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Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march along the three-mile route of Seattle's 41st annual Pride Parade on Sunday.

Microsoft employees join Pride parades in Seattle and around the globe

Microsoft employees in the company’s home state and around the world joined weekend Pride parades in festive celebrations of diversity and inclusion with the theme “This is me. Do great things.”

Not far from Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, enthusiastic employees marched along Seattle’s three-mile parade route, which drew a crowd of thousands Sunday.

  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march along the three-mile route of Seattle's 41st annual Pride Parade on Sunday. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march along the three-mile route of Seattle's 41st annual Pride Parade on Sunday.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends pass the Space Needle holding banners for Microsoft and GLEAM, Microsoft’s LGBT Employee Resource Group. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends pass the Space Needle holding banners for Microsoft and GLEAM, Microsoft’s LGBT Employee Resource Group.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march along Seattle’s three-mile Pride Parade route. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march along Seattle’s three-mile Pride Parade route.
  • Microsoft employee Terrence Anderson carries a rainbow umbrella in the Pride Parade. Microsoft employee Terrence Anderson carries a rainbow umbrella in the Pride Parade.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march in Seattle's 41st annual Pride Parade on Sunday. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march in Seattle's 41st annual Pride Parade on Sunday.
  • Blowing bubbles in Seattle’s festive Pride celebration. Blowing bubbles in Seattle’s festive Pride celebration.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends celebrate Pride. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends celebrate Pride.
  • Brian Murphy, center, and other Microsoft employees celebrate Pride. Brian Murphy, center, and other Microsoft employees celebrate Pride.
  • Microsoft employees, families, friends and partners march in the parade. Microsoft employees, families, friends and partners march in the parade.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march along Seattle’s three-mile Pride Parade route. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march along Seattle’s three-mile Pride Parade route.
  • A Microsoft employee tosses wrist bands into the crowd as she marches in the 41st Annual Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday. A Microsoft employee tosses wrist bands into the crowd as she marches in the 41st annual Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march in Seattle’s Pride Parade. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march in Seattle’s Pride Parade.
  • Microsoft Pride Director Erika Voss and another employee’s son, Keegan, celebrate Pride in Seattle. Microsoft Pride Director Erika Voss and another employee’s son, Keegan, celebrate Pride in Seattle.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march in Seattle’s Pride Parade. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march in Seattle’s Pride Parade.
  • Emiliano Herrejon-Crucher, 5, joins his uncle, John Payes (not pictured), a Microsoft employee, at Seattle’s Pride Parade. Emiliano Herrejon-Crucher, 5, joins his uncle, John Payes (not pictured), a Microsoft employee, at Seattle’s Pride Parade.
  • Microsoft’s theme for Pride parades this year in Seattle and around the world is “This is me. Do great things.” Microsoft’s theme for Pride parades this year in Seattle and around the world is “This is me. Do great things.”
  • Dr. Gonzo, the 8-year-old mutt of Microsoft employee Sid Benavente, joins the fun. Dr. Gonzo, the 8-year-old mutt of Microsoft employee Sid Benavente, joins the fun.
  • Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march toward the Space Needle on downtown Seattle streets. Microsoft employees, partners, family and friends march toward the Space Needle on downtown Seattle streets.

Employees also joined marches in Chicago, New York City, Houston and San Francisco, as well as Mexico City, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Finland. Others participated in similar parades earlier this month in Boston, Washington D.C. and Rome to represent Microsoft, which has consistently ranked as a top place to work for LGBT equality.

There was even more reason to celebrate this year for many, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry.

Microsoft Pride director Erika Voss says that at Microsoft, “It doesn’t matter who you are, what you look like, what you wear or what your background is that defines you. It’s, do you show up and do great things?”

(All photos by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

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