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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 Members of the LGBTQI community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)
Kim Ludbrook
By Kim Ludbrook
30 Oct 2022
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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 LGBT community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)
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 LGBT community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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)
Members of the LGBT community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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)
Members of the LGBT community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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)
Members of the LGBT community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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)
A member of the LGBT community attends the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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)
Members of the LGBT community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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 LGBT community attends the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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)
Members of the LGBT community attend the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)
Marchers at the annual Joburg Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK)
LGBT T-Shirts are on display at the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2022. With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are very poor compared to other areas of the world with some African countries arresting members of the gay community. (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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