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Joburg Pride 2022 march in pictures

South Africa’s first post-Covid Joburg Pride parade went off without a hitch in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Joburg Pride 2022 march in pictures Despite a US embassy terror warning and under the watchful eye of the police, Sandton, Johannesburg, came alive with Pride as members of the LGBTQI community sang and waved their pride flags. The community showed up and filled the streets with colour, enthusiasm and hope. [caption id="attachment_1445921" align="alignnone" width="720"] Members of the LGBTQI community attend the annual Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445914" align="alignnone" width="720"] Members of the LGBTQI community attend the annual Joburg Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445913" align="alignnone" width="720"] Marchers take time out at the annual Joburg Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445920" align="alignnone" width="720"] Loud and proud citizens march through the streets at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445919" align="alignnone" width="720"] Celebrations in the streets at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445924" align="alignnone" width="720"] Fun and fabulousness at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445915" align="alignnone" width="720"] An LGBTQI community member at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445917" align="alignnone" width="720"] Members of the LGBTQI community at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445918" align="alignnone" width="720"] A member of the LGBTQI community at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445922" align="alignnone" width="720"] Marchers at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1445916" align="alignnone" width="720"] Merchandise for sale at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)[/caption]

Despite a US embassy terror warning and under the watchful eye of the police, Sandton, Johannesburg, came alive with Pride as members of the LGBTQI community sang and waved their pride flags. The community showed up and filled the streets with colour, enthusiasm and hope.

Members of the LGBTQI community attend the annual Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Members of the LGBTQI community attend the annual Joburg Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Marchers take time out at the annual Joburg Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Loud and proud citizens march through the streets at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Celebrations in the streets at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Fun and fabulousness at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



An LGBTQI community member at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Members of the LGBTQI community at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



A member of the LGBTQI community at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Marchers at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)



Merchandise for sale at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)

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