LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties

Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case that legalized same sex marriage nationwide, arrives for a news conference on the steps of the Texas Capitol, June 29, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the U.S. and some parts of the world, celebrating the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities as well as raising awareness about ongoing struggles and pushing back against efforts to roll back civil rights gains that have been made. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)