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Thousands of LGBT rights supporters have rallied in cities across the United States, in one of the biggest protests since President Donald Trump took office.
The centrepiece event, the Equality March in Washington, was endorsed by virtually every major national advocacy group working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
Activists have been embittered by the Trump administration's rollback of federal guidance advising school districts to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice.
They also complain that Mr Trump, who campaigned as a potential ally of gays and lesbians, has stocked his administration with foes of LGBT rights, including Vice-President Mike Pence, Attorney-General Jeff Sessions, and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.
Throngs of marchers, many thousands strong, paraded past the White House and toward the Capitol, trailing behind a giant rainbow flag near the head of the procession.
"We're here, we're queer, get that Cheeto out of here," was among the chants directed at Mr Trump.
The march came at an emotional time for the LGBT community nationwide.
Monday is the anniversary of the mass shooting a year ago in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people, mostly Latinos, at Pulse, a gay nightclub.
Among the marchers in Washington was Gil Mendez, a Puerto Rican native who travelled with his partner all the way from San Francisco to join the parade.
He carried a sign that included the names of all the Pulse victims.
"The attack on Pulse really struck me hard," he said.
"It made the connection between the physical violence of guns and the political attacks on our community."
Also marching, and singing freedom songs and patriotic songs along the way, were scores of members of gay choruses from various cities.
"It's an opportunity to tell everyone we're still here, and we're not going away at all," said Gregory Elfers of Teaneck, New Jersey, who was with a contingent from the New York City Gay Men's Chorus.
"We have to be heard, we have to be sure we're not trampled on," said L. Owen Taggart, of Washington's Gay Men's Chorus.
AP
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