New york pride parade 2023
NYC Pride March kicks off in Manhattan
Massive crowds flocked to Manhattan on Sunday to celebrate the NYC Pride March.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community, their allies and elected officials marched from Fifth Avenue through Greenwich Village, passing by the historic Stonewall Inn.
What You Need To Know
- Approximately 1 million people lined the streets of Manhattan on Sunday to celebrate the Pride March
- According to the Human Rights Campaign, more than 20 states have passed bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth since An estimated , trans kids and teens live in those states
- To mark Pride, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new legislation, protecting access to gender-affirming verb in New York, and urges other states to do the same
“I always think about Marsha P. Johnson. She was a trans woman, she threw the first brick at Stonewall,” said Holden Smith, who attended the March for the first time as an openly trans man.
“No I’m not letting anyone suppress me for being who I am,” he continued.
The streets of Manhattan transformed into a sea of rainbows wi
NEW YORK -- The Recent York City Pride March stepped off through the streets of Manhattan on Sunday, this year's festivities reflecting the national struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights.
Rainbow confetti rained down in Midtown, kicking off what is widely considered one of the largest Pride parades in the world.
"When you add everybody, it's about 2 million people coming to this city to celebrate Pride with us," NYC Pride co-chair Sue Doster said.
A sea of color marched down Fifth Avenue toward the Stonewall National Monument and past the Novel York City AIDS memorial. Artist and activist Billy Porter was at the helm as one of the grand marshals.
Excited spectators, like a couple who came down from Rhode Island for their anniversary, cheered from the sidelines.
"It's the biggest one, and it has the most support I think I've seen all in one place," one woman said.
Organizers say the theme this year is strength through solidarity -- a notify to action amid what activists say has been a recent spate of attacks against the LGBTQ community, especially with legislation around the coun
NYC Pride March: Verb on demand from ABC 7 New York
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Watch ABC 7 New York's coverage of New York City's 53rd annual Pride March here.
The NYC Pride March broadcast special, co-hosted by Angelica Ross, returned for its seventh consecutive year on ABC 7.
Watch our coverage here or on YouTube
The March kicked off from 25th Street and 5th Avenue. Marchers proceeded south on 5th Avenue before heading west on 8th Street. After crossing over 6th Avenue, the March continued on Christopher Street passing the Stonewall National Monument. It turns north on 7th Avenue, passing the New York City AIDS Memorial, before dispersing in Chelsea at 16th Street and 7th Avenue.
More than 75% percent of all marching groups are non-profit organizations, and more than half of all marching groups are participating free-of-charge.
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June has been an important month for the LGBTQ+ rights movement since New York City's first Pride march - then dubbed the "Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day" march -
Pride March NYC: guide to the parade, street closures and best places to watch
New York City's massive Pride celebrations have a deep and important history in the city. The first march was held in one year after the Stonewall Uprising, and the event has grown into an annual civil rights demonstration. Fast forward to , and a Pride march feels just as important and relevant as it did 55 years ago: Earlier this year, the government erased mention of trans people on the Stonewall National Monument's website.
While many colloquially call the event the Pride Parade, organizers refer to it as The March as a nod to the event’s heritage. After all, the first march was once an unpermitted political protest against anti-LGBTQ+ policies and attitudes.
This year, activists and allies will take to the streets (and later NYC’s gay bars) in support of global LGBTQ+ rights at the NYC Pride March on Sunday, June In recent years, The March has grown to include more than groups with millions of spectators.
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