Since 1972, Pride’s joyful form of protest has become a liberating force. This year we stand with persecuted Russian LGBT+ people

London’s celebration of LGBT+ Pride this weekend is one of thousands of Pride celebrations taking place over the summer months in nearly every country on Earth.

In less than five decades, what began in a handful of western cities has become an unprecedented global phenomenon. Today, the LGBT+ movement is the most unifying, ubiquitous and universal movement there has...