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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 city's first Pride parade was held in 1970. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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This year, participants traded their festive celebration for a protest march. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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"This year, the LGBTQ community is lending our iconic rainbow flag to anyone who feels like their rights are under threat and to anyone who feels like America’s strength is its diversity," said march organizer Brian Pendleton. "The political climate we find ourselves in has driven us to galvanize and unite." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Pendleton said he march is to show "we will resist being driven back into the closet by regressive policies." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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