2011 Pride Parades

Christina Careaga (right) and Hannah Thielmann celebrate during the Gay Pride parade on June 26, 2011 in New York City. The parade took on extra significance following Friday night's legalization of same-sex marriage in New York.

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Bradley Manning supporters carry a banner in the San Francisco gay pride parade on June 26, 2011.

"Sassy" (dressed as a bride) celebrates during the 2011 NYC LGBT Pride March on June 26, 2011 in New York City.

Christopher Goeken, left, his partner Glenn Magpantay, right, and their son Malcolm Magpantay, 4, from Queens, smile before the start of the Gay Pride Parade, Sunday, June 26, 2011, in New York. Goeken and Magpantay have been together for 18 years.

Dressed as a groom, Linda Collazo (right) and her partner, Paola Perez, dressed as a bride, pose for a photographer, as Luz Perez (Paola's mother, left) and her partner take a picture of themselves before the start of the Gay Pride Parade, Sunday, June 26, 2011, in New York.

Alba Hochmann, dressed as a bride, looks on during the Gay Pride parade on June 26, 2011 in New York City.

People observe the gay pride parade in Guatemala City, Saturday, June 25, 2011.

People attend the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday June 26, 2011.

A person performs with fire during the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday June 26, 2011.

A person in costume attends the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday June 26, 2011.

A transvestite poses for pictures during a gay pride parade in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, June 25, 2011.

People with painted faces and bodies pose for pictures during a gay pride parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 25, 2011. Thousands marched down Paseo de la Reforma Avenue for one of the largest gay pride events in Latin America.

A transgender parade participant in Guatemala City, Saturday, June 25, 2011.

People take part in the Gay Pride Parade on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on June 26, 2011.

A reveler is seen during the annual Gay Pride march in Paris, Saturday, June 25, 2011.

People parade during the 11th edition of Gay Pride, June 25, 2011 in Paris. French citizens (including political and business leaders and artists like actress Catherine Deneuve) signed a petition this week asking for "the universal depenalization for homosexuality." Signs read "My freedom preserves yours."

Revelers bathe in a fountain during the annual Gay Pride march in Paris, Saturday, June 25, 2011.

Revelers kiss during the annual Gay Pride march in Paris, Saturday, June 25, 2011.

Revelers attends the annual Gay Pride march in Paris, Saturday, June 25, 2011.

People participate in a gay pride parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 25, 2011. Floats pumping out Shakira on loudspeakers and winged angels waving rainbow flags filled leafy Paseo de la Reforma Avenue on their way to the Zocalo, the capital's main square.

A dog wearing a Rainbow flag plays with another dog during the Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City, June 25, 2011.

A couple kisses during the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, June 26, 2011.

A participant poses during the gay and lesbian pride parade in the center of Barcelona, June 26, 2011.

Guatemalan army soldiers march through the capitol city's main square during a Gay Pride celebration on June 25, 2011 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Hundreds of transgender, gay and lesbian revelers participated in the march, which finished in the capital city's downtown central park. Guatemala is one of Central America's most conservative countries, and the gay community has suffered a long history of discrimination.

Gay activists react against police officers during the Gay Pride Parade in Guatemala City, on June 25, 2011.

A participant in the Gay Pride Parade in Guatemala City, on June 25, 2011.

A participant in the Gay Pride march in Paris, June 25, 2011.

People participate in the annual Christopher Street Day Parade, June 25, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.

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Two women hold a rainbow flag during the Gay Pride Parade in Lisbon, June 18, 2011.

Participants of the Rainbow Parade are pictured hand in hand as they march in Vienna, June 18, 2011.

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Mike Mcdonald (L) and Joey Infante, a couple for 32 years, celebrate during the Gay Pride parade on June 26, 2011 in New York City. The parade took on extra significance following Friday night's legalization of same-sex marriage in New York, often regarded as the birthplace of the gay rights movement.