Parade officials say the march was a chance for the community to come together to honor the resilience, strength and beauty of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.
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This year's march comes as the ACLU is currently tracking nearly 500 bills taking aim at LGBTQ+ rights, many of them targeting the transgender community.
Also in early June, the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. and released a guidebook pointing to laws it deems discriminatory in each state, along with "know your rights" information and resources to help people relocate to states with stronger LGBTQ+ protections.
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