Beneath a blaze of rainbow flags and amid roars of defiance, crowds have gathered are gathering in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, Hungary for the city’s 30th annual Pride march – an event that, this year,

Tens of thousands have gathered for the LGBTQ march in Budapest, despite a police ban and warning from PM Viktor Orban.

With the support of the city’s liberal mayor, organizers of Budapest Pride took to the streets in defiance of Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban’s effort to ban the event.