(Japan) - Some 3,000 people took pride in being GLBT to the streets of Tokyo today and led the annual Pride Parade. Numerous floats decorated in rainbow-coloured balloons and flags blasted music from speakers while participants wearing pink boas or G-strings danced and waved to the onlookers. Although the number of participants to the Tokyo Pride Parade has been increasing every year, many still choose to remain anonymous in Japan and others refrain from marching in the parade for fear of being recognized as being gay or lesbian, according to the Pride Parade committee. Because people of the sexual minority community still experience difficulties coming out to their coworkers and families, the sixth annual event called for visibility of gays and lesbians in society and promoted their presence in the mainstream society.
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