50+ photos of unapologetic queer joy and rebellion at WorldPride 2025 rally and march
06/11/25
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
Courtesy Chantis Parks Photography
Last week, thousands came out to rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial Sunday in Washington, D.C., as part of WorldPride 2025. Under grey skies which turned into downpours, LGBTQ+ people from across the country — and the world — listened to speakers talk about the current state of queer rights under President Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ administration. Many of those who came out were decked in various rainbow flags and placards reading everything from "protect trans kids" to "f*gg*ts against fascism."
Christopher Rios-Sueverkruebbe of New Jersey held the latter sign with his husband, Cody. On top of the sign, sticking upward, were the Progressive Pride, Venezuelan, and American flags. In an email after the rally to The Advocate, Rios-Sueverkruebbe wrote, "With the text, we sought to reclaim the slur 'faggot' to demonstrate our unapologetic pride in being members of the queer community, including and especially in the face of the bigotry — to say nothing of the sexism, racism, and shamelessness — of the American right. The queer community is no stranger to the facsist fantasies of the Republican Party, and so with the reference to fascism we sought to name unequivocally the object of our opposition and to make clear that the queer community, in its fight for equal rights, will not shirk in face of oppression."
He added that the flags represented communities under attack by Trump, including the queer community, the immigrant community (his father is from Venezuela), and the U.S. as a country's people. For the American flag, he says the Americans are at risk of "losing the freedoms that countless individuals have fought for to a so-called Christian right whose self-righteous and self-serving view of America is so unimaginative, uninspired, and, frankly, un-American."
A mother from Louisiana was there with a sign that read "moms support trans kids!" Anez, 49, was there to support her trans son, Dominic, and his fiancée, who is also trans.
"I'm so proud to be here. I'm so proud to have a transgender child, and I'm so proud of everyone around here that's doing what they're doing," she said.
In the rain on Sunday and after the speeches, those in attendance marched from the memorial to Lincoln Circle in D.C., capping off weeks of events, celebrations, and memorials dedicated to queer lives and experiences.
Check out more photos from the rally and march from photographer Chantis Parks below.
World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
Courtesy Chantis Parks Photography
World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
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World Pride 2025 Rally and March, Washington DC, June 2025
Courtesy Chantis Parks Photography
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