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| Highlights From the Rally at the Stonewall Inn | |
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| [A celebration blends pride and resistance 50 years after the Stonewall uprising.] | [A celebration blends pride and resistance 50 years after the Stonewall uprising.] |
| Visitors came from around the block and around the world, streaming through the streets surrounding the Stonewall Inn. | |
| Storefronts flew rainbow flags and pumped pulsing pop music onto the sidewalks, where vendors hawked Pride merchandise. | |
| Police officers sought refuge from the sweltering heat in doorways, and firefighters rested on their hulking red trucks. | |
| The exuberant crowd numbered in the thousands, and it filled the streets around the perimeter of Christopher Park. Everywhere you looked, there were bright colors, dyed hair, painted faces, body piercings, midriff tops and high heels. | |
| The crowd outside the Stonewall included Chris Conzen, 42, of Roxbury, N.J., and his daughter, Sara, 10, who had come to Manhattan to see a Broadway show. Mr. Conzen said he wanted to give Sara the “basics” about Pride, so they stopped in Greenwich Village. | |
| “I wanted her to know about the Stonewall, the harassment that happened 50 years ago and how a community finally started to fight back,” he said. | |
| Adam Daicy, 33, and his partner of 15 years, Joey Figueiredo, 32, flew in from Kansas City, Mo., for the weekend’s festivities. Mr. Daicy’s hair was dyed purple and he wore glittery rainbow eye shadow; Mr. Figueiredo wore sunglasses and had a bright-pink beard. | |
| “I wanted to be here to celebrate the biggest time in history,” Mr. Figueiredo said. | |
| Near the stage, the crowd was thickest. There were spirited cheers and shrieks as speaker after speaker stepped up. Throughout the rally, there was barely room to clap. It was impossible to move without jostling other attendees. | |
| By the Stonewall Inn, street vendors mixed with police officers in helmets carrying guns. Other officers were dressed in blue polo shirts. The officers bantered and occasionally posed for photos with attendees. — Derek M. Norman, Nate Schweber and Emily Palmer | |
| “$10 cover charge” read the sign outside the Stonewall Inn. “No backpacks.” | “$10 cover charge” read the sign outside the Stonewall Inn. “No backpacks.” |
| Still, there was a long line of people waiting to make it inside the bar where a police raid kicked off the equality movement 50 years ago. | Still, there was a long line of people waiting to make it inside the bar where a police raid kicked off the equality movement 50 years ago. |
| Once past the security guards, who checked bags and handed out wristbands, patrons entered the bar and many grabbed the obligatory selfie, their photos lit by the colors from a neon light in a corner. Dozens of small rainbow flags hanging from the ceiling provided the backdrop. | Once past the security guards, who checked bags and handed out wristbands, patrons entered the bar and many grabbed the obligatory selfie, their photos lit by the colors from a neon light in a corner. Dozens of small rainbow flags hanging from the ceiling provided the backdrop. |
| Some customers leaned against the back wall and nursed beers, as others shouted above the blaring dance music. | Some customers leaned against the back wall and nursed beers, as others shouted above the blaring dance music. |
| Some patrons crowded the bar for drinks. Others lined up for the restrooms in the back. | Some patrons crowded the bar for drinks. Others lined up for the restrooms in the back. |
| In the front corner of the Stonewall, Tanya Hagemann, 30, and her wife, Karin, 30, sipped beers and watched the scene, happy to be visiting from Berlin. | In the front corner of the Stonewall, Tanya Hagemann, 30, and her wife, Karin, 30, sipped beers and watched the scene, happy to be visiting from Berlin. |
| “This is our honeymoon,” Tanya Hagemann said, adding that the couple married last month and decided to celebrate the union in New York during WorldPride. | “This is our honeymoon,” Tanya Hagemann said, adding that the couple married last month and decided to celebrate the union in New York during WorldPride. |
