Cities including New York, Mexico City, and Paris showed their LGBT pride over the weekend with marches and festivals.
LGBTQ Pride Around the World
UK: op-ed, Is the saccharine message of #Loveislove really what Pride is about?
I’d prefer the old Queer Nation chant – “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it” – to a statement that says ‘picture LGBT people falling in love and you’ll hate us less’
Australia: Why the Queer Collective protested outside the Indonesian Embassy
Twitter Sends Emotional Thanks To ‘Sesame Street’ After It Tweets Pride Message
Philippines: Pride in the eyes of those at the fringes of LGBT community
Discussions on the evolution of Pride has already been happening overseas, even if the same has not been really happening in the Philippines. And in the midst of all the noise, what needs to be kept in mind is that Pride is supposed to celebrate the “rainbow diversity”. That is, it’s supposed to be for everyone, not just for the select few (who can afford to access it).
Turkey: Istanbul Pride, Turkish riot police fire rubber bullets at LGBT marchers
UK: Pride 2017: London tube and bus stops decorated with rainbows for this year's LGBT fortnight
London's transport network is planning to wrap its vehicles and decorate the Underground with rainbow patterns as part of its biggest ever campaign for LGBT Pride.