She was referring to the US Supreme Court decision a year ago to legalise gay marriage across the country. Yet LGBT Americans still face too many barriers. One year ago, love triumphed in our highest court. In San Francisco, the crowd cheered and electronic music blared from floats, a group carried placards with photos of the Orlando victims and men in leather bondage walked the route under bright sunshine.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans took to streets from New York to San Francisco to celebrate gay pride, honour those who died in the Orlando massacre and promote tolerance.ĭemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, buoyed by a double-digit poll lead over Republican Donald Trump in the race for the White House, joined the tail end of the route on Sunday in New York.
