Gay pride parades in wake of Orlando massacre

Pride parades in New York, San Francisco and other US cities drew millions of revellers yesterday, two weeks after a mass shooting at a Florida nightclub galvanised the LGBT community, and rekindled outrage over American gun violence.

An estimated 1.6 million spectators turned out at the annual gay pride march through Lower Manhattan, according to its organisers.

The world’s largest celebration of pride among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people was first held in 1970.