wave rainbow fans during the annual Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Participants in the Bucharest Pride Parade rest on a bench, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Participants in the Bucharest Pride Parade rest on a bench, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A person gestures under a rainbow flag during the Bucharest Pride Parade, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A person gestures under a rainbow flag during the Bucharest Pride Parade, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People take part in the annual Pride Parade along the beachfront of Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
People take part in the annual Pride Parade along the beachfront of Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A performer dances during a Pride rally in Manila, Philippines on Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A performer dances during a Pride rally in Manila, Philippines on Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Revelers take part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Revelers take part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Participants hold a rainbow flag during the annual Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community's Pride Month in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Participants hold a rainbow flag during the annual Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community's Pride Month in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A participant has face painted as members of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters take out a Pride Month rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A participant has face painted as members of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters take out a Pride Month rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
People gather to take part in the Pristina Pride Parade in the main square in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
People gather to take part in the Pristina Pride Parade in the main square in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
A participant strikes a pose during the annual Pride Parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A participant strikes a pose during the annual Pride Parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Participants take part in the annual Pride Parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Participants take part in the annual Pride Parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A person dances during the Zurich Pride parade in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A person dances during the Zurich Pride parade in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A person waves a Pride flag during a Pride flag raising ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
A person waves a Pride flag during a Pride flag raising ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
A reveler takes part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A reveler takes part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Revelers take part in the annual Athens Pride parade, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Revelers take part in the annual Athens Pride parade, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
A participant takes part in the annual Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community's Pride Month in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A participant takes part in the annual Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community's Pride Month in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A participant blows a kiss while riding sidesaddle on a motorcycle during the Pride march in Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A participant blows a kiss while riding sidesaddle on a motorcycle during the Pride march in Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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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.

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