Gay Pride Festival

Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags and hoisting political banners marched and danced on the streets of New York on Sunday in the latest festive edition of the Gay Pride parade that began in Central Park in 1970.

Men taped stiletto-heeled shoes to their feet and raced down a narrow cobbled street in Madrid on Thursday as part of the city's Gay Pride festival, one of the world's largest LGBT pride celebrations.

Lebanon this week becomes the first Arab country to celebrate gay pride but the opening event in a landmark run of festivities was cancelled after Islamists threatened violence.

Tens of thousands of Europeans paid tribute in Gay Pride marches on Saturday to the 49 people massacred in a gay nightclub in Orlando last weekend in a defiantly festive atmosphere.

Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.

Organisers of South Korea's annual gay pride festival vowed today to push ahead with a planned parade in downtown Seoul, despite a police ban and protests from conservative Christian groups.

The San Francisco event was one of many Gay Pride parades held across the United States on Sunday.

Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and other prominent Silicon Valley technology companies flew the flag for gay rights at the San Francisco Pride Festival on Sunday as they sought to boost morale among employees and reflect a corporate culture of diversity.

The second night of Madrid's week-long Gay Pride festival saw the running of a high heeled race for men and the first attempt at a "silent" disco.About ten competitors flitted over the cobbled streets in their stilettos, showing some remarkable balance and poise.Afterwards a small group gathered in the Chueca square, in the heart of Madrid's gay di...

Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags and hoisting political banners marched and danced on the streets of New York on Sunday in the latest festive edition of the Gay Pride parade that began in Central Park in 1970.

Men taped stiletto-heeled shoes to their feet and raced down a narrow cobbled street in Madrid on Thursday as part of the city's Gay Pride festival, one of the world's largest LGBT pride celebrations.

Lebanon this week becomes the first Arab country to celebrate gay pride but the opening event in a landmark run of festivities was cancelled after Islamists threatened violence.

Tens of thousands of Europeans paid tribute in Gay Pride marches on Saturday to the 49 people massacred in a gay nightclub in Orlando last weekend in a defiantly festive atmosphere.

Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.

Organisers of South Korea's annual gay pride festival vowed today to push ahead with a planned parade in downtown Seoul, despite a police ban and protests from conservative Christian groups.

The San Francisco event was one of many Gay Pride parades held across the United States on Sunday.

Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and other prominent Silicon Valley technology companies flew the flag for gay rights at the San Francisco Pride Festival on Sunday as they sought to boost morale among employees and reflect a corporate culture of diversity.

The second night of Madrid's week-long Gay Pride festival saw the running of a high heeled race for men and the first attempt at a "silent" disco.About ten competitors flitted over the cobbled streets in their stilettos, showing some remarkable balance and poise.Afterwards a small group gathered in the Chueca square, in the heart of Madrid's gay di...