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A Look at Pride Throughout the Years

As the annual New York City Pride parade takes to the streets once again, take a look at Pride photos throughout history. 

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Ever since the first Pride parade was held in New York City on June 28, 1970, one year after the Stonewall Uprisings, the celebration of queer rights and liberation has been a yearly tradition. From Tokyo to Milan to Sydney, cities all over the globe have come together for decades to commemorate the impact of LGBTQ+ individuals, as well as memorialize those lost to the HIV/AIDS crisis. 

As New York City's annual Pride parade kicks off, take a look at the evolution of Pride celebrations around the globe. 

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Members of the Buffalo Radical Lesbians in New York City on Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day 1971 .
The Pride parade in New York City New York City on Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day 1971.
A gay Pride demonstration in London, UK on July 4, 1977.
A man wearing a bride and groom costume at Pride in New York City in June 1980.
Catholic LGBT activists at Pride in New York City in June 1980.
A drag queen at New York City Pride in 1983.
Men in colorful shorts marching in a parade on in West Hollywood, California.
Shirtless men on a fire escape in Manhattan during Pride on June 27, 1993.
Pride marchers in London at Waterloo Place on June 24, 1995.
A participant holds lipstick at NYC Pride on June 27, 1999.
The Gay and Lesbian Parade on August 27, 2000 in downtown Tokyo.
This sign at Pride in Paris on June 29, 2002 translates to "Sexual orientation is a fundamental freedom."
Participants marching at Pride in NYC on June 18, 2009.
A man holds pride flags in Mexico City on June 26, 2010.
A festival in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy on June 11, 2011.
Paris Pride parade at Place de La Bastille on June 25, 2011.
Marchers at Pride in Venice, Italy on June 28, 2014.
A Freddie Mercury tribute during the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia on March 1, 2015.
A sign advocating for Black trans lives at NYC Pride on June 28, 2015.
The Orlando nightclub shooting of 2016 is commemorated at Los Angeles pride on June 10, 2016.
Marchers at the Capital Pride Parade on June 10, 2017 in Washington, DC.
The Pride parade in Hanoi, Vietnam on September 24, 2017.
Participants at Pride in Milan, Italy commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisings on June 29, 2019.
A parade in London, England at Trafalgar Square on July 6, 2019.
Participants share a sweet moment at the 43rd Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 6, 2021.

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