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LA replaces Pride parade with #ResistMarch (17 images)

Thousands people stretched from Hollywood to West Hollywood to replace the annual Pride parade with a #ResistMarch to protest politics in Los Angeles on June 11, 2017.



The crowd chanted slogans like "Black Lives Matter" and "When women's rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back! When immigrant rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! When trans rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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The march began at the intersection of Hollywood and Highland where the first parade took place in 1970. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Pendleton said the march was inspired by the numerous women's marches that took place after President Trump's inauguration in January. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Thousands of straight and gay people, minorities and not, stretched from Hollywood to West Hollywood today, as what used to be.a annual, raucous Gay Pride march this year became #ResistMarch to protest politics in Los Angeles on June 11, 2017. "The mission is to march in unity with those who believe that America's strength is its diversity," organizers said. "We are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. We are people of.color. We are people of different faiths. We are people of all genders and no gender. We are immigrants. We are dreamers. We are people with disabilities. We are parents. We are allies." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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