Pictures, video and news of worldwide Prides so far

Images, video and stories from Pride celebrations already happening worldwide just to get you psyched! (And one unfortunate story about riots and anti-gay protestors to remind us the fight isn’t over).

The West

• Our friendly neighbors to the north and sisters in spirit Olympia, Washington’s Capital Pride – In the Name of Love
• Photos and video from Los Angeles Pride in West Hollywood, plus Mya photos wearing naught but leather in celebration and Johnny Weir talks about being Grand Marshall
• Salt Lake City, Utah –  Thousands thronged the streets of downtown SLC to watch the largest-ever Utah Pride Parade

East Coast

• Boston Pride recap and photos as well as video – Rain doesn’t dampen spirits at the annual Pride Parade although a canceled mass angers gay catholics
• Brooklyn Pride photos – The colorful masses gathered despite gray skies
• Asbury Park/New Jersey Pride – Jersey Pride’s celebration all about a sense of diversity
• Albany, NY – The upstate Capital Pride in photos
• Philadelphia – What we learned at Pride
• Washington, DC’s Capital Pride video and photos from the City Paper

Midwest

• Detroit/Motor city Pride in pictures
• Photos from the 7th annual Circle City Indianapolis Pride

Europe and Israel

• Tel Aviv’s annual Gay Pride parade in pictures – Thousands attend the annual parade in the liberal Israeli city, named by Lonely Planet as one of its top three cities for 2011
• Split, Croatia’s Split Gay Pride Abandoned Amid Riots by 10,000 Anti-Gay Protesters – Trouble flares 24 hours after Brussels OKs Croatian membership of EU
• Slovakia hosts only it’s 2nd Pride ever…and it’s a success!
• Athens, Greece Gay Pride video
• I think this is an article about Pride in Lille, France but my French is weak, so, you know, it’s French…
• Video of Lady Gaga performing at Rome’s Euro Gay Pride