About 5,000 people participated in the January 31 parade and a substantial chunk was formed by the parents who came to support their children and each other.
Chinese filmmaker Fan Popo's latest documentary features six mothers from all over China who share their experiences of coming to accept their gay children as an increasing number of Chinese parents are stepping up and advocating acceptance by family members and society.
There aren't many openly LGBT parents in Singapore, but there are some who're willing to share their stories. Meet K, a bisexual mum, and P, a gay dad.
"What upsets me the most is when parents say that they think their children should sacrifice and change their sexual orientation to save the 'face' of the family," Wu Youjian's message to parents of gay children.