NATIONSee people honoring LGBTQ+ Pride Month June 2024: Celebrations, ceremonies, resistance Camille FineJessica Cohen, left to right, Ash Hall, Skyler Korgel and Ashika Ganguly gather for a photo at the 4th Annual Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at the Travis County Administration Building Tuesday June 25, 2024. Travis County Judge Andy Brown hosted the event which featured remarks from the Travis County Commissioners Court and Travis County LGBTQIA+ leaders. In 2021, the Commissioners Court voted to approve flying the flag over the Travis County Administration Building.Jay Janner, American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORKDrag performers named to the 2023 Austin Pride Court, Marilyn Williams, left, Jame Perry and Tangelo join Kara Foxx Paris, right, in a final performance to close out The Austin Pride Foundation's Stonewall Rally at the Texas State Capitol, June 26, 2024. The rally honored the 54th anniversary of Stonewall, which marked a historic turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights.Sara Diggins, American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORKSarasota's Project Pride SRQ was again part of history as the country's largest progressive pride flag (700 feet long) was marched to the middle of John Ringling Causeway Bridge, Saturday morning, June 29, 2024. This powerful event was response to recent restrictions from Governor Ron DeSantis that prevented the bridge from being lit in rainbow colors for Pride Month, as well as in distinctive colors for Juneteenth, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and other important causes.THOMAS BENDER, HERALD-TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORKWomen dance and embrace in the fountain in Washington Square Park in New York City's Greenwich Village after the 2024 NYC Dyke March June 24, 2024. Taking place each year one day before the annual NYC Pride March, the Dyke March begins at Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan and makes its way down Fifth Ave. where it ends at Washington Square Park.Seth Harrison, The Journal News/USA TODAY NetworkWomen dance in the fountain in Washington Square Park in New York City's Greenwich Village after the 2024 NYC Dyke March June 24, 2024. Taking place each year one day before the annual NYC Pride March, the Dyke March begins at Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan and makes its way down Fifth Ave. where it ends at Washington Square Park. (Via OlyDrop)Seth Harrison, The Journal News/USA TODAY NetworkStudent members of the LGBTQIA+ community celebrate as they attend a "Rainbow Graduation" in Quezon City, Metro Manila on June 22, 2024. In celebration of the Pride Month, the local government organized a graduation rights ceremony for the members of the community in which they can wear their preferred attire.JAM STA ROSA, AFP Via Getty ImagesPrattville Pride is held at Cooter’s Pond in Prattville , Ala., on Sunday June 23, 2024. Over 1000 people attended the event.Mickey Welsh, Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORKBing Ngo, walks in the 2024 Pride parade downtown on Broadway in Nashville , Tenn., Saturday on June 22, 2024.Nicole Hester, The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORKA group representing Delta Airlines, carries a large flag during the 51st Cincinnati Pride Parade in downtown Cincinnati, Saturday, June 22, 2024. The daylong event included a festival at Sawyer Point and YeatmanÕs Cove with food, booths and live music.Liz Dufour, The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORKMarchers from OhioHealth carry the PRIDE letters during the annual Stonewall Pride March through downtown Columbus and the Short North June 15, 2024.Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch/ USA TODAY NETWORKA marcher from US Bank keeps their huge Pride flag from touching the ground during the annual Stonewall Pride March through downtown Columbus and the Short North June 15, 2024.Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORKTina Hope of Whitehall dances during the annual Stonewall Pride March through downtown Columbus and the Short North June 15, 2024.Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORKA Pride Parade participant holds a sign reading “love is love”, while marching down Washington Street Saturday, June 15, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa.Julia Hansen, Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORKRI PrideFest kicks off Saturday afternoon.David DelPoio, Providence Journal / USA TODAY NETWORKGuests receive Pride flags at an after party following a Pride parade at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Saturday, June 15, 2024.Nicole Hester, The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORKKathryn Nevets gets a hug while taking pictures with people during Pride in the Park in Munn Park in Lakeland, Fla. on Saturday June 15, 2024.Scott Wheeler, Ledger Correspondent / USA TODAY NETWORKParade participants hold up signs to remember trans and gender expansive members of the community who are no longer with us during annual Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8, 2024 in Boston.Richard Burkhart, Savannah Morning News/ USA Today NetworkSanford