75 photos of DC WorldPride parade that show that the Capitol is full of queer joy

While the US is facing unprecedented attacks on the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, tens of thousands of people still hit the streets of Washington D.C. to celebrate Pride Month and make a collective statement that we are here and we’re not going anywhere.

The DC WorldPride parade took over the nation’s capital on June 7, with 500 members of the Gay Men’s Chorus carrying a giant rainbow flag the size of three football fields, lesbian pop star Reneé Rapp riding in the parade on the back of a pickup truck, and trans Orange is the New Black actress Laverne Cox waving from a convertible. There were DJs, brass bands, elaborate floats, and members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence blowing kiss are attendees, AP News reports.

Every pride in the Capitol is exciting, but this year everything was bigger and better for WorldPride. The event brought together the community and showed the country that the LGBTQ+ community is not going to stop fighting or stop celebrating.

So keep scrolling to see how the queer community celebrated WorldPride!

A big thanks to the photographers for sharing these images. For more of their work follow them online:
Tonya Caver & Tyrita Carter - Instagram: @caverimaging
Chantis Parks - Instagram: @imagesbychantis

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If you want to celebrate Pride Month, but you’re not sure where to start, check out ourPride 2025 calendar and our lists of everyBlack Pride event, Dyke March and Trans Pride celebration in the country.

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