Millions of people took to the streets of cities around the world over the weekend for Pride celebrations. Here in the U.S., LGBTQ+ groups faced a conservative backlash, led by the Republican governors of Indiana and Tennessee, who declared June — Pride Month — as “nuclear family month.” In Hungary, tens of thousands of people braved triple-digit heat to march through Budapest in the city’s first Pride event since longtime far-right leader Viktor Orbán lost reelection. The march came a year after Orbán’s government rammed through a constitutional amendment to outlaw Pride events. Máté Tarnai: “It’s much more relaxed than last year. Last year was a protest, more or less, but this year is like celebration of freedom.” Fanni Fajdh: “People are much more optimistic right now. Like, probably it’s because of the political change, but everyone is just so much more uplifted at the moment.”