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LGBTQ+ Pride month ends with vibrant parades and events worldwide in photos

A participant in the Pride march cheers in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)

A participant in the Pride march cheers in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)
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The monthlong LGBTQ+ Pride celebration concluded with vibrant parades and events across the U.S. and around the world.

Originating with Gay Pride Week in June 1970, a year after the Stonewall Inn raid in New York, Pride events have since expanded globally to cities like Budapest and Mexico City.

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A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Participants in the Pride march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)

Participants in the Pride march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)
People hold hands during the Pride march in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)

People hold hands during the Pride march in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)
Revelers take part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Revelers take part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Participants march during the Milano Pride parade in Milan, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)

Participants march during the Milano Pride parade in Milan, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
Members of LGTBIQ+ community perform before the start of the Pride March in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Members of LGTBIQ+ community perform before the start of the Pride March in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Participants march during the Milano Pride parade in Milan, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)

Participants march during the Milano Pride parade in Milan, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
Participants in the Pride march wear masks depicting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)

Participants in the Pride march wear masks depicting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)
Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony, center, holds his hands up along with European Union representatives during the Pride march in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)

Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony, center, holds his hands up along with European Union representatives during the Pride march in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)
Denise "Nece Sexton" Sadler blows kisses to the crowd during the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Denise “Nece Sexton” Sadler blows kisses to the crowd during the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Colby James waves to the crowd during the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Colby James waves to the crowd during the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Kerra Blackwell performs as she marches in the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Kerra Blackwell performs as she marches in the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Nicole Richards cheers while watching the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Nicole Richards cheers while watching the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A participant smiles while taking part in a Pride Parade rally in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

A participant smiles while taking part in a Pride Parade rally in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Eryn Keyes walks down Broadway during the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Eryn Keyes walks down Broadway during the Nashville Pride Parade, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Participant in the Pride march hold a drawing made on a piece of cardboard in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)

Participant in the Pride march hold a drawing made on a piece of cardboard in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi)
Rainbow lasers create a pride flag projected on Market Street from the Ferry Building during a ceremony for the 55th annual Pride Celebration in San Francisco on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Rainbow lasers create a pride flag projected on Market Street from the Ferry Building during a ceremony for the 55th annual Pride Celebration in San Francisco on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.