Health poses for a photo while they walk for this year’s pride parade on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Downtown Sioux Falls.Samantha Laurey, Argus Leader / USA TODAY NETWORKScenes during the Treasure Coast Pride Fest at the MidFlorida Event Center on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Hundreds came out to participate in the parade and festival from across the Treasure Coast.ERIC HASERT, TCPALM / USA TODAY NETWORKScenes during the Treasure Coast Pride Fest at the MidFlorida Event Center on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Port St. Lucie. Hundreds came out to participate in the parade and festival from across the Treasure Coast.ERIC HASERT, TCPALM / USA TODAY NETWORKFans display Pride flags before the match between the Minnesota United and the FC Dallas at Allianz Field on Jun 8, 2024.Brad Rempel, USA TODAY SportsDrag queens Miss Avarice, Maya Mortal, Blonde Vanity, Cloe Angel, Eden Apple and Godiva pose in Pearl Alley during the Downtown Pride festival Saturday, June 8, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.Barbara J. Perenic, Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORKPeople wear rainbow sox at the Fair Lawn Pride Block Party, Sunday, June 9, 2024.Kevin R. Wexler /, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORKA reveler takes part in the 28th Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 2, 2024.MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL, AFP Via Getty ImagesAerial view of the 28th Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, taken on June 2, 2024.MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL, AFP Via Getty ImagesBubbles are blown during the 2024 River City Pride parade in downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday, June 1, 2024.MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press / USA TODAY NETWORKDuchess Dynamite, left, and Amity Delite wave to the crowd during the 2024 River City Pride parade in downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday, June 1, 2024.MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press / USA TODAY NETWORKThe third annual Athens Pride Parade celebrates the start of Pride month in downtown Athens, Ga., on June 1, 2024. The Pride Parade was organized by the Athens Pride + Queer Collective with the theme of “Here & Queer”.Joshua L. Jones, Online Athens / USA TODAY NETWORKPeople participating in Bexley’s Pride Walk cross a rainbow painted in the driveway adjacent to the Bexley Public Library on Main Streeton May 31, 2024 in Bexley, Ohio. The walk and surrounding events were organized by Girl Scout Troop 1512 in partnership with Bexley Pride.Barbara J. Perenic, Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORKClover Anglin holds a small LGBTQ Plus flag as he takes his position on the Main Street Bridge in preparation of lighting it in pride rainbow colors Friday night. The Florida Department of Transportation announced that this summer, decorative lighting on state-owned bridges will be red, white and blue starting Monday on Memorial Day through Labor Day. The directive means Pride Lights won't shine on many bridges throughout the state, including the Acosta Bridge, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay and the Ringling Bridge in Sarasota.Bob Self, Florida Times-Union Via USA TODAY NetworkPeople take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Bangkok, Thailand, June 1, 2024.Chalinee Thirasupa, ReutersA person with stickers that read "Trans lives matter" attends the Trans March as part of the LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations, in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 31, 2024.Carla Carniel, ReutersParticipants embrace each other during the Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea, June 1, 2024.Kim Hong-Ji, ReutersPeople take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Bangkok, Thailand, June 1, 2024.Chalinee Thirasupa, ReutersPeople take part in the annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Bangkok, Thailand, June 1, 2024.Chalinee Thirasupa, ReutersThe annual Utica Pride Festival was held at Mohawk Valley Community College‚ Utica Campus on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Hosted by the MVCC LGBTQ+ Workgroup and the Oneida County Pride Association, it provided an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the local LGBTQIA+ community.Daniel DeLoach, Utica Observer-Dispatch Via USA TODAY NetworkThe annual Utica Pride Festival was held at Mohawk Valley Community College‚Äôs Utica Campus on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Hosted by the MVCC LGBTQ+ Workgroup and the Oneida County Pride Association, it provided an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the local LGBTQIA+ community.Daniel DeLoach, Utica Observer-Dispatch Via USA TODAY NetworkThe annual Utica Pride Festival was held at Mohawk Valley Community College‚ Utica Campus on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Hosted by the MVCC LGBTQ+ Workgroup and the Oneida County Pride Association, it provided an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the local LGBTQIA+ community.Daniel DeLoach, Utica Observer-Dispatch Via USA TODAY NetworkFeatured Weekly Ad