A group walks down Fifth Avenue during the New York City gay pride march on June 26, 2011. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
London, England
Participants in the Gay Pride street march through central London on July 4, 2009. (credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Madrid, Spain
Participants take part in the gay and lesbian pride parade in the center of Madrid on July 2, 2011. (credit: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images)
Havana, Cuba
Cubans march along Prado Boulevard in Havana, on June 28, 2011, to celebrate Gay Pride Day. (credit: Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images)
Berlin, Germany
A float inscribed with "We can play football" makes its way to the Brandenburg Gate during Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade on June 25, 2011. (credit: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)
Tokyo, Japan
Participant walks on the street during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2012 at Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo on April 29, 2012. (credit: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)
Barcelona, Spain
Participants take part in the gay and lesbian pride parade in the centre of Barcelona on June 26, 2011. (credit: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images)
Istanbul, Turkey
People take part in the Gay Pride Parade on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on June 26, 2011. (credit: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Revellers take part in the gay and lesbian pride parade in the "Malecon" of Santo Domingo on July 3, 2011. (credit: Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)
Chitwan, Nepal
Participants dance during Nepal's international gay pride parade in Chitwan, some 160 km (100 miles) south of Kathmandu on August 14, 2011. (credit: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)
Jerusalem, Israel
Israelis take part in Jerusalem's annual gay pride parade on July 28, 2011. (credit: Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images)
Paris, France
People parade during the the homosexual, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (HLBT) visibility march, the Gay Pride, on June 25, 2011 in Paris. (credit: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images)
Stockholm, Sweden
Participants take part in the HBTQ festival Stockholm Pride parade on August 6, 2011 in central Stockholm. (credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)
Rome, Italy
People attend the Gay Pride parade in Rome on July 3, 2010. (credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images)
Sydney, Australia
A parade-goer dances during the 2011 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 5, 2011. (credit: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade along Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on October 9, 2011. (credit: Vanderlei Almeda/AFP/Getty Images)
Mexico City, Mexico
A participant celebrates at the Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City, on June 25, 2011. (credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)
Hong Kong, China
Supporters of the LGBT community take part in the Hong Kong gay pride parade on November 12, 2011. (credit: Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images)
New Delhi, India
Participants celebrate during the 4th Delhi Queer Pride 2011 March on November 27, 2011 in New Delhi, India. (credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Patricipants of the annual Canal Pride wave to crowds as they pass through the canals of Amsterdam on August 7, 2010. (credit: Paul Vreeker/AFP/Getty Images)