Barcelona, Spain

Participants take part in the gay and lesbian pride parade in Barcelona on June 26, 2011. (credit: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images)

Istanbul, Turkey

People take part in the Gay Pride Parade on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on June 26, 2011. (credit: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images)

Havana, Cuba

Cubans march along Prado Boulevard in Havana, on June 28, 2011, to celebrate Gay Pride Day. (credit: Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images)

Madrid, Spain

Participants take part in the gay and lesbian pride parade in Madrid on July 2, 2011. (credit: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images)

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Revellers take part in the gay and lesbian pride parade in the "Malecon" of Santo Domingo on July 3, 2011. (credit: Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

Jerusalem, Israel

Israelis take part in Jerusalem's gay pride parade on July 28, 2011. (credit should read Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images)

Stockholm, Sweden

Participants take part in the HBTQ festival "Stockholm Pride" parade on August 6, 2011 in Stockholm. (credit: Jonathan NackstrandD/AFP/Getty Images)

Chitwan, Nepal

Participants dance during Nepal's international gay pride parade in Chitwan, some 160 km (100 miles) south of Kathmandu on August 14, 2011. (credit: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

Tokyo, Japam

Parade participants at the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2012 at Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo on April 29, 2012. (credit: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/GettyImages)

Amsterdam, Netherland

Participants of the annual Canal Pride wave to crowds as they pass through the canals of Amsterdam on August 7, 2010. (credit: Paul Vreeker/AFP/Getty Images)

New Delhi, India

Parade-goers dance during the 4th Delhi Queer Pride 2011 March on November 27, 2011 in New Delhi, India. (credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Mexico City, Mexico

Participants at the Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City, on June 25, 2011. (credit: Yuri CortezAFP/Getty Images)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Participants march down Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach during the Gay Pride Parade on October 9, 2011. (credit: Vanderlei Almeda/AFP/Getty Images)

Sydney Australia

A parade-goer dances during the 2011 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 5, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (credit: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Rome, Italy

People attend the annual Gay Pride parade in Rome on July 3, 2010. (credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images)

Paris, France

People march during the homosexual, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (HLBT) visibility march, the Gay Pride, on June 25, 2011 in Paris. (credit: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images)

Berlin, Germany

A float inscribed with "We can play football" makes its way to the Brandenburg Gate during Berlin's Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade June 25, 2011. (credit: John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)

Hong Kong, China

Supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) take part in the Hong Kong gay pride parade on November 12, 2011. (credit: Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images)

London, England

People take part in the Gay Pride street march through central London on July 4, 2009 in London, England. (credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

New York City, NY

A group walks down Fifth Avenue during the New York City gay pride march June 26, 2011. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)