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Pride parades were held across the world on weekend during Pride month.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A woman dressed in a Lady Gaga iconic outfit takes part in the annual Gay Pride parade marking LGBTQ+ Pride Month, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A woman dressed in a Lady Gaga iconic outfit takes part in the annual Gay Pride parade marking LGBTQ+ Pride Month, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A drag queen known as Raul poses for a photo during the annual Gay Pride parade marking LGBTQ+ Pride Month, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A drag queen known as Raul poses for a photo during the annual Gay Pride parade marking LGBTQ+ Pride Month, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Two men wearing rainbow flags over their shoulders, walk hand-in-hand down Liberdade Avenue in Lisbon during the Europride Parade, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Two men wearing rainbow flags over their shoulders, walk hand-in-hand down Liberdade Avenue in Lisbon during the Europride Parade, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
People hold up fans with pro-Palestinian messages and shout slogans during the Europride Parade in Lisbon, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
People hold up fans with pro-Palestinian messages and shout slogans during the Europride Parade in Lisbon, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
A parade attendee shouts at a Christian protester during the Kentuckiana Pride Parade on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
A parade attendee shouts at a Christian protester during the Kentuckiana Pride Parade on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Police work to prevent a dispute between a group with anti-gay sentiments and members of the LGBTQ+ community, during a Pride parade in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Police work to prevent a dispute between a group with anti-gay sentiments and members of the LGBTQ+ community, during a Pride parade in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)