Gay pride events around the world - in pictures

New York, US: A marcher blows kisses to people in the crowd Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters

New York, US: grand marshal Cyndi Lauper participates in the parade Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

New York, US: A reveller rides down fifth avenue Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

New York, US: Revellers show their support for Obama Photograph: Viviane Moos/Corbis

New York, US: Governor Andrew Cuomo and council speaker Christine Quinn take part in the march Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Images

New York, US: Rainbow balloons are carried down fifth avenue during the parade Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Images

New York, US: The parade had extra significance in New York following the legalisation of same-sex marriage last year Photograph: Amy Sussman/Corbis

San Francisco, US: Mark Wilson carries a rainbow flag during San Francisco's 42nd annual gay pride parade. Organisers say more than 200 floats, vehicles and groups of marchers took part in the parade Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

San Francisco, US: Niki Ryan, left, applies lipstick to her niece Brenna Ryan as they wait for the start of the parade Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

Lisbon, Portugal: Participants hold a giant flag during the parade Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP

Lisbon, Portugal: A costumed reveller walks past a church Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP

Berlin, Germany: Participants ride on a float during the annual Christopher Street Day gay pride parade Photograph: John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany: Participants prepare for Berlin's annual march Photograph: John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images

Rome, Italy: Revellers march past the Colosseum Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Rome, Italy: Two participants kiss during the gay pride parade in Repubblica Square Photograph: Massimo Percossi/EPA

Thessaloniki, Greece: Participants enjoy the first gay pride march through the city. Thousands of people took part in a march organised by Greece's gay and lesbian community. The city's bishop opposed the event, urging residents to protest against it Photograph: Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP/Getty Images

Zagreb, Croatia: Participants display banners and placards as they march. About 2,000 people took part in the gay rights march in the capital Photograph: AFP/Getty Images