Good evening. I'm John Yang. In Washington, D.C., thousands of LGBTQ-plus people and their allies are gathered to celebrate World Pride and protest the Trump administration's actions targeting their rights and protections.

Today, the emphasis was on celebrating a joyful World Pride parade through the city.

Happy World Pride!

In Logan Circle, one of the centers of LGBT-Q-plus life in Washington, D.C.,

marchers lifted a huge 1,000-foot-long rainbow flag.

Near the front of today's Pride Parade, Orange is the new black actor Laverne Cox, a staunch advocate for queer rights, waving to the crowds lining the route.

This is the final weekend of World Pride and International Festival promoting visibility and awareness of the community.

It's the first time the event has been held in Washington, now ground zero in the struggle for

LGBTQ plus rights. President Trump has rolled back Biden-era policies recognizing non-binary

people and protecting gender affirming care.

The nearly two-mile-long parade route ended on Pennsylvania Avenue, about midway between the

White House and the Capitol, where there were calls for continuing to push for LGBTQ-plus rights.

Tomorrow, there is to be a rally at the Lincoln Memorial and a march

to the Capitol to protest the Trump administration's actions affecting the LGBTQ plus community,

like cutting funding for health research. Many researchers in areas like gender affirming care

and HIV AIDS have lost federal grants.

One of them is Brian Mastansky, director of the Impact Institute for LGBTQ Health Research

at Northwestern University.

He spoke with Ali Grogan.

Dr. Mastansky, thank you so much for being with us.

Your work has benefited from funding from the National

Institutes of Health for years. And you shared with us one of the termination notices you

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