Participants show off their festive costumes at the gay and lesbian pride parade in Barcelona on June 26, 2011. (credit: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images)
Tokyo, Japan
Participants show off their costumes during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2012 at Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo on April 29, 2012. (credit: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/GettyImages)
New Delhi, India
4th Delhi Queer Pride 2011 March on November 27, 2011 in New Delhi, India. India's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community celebrated Participants dance at the Delhi Queer Pride March. (credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Hong Kong, China
Supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) take part in the Hong Kong gay pride parade on November 12, 2011. (credit: Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade along Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on October 9, 201. (credit: Vanderei Almeida/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)
Istanbul, Turkey
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)
Madrid, Spain
Participants march 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 the Gay Pride Day. (credit: Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images)
Mexico City, Mexico
Participants march during the Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City, on June 25, 2011. (credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)
Paris, France
People parade during the 11th edition of the homosexual, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (HLBT) visibility march, the Gay Pride, on June 25, 2011 in Paris. (credit: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images)
Berlin, Germany
A float inscribed with "We can play football" makes its way to the Brandenburg Gate during Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade June 25, 2011. (credit: John MacDougall/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)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Participants of the annual Canal Pride wave to crowds as they pass through the canals of Amsterdam on August 7, 2010. (credit: Paul Vreeker/Getty Images)
Rome, Italy
People attend the annual Gay Pride parade in Rome on July 3, 2010. (credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images)
London, England
People take part in the annual Gay Pride street march through central London on July 4, 2009. (credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)