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South Korean capital celebrates 1st Pride parade in 3 years

A protester holds a sign as he kneels down in front of parade trucks before a parade as a part of the 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival which is held from from July 15 to July 31, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. Thousands of gay rights supporters marched under a heavy police guard in the South Korean capital on Saturday as they celebrated the city's first Pride parade in three years after a COVID-19 hiatus. The flag on the truck reads " The 23rd Seoul Queer Parade." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) People gather before a rally opposing the Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. Thousands of gay rights supporters marched under a heavy police guard in the South Korean capital on Saturday as they celebrated the city's first Pride parade in three years after a COVID-19 hiatus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Participants parade as police officers guard during a parade as a part of the 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival which is held from from July 15 to July 31, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Volunteers carry a huge rainbow flag as police officers guard during a parade as a part of the 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival which is held from from July 15 to July 31, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. Thousands of gay rights supporters celebrated under a heavy police guard in the South Korean capital on Saturday as they marked the city’s first Pride parade in three years after a COVID-19 hiatus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A participant waves a rainbow flag before a parade as a part of the 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival which is held from from July 15 to July 31, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) South Korean police officers walk during the 23rd Seoul Queer Parade in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. Thousands of gay rights supporters celebrated under a heavy police guard in the South Korean capital on Saturday as they marked the city’s first Pride parade in three years after a COVID-19 hiatus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg prepares to speak during the 23rd Seoul Queer Parade in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. The 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival is held from July 15 to July 31. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg speaks during the 23rd Seoul Queer Parade in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 16, 2022. The 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival is held from July 15 to July 31. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)