On June 28, 1970, more than 2,000 people marched in the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, marking the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and, subsequently, the first LGBT Pride March in USA history.
Some road crossings around Greenwich Village, the flagship neighbourhood of the LGBT community, were painted in colors so that the march participants would cross the rainbow if they wanted to approach the Stonewall Inn, a bar where the story of the LGBT March in NY began.
"We're going to lead or kick off the parade with a resistance contingent that's been organized by the Board of Directors of San Francisco Pride", said Michelle Meow, the board president of San Francisco Pride.
The New York march's grand marshals this year include the American Civil Liberties Union, which was chosen for its history of litigation defending gay rights; Brooke Guinan, a transgender woman who works as a firefighter in the city; and Geng Le, a gay rights activist in China.
Three suicide bombers killed 44 people and injured more than 140 others during an attack at Ataturk Airport on June 28, 2016. In Columbus, Ohio, four people were arrested after a group set out to protest violence against minority LGBT people and the recent acquittal of a police officer in the shooting death of Philando Castile, a black man, during a traffic stop.
"It is obvious that a peaceful march is part of our constitutional right", Organizer Lara Ozlen told the Agence-France Presse Saturday.
Tear gas and rubber pellets marred Pride rallies in Istanbul Sunday as LGBTQ supporters took to the streets in defiance of a parade ban.
Some march organizers have taken steps to address the criticisms about diversity.
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"Nobody wants to feel dropped in a community that prides itself on diversity", said Mike Basillas, one of the organizers of the planned New York City protest action by No Justice No Pride.
And in Chicago, 23-year-old Sarah Hecker was attending her first pride parade, another event that attracted wall-to-wall crowds.
Pride parades in San Francisco, Minneapolis and other cities are spotlighting resistance to what participants see as new pressure on gay rights.
NY parade-goers Zhane Smith-Garris, 20, Olivia Rengifo, 19 and Sierra Dias, 20, all black women from New Jersey, said they did not feel there was inequality in the movement. Small groups assembled on side streets were chased away by officers.
A child holds a miniature rainbow flag while riding atop his father's shoulders before the start of the annual Pride Portland!
Around the country, tens of thousands lined the streets of NY to watch the local parade and Minneapolis had a record turn out.
From silent activism to dubstep dance parties, watch the highlights of the 2017 NYC Pride Parade in 360°.
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