Worldwide Celebrations: LGBT Pride From Around the Globe

A look at how several countries celebrated Pride Month 2014.

LGBT Pride From Around the Globe - Every year cities around the world celebrate LGBT Pride Month, with marches and festivals and other events that bring out thousands of participants and onlookers. Take a look at the parades that took place in several countries this past June. (Photo: AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek, File)

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LGBT Pride From Around the Globe - Every year cities around the world celebrate LGBT Pride Month, with marches and festivals and other events that bring out thousands of participants and onlookers. Take a look at the parades that took place in several countries this past June. (Photo: AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek, File)

World Pride 2014 - Toronto celebrated World Pride 2014 on June 29. Over one million people dressed in rainbow colors to show their support for the gay community.(Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen)

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World Pride 2014 - Toronto celebrated World Pride 2014 on June 29. Over one million people dressed in rainbow colors to show their support for the gay community.(Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen)

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Gay Pride Parades - On Saturday, June 21, 2014, gay right activists of Thessaloniki, Greece, paraded the streets. The parade attendees represented a few of the many LGBTQ supporters worldwide.(Phtoto: AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis, File)

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Gay Pride Parades - On Saturday, June 21, 2014, gay right activists of Thessaloniki, Greece, paraded the streets. The parade attendees represented a few of the many LGBTQ supporters worldwide.(Phtoto: AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis, File)

Show Your Pride - LGBTQ supporters show off their support in various ways from their outfits to their demonstrations and performances. To end LGBTQ pride month with a bang, people from all walks of life came out to show their love. (Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen)

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Show Your Pride - LGBTQ supporters show off their support in various ways from their outfits to their demonstrations and performances. To end LGBTQ pride month with a bang, people from all walks of life came out to show their love. (Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen)

Celebrities Show Love - Well-known celebrities, like Star Trek actor and Seattle Pride Parade Grand Marshal George Takei showed off their pride. Takei attended the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday. (Photo: AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Bessex)

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Celebrities Show Love - Well-known celebrities, like Star Trek actor and Seattle Pride Parade Grand Marshal George Takei showed off their pride. Takei attended the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday. (Photo: AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Bessex)

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1. He's Socially Active - As a member of the LGBT community, Takei has committed himself to various causes related to the community and has stood up against inequality of all kinds.  (Photo: AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead)

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Police Get Love, Too - Actor George Takei brought the love of Gay Pride to an officer during the parade in Seattle. The theme of this year was "Generations of Pride" in honor of civil rights battles in the city. (Photo: AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead)

Love and Let Love - Happy supporters carried signs down busy streets during the gay pride parade in Lima, Peru. All across the world, members of the homosexual community and beyond march for equal rights.(Photo: AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)

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Love and Let Love - Happy supporters carried signs down busy streets during the gay pride parade in Lima, Peru. All across the world, members of the homosexual community and beyond march for equal rights.(Photo: AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)

Prideful in Pink - Pride went beyond the rainbow. LGBTQ parade goers donned everything from pretty pinks to beauituful blues. For the Pride Day attendees in Toronto, the fashion theme seemed to be the brighter the better!(Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen)

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Prideful in Pink - Pride went beyond the rainbow. LGBTQ parade goers donned everything from pretty pinks to beauituful blues. For the Pride Day attendees in Toronto, the fashion theme seemed to be the brighter the better!(Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Kevin Van Paassen)

A Kiss for Peace - In Tel Aviv, Israel, shirtless dancers proudly kiss one another. They stood alongside drag queens and partied the day away in celebration of Tel Aviv's week-long LGBTQ event. (Photo: AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

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A Kiss for Peace - In Tel Aviv, Israel, shirtless dancers proudly kiss one another. They stood alongside drag queens and partied the day away in celebration of Tel Aviv's week-long LGBTQ event. (Photo: AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

The Freedom to Marry - Jen Chang and Inae Lee participated in a mass wedding on Thursday, June 26. 100 gay couples joined them in Casa Loma, Toronto.(Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese, File)

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The Freedom to Marry - Jen Chang and Inae Lee participated in a mass wedding on Thursday, June 26. 100 gay couples joined them in Casa Loma, Toronto.(Photo: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese, File)

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Every Action Has a Reaction - The third Thessaloniki Pride Festival in Greece was a two-day event that ended with a outside concert. Conservatives criticized the event and there was even a march organized against "the sodomites" on Friday.(Photo: AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis, File)

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Every Action Has a Reaction - The third Thessaloniki Pride Festival in Greece was a two-day event that ended with a outside concert. Conservatives criticized the event and there was even a march organized against "the sodomites" on Friday.(Photo: AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis, File)

