Millions of people flocked to Manhattan for New York's annual LGBT Pride March - here are the best photos
Tennis legend and LGBT activist Billie Jean King served as grand marshal of the NYC Pride March.
The LGBT community has made large strides since the first Pride parade in 1970, but it is still fighting for rights.
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Cynthia Nixon, a Democratic nominee for governor of New York, held hands with her wife Christine Marinoni during the march.
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New Yorkers of all stripes processed down the parade route, which spanned more than two dozen blocks between Chelsea and Greenwich Village.
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Participants honored LGBT icons and celebrities. Honorees at this year's parade included activist Victoria Cruz, local rapper Young MA, and Emma Gonzalez, a gun-control advocate and survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
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New York's first Pride March took place in 1970 as a response to the Stonewall riots of 1969, during which members of the LGBT community protested a violent police raid at a Greenwich Village gay bar.
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The parade route goes right past Stonewall Inn, site of the riots, to honor the bar's legacy in the LGBT rights movement.
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On Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a memorial to honor the 49 people killed in the 2016 shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.
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Many participants carried signs that referenced hot-button political issues, like the so-called 'bathroom laws' which dictate which restrooms transgender people may use.
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The growing number of participants forced organizers to change this year's parade route to stay on major roads, which can accommodate more people.
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Organizers are expecting next year's Pride March — which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots — to be the most attended Pride ever.
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