Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Global Pride Extravaganza!

One of the most recognizable symbols on the planet is the Rainbow flag and its association the GayLesbianBisexualTransgender people, commonly lumped together under the acronym GLBT. I am a lump in that group and it's not the flag that gives me pride, it's the diversity that it represents. It's my tribe. Here are a series of images of members of my tribe celebrating with Pride. It covers a wide selection of Pride Parades. Some, many, are first time events. Some are old hat. Some occur in the midst of broad toleration, other in places where the participates are literally risking their lives. Such courage humbles me, while the tide of evolution and tolerance gives me great hope. Enjoy!
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands
ANTWERPEN, Belgium
ATHENS, Greece
ATLANTA, the United States
AUCKLAND, New Zealand
BALTIMORE, the United States
BANGKOK, Thailand
BARCELONA, Spain
BELGRADE, Serbia
BERLIN, Germany
BIRMINGHAM, the United Kingdom
BOSTON, the United States
BUCHAREST, Romania
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
CALGARY, Canada
CALI, Colombia
CAPE TOWN, South Africa
CARACAS, Venezuela
CHICAGO, the United States
COLOGNE, Germany
COPENHAGEN, Denmark
DEHLI, India
DURBAN, South Africa
EDINBURGH, (Scotland) the United Kingdom
ENTEBBE, Uganda
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
HANOI, Vietnam
HONG KONG, People's Republic of China
HONOLULU, the United States
HOUSTON, the United States
HYDERBAD, India
ISTANBUL, Turkey
JERUSALEM, Israel
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
LIMA, Peru
LISBON, Portugal
LONDON, the United Kingdom
LOS ANGELES, the United States
LOUISVILLE, the United States
MADRID, Spain
MANAGUA, Nicaragua
MANCHESTER, the United Kingdom
MANILA, the Philappines
MARSAILLES, France
MELBOURNE, Australia
MEXICO CITY, Mexico
MIAMI, the United States
MINNEAPOLIS, the United States
MINNETONKA, the United States
MINSK, Belarus
MOSCOW, Russia
MUMBAI, India
NEW DEHLI, India
NEW YORK CITY, the United States
PARIS, France
PHILADELPHIA, the United States
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius
PRAGUE, the Czech Republic
QUITO, Ecuador
RECIFE, Brazil
REYKJAVIK, Iceland
RIGA, Latvia
RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil
ROME, Italy
SALT LAKE CITY, the United States
SAN DIEGO, the United States
SAN FRANCISCO, the United States
SANTIAGO, Chile
SAO PAULO, Brazil
SEATTLE, the United States
STOCKHOLM, Sweden
TAIPEI, (Taiwan) Republic of China
TEL AVIV, Israel
TOKYO, Japan
TORONTO, Canada
TUCSON, the United States
VANCOUVER, Canada
VICTORIA, Australia
VIENNA, Austria
WARSAW, Poland
WASHINGTON, D.C., the United States
ZURICH, Switzerland

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