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LGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know
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FILE - Revelers participate in the NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in New York. Pride Month starts Saturday, June 1, 2024, across the U.S. and the globe, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture. The main events are parades and festivals held in cities large and small. - photo by AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File
Pride Month, the worldwide celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, kicks off Saturday with events around the globe. But this year’s festivities in the U.S. will unfold against a backdrop of dozens of new state laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights, particularly transgender young people. Here are things to know about the celebrations and the politics around them.