Wrapped in multicolored flags and waving protest signs, revelers across the globe have gathered throughout June for Pride events — a monthlong celebration of the LGBTQ community that also symbolizes an ongoing fight for equal rights and inclusion.
The roots of Pride Month stretch back to June 28, 1969, when a police raid on New York City’s Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, led to several nights of clashes with the bar’s LGBTQ patrons and others, which became known as the Stonewall Riots or Stonewall Uprising — a demonstration that’s now considered the start of the LGBTQ rights movement. Marches took place in Manhattan, Chicago and San Francisco to mark the anniversary of Stonewall the following June, and, over time, it became an annual event in more and more cities. Pride Month first gained federal recognition in 1999 from then-President Bill Clinton.
Pride marches and festivals have been taking place throughout the month in different parts of the U.S. and around the world, and New York’s 2025 Pride march, honoring the legacy of Stonewall, is scheduled for Sunday. Here is a look at some of the events from Washington, D.C., to Kathmandu and beyond.
People march in the L.A. Pride Parade on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025.
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The 25th Anniversary Kentuckiana Pride Festival Parade was held on June 21, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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A heart-shaped sign with the colors of the Pride flag is seen near the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, on June 25, 2025.
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Bella Bautista, a trans woman, attends the World Pride Parade on June 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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Participants ride motorcycles during the 2025 L.A. Pride Parade on June 8, 2025 in Los Angeles.
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Activists and allies marched for equality in the Motor City Pride Parade in Detroit on June 8, 2025.
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Spectators along Clarendon Street watch the Boston Pride Parade on June 14, 2025.
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People march down Boylston Street at the Boston Pride Parade on June 14, 2025.
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A motorcyclist and passenger zoom through the streets of Solvang, California, for the city’s 2025 Pride parade.
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Activists and supporters of the LGBTQ community participate in a Pride walk in Kolkata, India, on June 22, 2025.
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The Coliseum in Rome during the city’s Pride parade on June 14, 2025.
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A demonstrator holds a sign that says “Make Love Not War” at the Equality March in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 14, 2025, where participants advocated for LGBTQ rights in the country. It was Kyiv’s first Pride march since the Russian invasion.
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People wave umbrellas to form a monumental rainbow-colored flag in Zocalo Square as they take part in the LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Mexico City, June 22, 2025.
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Marchers carry rainbow flags at the Kentuckiana Pride Parade at Waterfront Park on June 21, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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The annual Pride Parade in Athens, Greece, on June 14, 2025.
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In Athens, a 2025 Pride parade attendee carries a sign that reads “Trans Rights Are Human Rights.”
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A 2025 Pride procession passes the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, Poland. The march brought together thousands of advocates for LGBTQ rights in a country where marked intolerance toward the community is largely attributed to the church’s cultural influence.
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In Bosnia, the LGBTQ community and allies wave Pride flags and signage at Sarajevo’s annual Pride parade on June 14, 2024.
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Attendees of the 7th Nepal Pride Parade wave carry a rainbow flag while marching through Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 14, 2025.
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A view of the streets of Mexico City’s Zocalo, where rainbow-colored laser lights are projected to commemorate International Pride Month and Day. The goal is to combat and eradicate discrimination, racism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, and violence in all its forms that these groups face daily, in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 27, 2025.
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People join the Pride Parade in Quezon City, Metro Manila on June 28, 2025.
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Emily Mae Czachor is a news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social and criminal justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek.