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Unity - The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans Association marched while holding up a giant U.S. Flag at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014. (Photo: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Unity - The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans Association marched while holding up a giant U.S. Flag at the 45th Annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014. (Photo: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Boy's Scout Pride - A Boy Scout wears a rainbow-colored knot on his kerchief at Salt Lake City's gay pride parade. This is the first time residents have marched since Utah overtunred the state's gay marriage ban in December. It is still awaiting a decision from the federal appeals court. (Photo: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Boy's Scout Pride - A Boy Scout wears a rainbow-colored knot on his kerchief at Salt Lake City's gay pride parade. This is the first time residents have marched since Utah overtunred the state's gay marriage ban in December. It is still awaiting a decision from the federal appeals court. (Photo: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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"Homophobia Harms..." - In this photo, taken Saturday, May 31, a gay rights activist in Nicosia, Cyprus, holds up a sign stating, "Homophobia seriously harms you and around you." The banner was waved at the first gay pride parade in the city. The country decriminalized homosexuality 12 years ago, but still has a long way to go with granting equal rights to LGBT citizens. (Photo: AP Photo/Philippos Christou, File)

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"Homophobia Harms..." - In this photo, taken Saturday, May 31, a gay rights activist in Nicosia, Cyprus, holds up a sign stating, "Homophobia seriously harms you and around you." The banner was waved at the first gay pride parade in the city. The country decriminalized homosexuality 12 years ago, but still has a long way to go with granting equal rights to LGBT citizens. (Photo: AP Photo/Philippos Christou, File)

Mexico City - In Mexico City, two cowboys stand arm and arm together at the start of the city's annual gay pride parade, on Saturday, June 28. Gay marriage is legal in the country's capital. (Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Mexico City - In Mexico City, two cowboys stand arm and arm together at the start of the city's annual gay pride parade, on Saturday, June 28. Gay marriage is legal in the country's capital. (Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Rainbows and Fans  - A reveler pulled out their most festive wig and costume and strikes a pose for the annual gay pride march in Barcelona this past Saturday. (Photo: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Rainbows and Fans  - A reveler pulled out their most festive wig and costume and strikes a pose for the annual gay pride march in Barcelona this past Saturday. (Photo: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Google Celebrates World-Cup Style - Silicon Valley took time to support the 44th annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade Sunday, June 29. Google's employees and family members marched in the parade with a World Cup-themed float. It is one of the largest in the nation. (Photo: AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Google Celebrates World-Cup Style - Silicon Valley took time to support the 44th annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade Sunday, June 29. Google's employees and family members marched in the parade with a World Cup-themed float. It is one of the largest in the nation. (Photo: AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Portugal Pride - Decked out in a rainbow-colored scarf and yellow heart-shaped sunglasses, this participant adds her own excitement to the gay pride parade in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo: AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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Portugal Pride - Decked out in a rainbow-colored scarf and yellow heart-shaped sunglasses, this participant adds her own excitement to the gay pride parade in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo: AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Kiss Under the Rainbow - Two women share a kiss under the LGBT flag, a symbol for gay rights globally, on Saturday, June 14, in central Athens, Greece. (Photo: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

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Kiss Under the Rainbow - Two women share a kiss under the LGBT flag, a symbol for gay rights globally, on Saturday, June 14, in central Athens, Greece. (Photo: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

Parisian Pride - On the Sully bridge on The Seine River in Paris, a gay pride march fills the foreground of Notre Dame Cathedral. (Photo: AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Parisian Pride - On the Sully bridge on The Seine River in Paris, a gay pride march fills the foreground of Notre Dame Cathedral. (Photo: AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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A Leg Up for LGBTQ Rights - From France to Greece, gay pride events have been met with bright colors and fun, and sometimes a little opposition. (Photo: AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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A Leg Up for LGBTQ Rights - From France to Greece, gay pride events have been met with bright colors and fun, and sometimes a little opposition. (Photo: AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Masked Faces Uncover Love - In Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 28, 2014, members of the LGBTQ community let their affection for one another shine brightly even under the shade of a jump umbrella. (Photo: AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)

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Masked Faces Uncover Love - In Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 28, 2014, members of the LGBTQ community let their affection for one another shine brightly even under the shade of a jump umbrella. (Photo: AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)

The Party Doesn't Stop in Paris - The fun never stops during LGBTQ pride month, and even in the cloudly weather, Parisians will come out to show their support. (Photo: AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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The Party Doesn't Stop in Paris - The fun never stops during LGBTQ pride month, and even in the cloudly weather, Parisians will come out to show their support. (Photo: AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Fly With Wings of Freedom - As one of the fashion capitals of the world, New York City is no stranger to eclectic dress. Kent Chua paraded down Fifth Avenue as an angel bringing gay pride blessings. (Photo: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Fly With Wings of Freedom - As one of the fashion capitals of the world, New York City is no stranger to eclectic dress. Kent Chua paraded down Fifth Avenue as an angel bringing gay pride blessings. (Photo: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Fiesta Pride! - Mexico City also holds an annual gay pride event. The celebration includes an LGBTQ march in a city where gay marriage was made legal. (Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Fiesta Pride! - Mexico City also holds an annual gay pride event. The celebration includes an LGBTQ march in a city where gay marriage was made legal. (Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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