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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia Pride March and Festival takes place in the city this weekend, and security will be top of mind for Sunday's big event. 

This comes after the U.S. State Department issued a worldwide alert warning of violence against the LGBTQ+ community.

Here's what you need to know about security at the festival, road closures and more. 

Philadelphia Pride March and Festival adding more security  

For Matt Tkacik, June is a reminder of what it means to truly love yourself and others. 

"It's an opportunity to be out and proud and celebrate myself and also some of my friends who are definitely more marginalized," Tkacik said. 

This year marks 52 years since Philadelphia's first gay Pride parade – a time to celebrate.

But it's also a time to remember why Pride exists as the U.S. State Department recently issued a worldwide security alert that warns against the LGBTQ+ community.

"We have to be cognizant of the fact that LGBTQ are constantly under attack and scrutiny," Tyrell Brown, the executive of GALAEI and president and p

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