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| Sunday, 30 June, 2002, 01:38 GMT 02:38 UK In pictures: Gay pride celebrations Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals have been celebrating in the streets of cities across the world. The events included a crowd of half a million in Paris, led by the city's gay mayor, Bertrand Delanoe. By contrast, the gay parade in the Croatian capital, Zagreb - its first-ever - involved just a few hundred people, with police lining the route as participants were jeered and heckled. ![]() In Paris, flamboyant costumes were the order of the day ![]() Colourful couples were keen to show their affection ![]() Some had clearly put some real effort into their outfits (AP) ![]() In Israel, the crowd was in a party mood ![]() But some used the event to protest against Israeli occupation of Palestinian areas ![]() In Mexico (left) and Austria people put in a spectacular display (AP) ![]() While in Croatia's first ever gay pride march the police were required to protect participants ![]() In Manila, gays and lesbians staged a rally calling for an end to discrimination | See also: 20 Dec 01 | Europe 24 Jun 01 | Americas 03 Mar 01 | Asia-Pacific | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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