Reminders of the cuts to federal government programs were on full display. One attendee waved a pole bearing a massive rainbow flag along with a large USAID flag; another held a “Proud gay federal worker” sign; and a third held an umbrella with the logos of various federal program facing cuts — including the PBS logo.

Demonstrators gathered in Washington on Sunday for World Pride, a bi-annual event that this year took on political overtones.

A global Pride festival celebrating the LGBTQ+ community will culminate on Sunday in a rally and march on the National Mall. WorldPride, an annual event being hosted in Washington, D.C. this year, has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors to the nation’s capital.