Pride celebrations around the world
Thousands of people march across the world this week for gay rights.
Peru Gay Pride Parade
A man carries a heart that reads in Spanish "Love and let love" at a gay pride parade in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)
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Gay activists take part in a parade, in Thessaloniki, Greece. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
APTOPIX Peru Gay Pride Parade
Men kiss under a rainbow umbrella during a gay pride parade in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)
Portugal Gay Pride
A reveler performs during the Gay Pride parade celebration in Lisbon, Saturday. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Men decorate each other's hair with flowers as they prepare for Mexico City's annual gay pride parade. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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A person in costume holds a gay pride flag at the start of Mexico City's annual gay pride parade. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Kayla Yopp and Akane Kagawa dressed up to attend the Pride Festival on Saturday in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)
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Participants march through downtown Oslo during the Euro Pride gay parade.(AP Photo/Terje Bendiksby, NTB Scanpix)
Mexico Gay Pride Parade
Men wear costumes during Mexico City's annual gay pride parade, Saturday. Thousands of people supporting the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders marched through the streets of central Mexico City waving rainbow flags or wearing intricate costumes. Gay marriage is legal within Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Peru Gay Pride Parade
Men in dresses attend a gay pride parade in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Sebastian Castaneda)
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Revelers parade during the annual Gay Pride march in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Israeli dancers kiss each other during the annual Gay Pride Parade on a street of Tel Aviv, Israel. Shirtless Israeli men, colorfully dressed drag queens and others partied Friday through central Tel Aviv as it celebrates the week-long event that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters, also known as the LGBT community. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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People watch as participants parade along the street during the annual Gay Pride march in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
APTOPIX Portugal Gay Parade
A reveler wearing suspenders in the rainbow colors takes part in the Gay Pride parade celebration in Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Revelers parade during the annual Gay Pride march in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Revelers take part in the London Pride Parade 2014 in central London. (Stefan Rousseau/Press Association via AP Images)
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Miss Augusta Pride "Vonnajae Couture" performs on stage in the Augusta, Common during the Augusta Pride Festival in Georgia. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Sara Caldwell)