28 photos of couples celebrating pride all over the world
With today being Valentine's Day and Sydney's Mardi Gras just around the corner, we thought we'd take a look at pride and love all over the world.
A couple is seen during the New York City Pride March, June 26, 2016 in New York City. Source: (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
1. Spain
Two men kiss as people hold placards reading 'Pure love has non cure', 'without sex, is there any cure?' and 'Bisexuality is the most natural' in Madrid, Spain. Source: (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
2. France
People take part in the 45th annual LGBT Pride March in Paris, on July 2, 2016. Source: (Photo by Bernard Menigault/Corbis via Getty Images)
3. Brazil
Thousands of people participate in the 20th Gay Pride Parade, on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. May 29, 2016. Source: (Photo by Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
4. Colombia
Revelers take part in the Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, on July 3, 2016. Source: (Photo credit should read GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images)
5. Venezuela
Two men kiss during the Gay Pride Parade in Caracas on July 12, 2015. Source: (Photo credit should read FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images)
6. Japan
Participants in fancy dress march during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2015 parade in Tokyo on April 26, 2015. Source: TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images
7. Nepal
Members of the LGBT community participate in Nepal's Gay Pride parade in Kathmandu on August 19, 2016. Source: (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)
8. India
LGBT members and supporters take part during a 9th edn of the Delhi Queer Pride Parade at Tolstoy Marg in Connaught Place, on Nov 27, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Source: (Photo by Zabeeh Afaque/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
9. Netherlands
Hundreds of thousands turned out for the Canal Pride Parade in Amsterdam. Source: (Photo by Gail Orenstein/NurPhoto)
10. Costa Rica
Revelers take part in the Gay Pride Parade in San Jose on June 26, 2016. Source: (Photo credit should read EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
11. USA
A couple is seen during the New York City Pride March, June 26, 2016 in New York City. Source: (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
12. Belgium
Gay Pride on May 16, 2015 in the centre of Brussels, Belgium. Source: Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
13. Phillippines
A Filipino gay couple kiss for a photo during the annual LGBT Pride March in Luneta Park. Source: (Photo by Richard James Mendoza/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
14. El Salvador
A reveler kisses another reveler wearing a Guy Fawkes mask during the Gay Pride Parade in San Salvador, El Salvador, on June 27, 2015. Source: (Photo credit should read Marvin RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
15. Greece
Annual Gay Pride parade in central Athens, Greece, organised by LGBT activists on June 11, 2016 Source: (Photo by Giorgos Georgiou/NurPhoto)
16. Hong Kong
A couple take a selfie at Pink Dot, an LGBTI carnival in the West Kowloon district of Hong Kong on September 25, 2016. Source: (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP/Getty Images)
17. Ireland
A couple kiss as they take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade on June 27, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. Source: (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images)
18. South Africa
A couple kiss as members of the South African LGBT community take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade at Durban's North Beach in Durban on June 27, 2015. Source: (Photo credit should read RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images)
19. Italy
Thousands of people march in the streets demonstrating for civil rights, against violence and homophobia during The Gay Pride Parade (LGBT) on June 11, 2016. Source: (Photo by Stefano Montesi/Corbis via Getty Images)
20. Ecuador
People take part in the Gay Pride Parade in Quito on July 2, 2016. Source: (Photo credit should read RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images)
21. Slovenia
Women kiss as they take part in the Ljubljana Pride Parade in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on June 18, 2016. Source: (Photo credit should read JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images)
22. Turkey
A gay couple kisses during the Gay Pride parade on June 28, 2015 in the Istiklal street near the Taksim square in Istanbul. Source: (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
23. Ukraine
Participants during the gay pride parade in downtown Kiev. Representatives of LGBT organisations and their supporter 'Equality March' in the Ukrainian capital. Source: (Photo by Vitaliy Holovin/Corbis via Getty images)
24. Lithuania
25. Guatemala
A gay couple kisses during the Gay Pride Parade in Guatemala City, on June 27, 2015. Source: (Photo credit should read JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
26. Germany
Two men hold hands at the annual Pride parade in Berlin, Germany. Source: Getty Images
27. Israel
Two Israeli men are kissing during the annual gay pride parade in Jerusalem, July 21, 2016. Source: Getty Images
28. Mexico
Members of LGBTI pose during a Gay Pride Parade on June 25, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico. Source: (Photo by Pedro Gonzalez Castillo/LatinContent/Getty Images)
SBS will be streaming the 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade live on Saturday, March 4 on SBS On Demand, and will then air our Mardi Gras special event - with commentary from our hosts, behind-the-scenes action and exclusive interviews - on Sunday March 5. In the meantime, you can keep up with all our Mardi Gras content here.
