Rainbow flags flooded Washington’s streets on Saturday as the US capital celebrated WorldPride with a massive show of support for LGBTQ rights, which are facing an assault by the Trump administration.

“We just have to show this administration, that we are united, that we cannot be broken,” said Amy Froelich, a 46-year-old artist and teacher, dressed in a rainbow-colored jumpsuit.

“We need to be an ally to our brothers and sisters and our trans community,” she said, seated next to her wife on green chairs near the starting line for a massive parade that marks the culmination of weeks of festivities.

“All of our laws and any protections that we’ve been working so hard for (are) getting reversed.”

The WorldPride festival, a rotating global event advocating for LGBTQ equality worldwide, is

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