| “This is a unique moment for the entire gay community,” she added. “It’s special to come to a place where everything began.” | “This is a unique moment for the entire gay community,” she added. “It’s special to come to a place where everything began.” |
| Of the countless rainbow flags flying seemingly everywhere, she said: “I didn’t know it was so accepted and so common throughout this whole city. It’s special. It’s cool. It’s really perfect.” — Derek M. Norman | Of the countless rainbow flags flying seemingly everywhere, she said: “I didn’t know it was so accepted and so common throughout this whole city. It’s special. It’s cool. It’s really perfect.” — Derek M. Norman |
| Corey Johnson told the crowd he was first openly gay man, and the first openly H.I.V. positive man, to lead the New York City Council. | Corey Johnson told the crowd he was first openly gay man, and the first openly H.I.V. positive man, to lead the New York City Council. |
| He may be the first Council speaker to drop an F-bomb at a public rally. | He may be the first Council speaker to drop an F-bomb at a public rally. |
| Mr. Johnson, to cheers, listed the names of people to whom he owes his own freedoms and life — writers, politicians and activists, those who fought for gay rights, and for funding for research and the treatment of AIDS. | Mr. Johnson, to cheers, listed the names of people to whom he owes his own freedoms and life — writers, politicians and activists, those who fought for gay rights, and for funding for research and the treatment of AIDS. |
| Larry Kramer. Audre Lorde. Harvey Milk. Marsha P. Johnson. Gilbert Baker. | Larry Kramer. Audre Lorde. Harvey Milk. Marsha P. Johnson. Gilbert Baker. |
| “I would not be standing here today," he said. “I may not be alive were it not for those activists.” | “I would not be standing here today," he said. “I may not be alive were it not for those activists.” |
| He also acknowledged those individuals who rose up at Stonewall, starting a movement that has kept growing. And he praised New York as being a place of welcome for immigrants and others. | He also acknowledged those individuals who rose up at Stonewall, starting a movement that has kept growing. And he praised New York as being a place of welcome for immigrants and others. |
| “Fifty years ago, those brave activists stood on this street and fought back,” he said. “Let’s keep fighting. Let’s remain the greatest city in the world. Happy Pride N.Y.C.!”— Sharon Otterman | “Fifty years ago, those brave activists stood on this street and fought back,” he said. “Let’s keep fighting. Let’s remain the greatest city in the world. Happy Pride N.Y.C.!”— Sharon Otterman |
| On Friday, a police officer faced a gay-rights group outside the Stonewall. The encounter had a different ending than a similar scene 50 years ago. | On Friday, a police officer faced a gay-rights group outside the Stonewall. The encounter had a different ending than a similar scene 50 years ago. |
| Eddie Cardona, 45, and Ty Whitfield, 47, both of Jersey City, dashed up to Officer Katie Ryan, who was doing something to a rainbow Pride flag that someone had affixed to the rear window of her cruiser. | Eddie Cardona, 45, and Ty Whitfield, 47, both of Jersey City, dashed up to Officer Katie Ryan, who was doing something to a rainbow Pride flag that someone had affixed to the rear window of her cruiser. |
| But this time, the officer and the crowd were on the same side. The officer was adjusting the flag to keep it displayed. The men helped her, and then posed for photos with her and high-fived her. | But this time, the officer and the crowd were on the same side. The officer was adjusting the flag to keep it displayed. The men helped her, and then posed for photos with her and high-fived her. |
| “I was thinking, 50 years ago, this was happening,” Mr. Cardona said, referring to the Stonewall standoff. “Now she’s here helping us. It was a proud moment.” | “I was thinking, 50 years ago, this was happening,” Mr. Cardona said, referring to the Stonewall standoff. “Now she’s here helping us. It was a proud moment.” |
| Mr. Whitfield marveled that many members of the Police Department were “out and proud” officers. Of the Stonewall Forever flag on the police car, Mr. Whitfield said he appreciated “the gesture of it.” — Nate Schweber | Mr. