Celebrating a month of LGBTQ+ pride reached its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers into the streets for marquee parades across the United States, to events in Asia, North and South America, and Europe.
The wide-ranging festivities were both jubilant parties and political protests, as participants recognized the community’s achievements while also drawing attention to recent anti-LGBTQ+ laws, such as bans on transgender healthcare, passed by Republican-led states.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Courtney Dittmar in Tokyo.
Girls kiss during the Gay Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
The 2024 Pittsburgh Gay Pride Parade crosses the Andy Warhol Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Gay Pride Parade participants wave from a float during the annual celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters in Washington, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
People take part in the Winnipeg Gay Pride Parade, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Daniel Crump/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ricky Martin performs during the LA Pride in the Park festival at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
JoJo Siwa performs during the LA Pride in the Park festival at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Festival-goers react to music during the LA Pride in the Park concert at Los Angeles State Historic Park, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
A woman with rainbow-colored lips attends the annual Gay Pride parade in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A female soldier draped in the LGBTQ+ flag attends a Pride march in kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A participant dances during the annual Gay Pride parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A participant, wearing a rainbow-colored heart on his chest, takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Spectators cheer to receive beads during the St. Petersburg Pride festival, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
People participate in the Equality Parade, an annual Pride parade, in the Polish capital in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A reveler takes part in the Pride Parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A participant smiles during the annual Pride parade, which marks the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Mexico City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
A participant takes part in the Pride parade in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A participant wearing body paint takes part in the Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A person shows his phone at the annual Jerusalem Pride parade, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Revelers take part in the annual Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Participants pose for a souvenir photo during the 25th Seoul Queer Culture Festival, held from May 27 to June 18 in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin -man)
Revelers take part in the Pride March in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Participants carry a rainbow banner as thousands march in the annual Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Participants take part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Panama City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People participate in the Pride parade in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A participant takes part in EuroPride, an international pan-European LGBTQ+ event that includes a Pride parade, held in a different European city each year, in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
People watch the New York Pride March from a fire escape, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andrés Kudacki)
A reveler marches down Fifth Avenue during the NYC Pride Parade, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Parade members perform during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
People take part in the Pride parade in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Hellen Graciela and Leidiane Alves pose for a photo as they wait to be united in marriage at a mass same-sex wedding ceremony organized to commemorate Pride Month in Goiania, Brazil, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Participants gather for LGBTQ Pride Day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Participants sit on a bench during a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Panama City, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A parade participant gestures during the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, in San Francisco, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (José Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
People attend an LGBTQ+ Pride and Hope Rally event in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A reveler, who goes by the name Cat, poses during a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
People chant slogans during the annual LGBTQ+ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A participant with a rainbow painted on his face takes part in the Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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