LGBTQ Pride 2025 Celeb Photos: Paris Hilton, Lizzo and Cara Delevingne
The weekend festivities, which ran May 31-June 1, included the Outloud Music Festival with performances by Maren Morris, Lizzo, Paris Hilton, Kim Petras, Rebecca Black and Frankie Grande.
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The Pride Parade featured Cara Delevingne as the Guardian Icon with additional icons Nava Mau, former NFL player Chris Kluwe and 'Love on the Spectrum' star Pari Kim also making appearances.
Coming up the following weekend, in Washington, D.C., is World Pride taking place June 6 and 7. Grand marshals of the parade are Laverne Cox, Reneé Rapp and Deacon Maccubbin, who organized the first Pride event in Washington, D.C. in 1975. The music lineup includes performances by Jennifer Lopez, Cynthia Erivo, RuPaul, Troye Sivan, Kim Petras, Tinashe, Zedd and more.
Here, Variety gives you a look at the best celebrity Pride photos of 2025. Keep checking back throughout the month of June for all the updates.
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Kim Petras performs with a boot on her foot during WeHo Pride's Outloud Music Festival.
Lizzo performs at the Outloud Music Festival in West Hollywood.
Cara Delevingne has a playful moment by sticking out her tongue while riding in the WeHo Pride Parade in West Hollywood.
Frankie Grande is all marked up during his performance at WeHo Pride's Outloud Music Festival.
Queen Herby strikes a pose at WeHo Pride's Outoud Music Festival.
Rebecca Black gets into a hairy situation at the Outloud Music Fesitval.
Outloud Music Festival performer Maren Morris is visited backstage by Ashlee Simpson.
Paris Hilton performs in a sea of hot pink at the Outloud Music Festival during WeHo Pride.
'M3GAN 2.0' dancers entertain the crowds at the Weho Pride Parade.
Reality television star Chrishell Stause rides on a float in the WeHo Pride Parade.
Cara Delevingne receives a key to West Hollywood from West Hollywood Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers at the WeHo Pride Icons Award Ceremony.
'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Shea Couleé performs at the LGBTQ party Bath & Body at Virgin Hotels Nashville to kick off Music City Pride Month festivities.
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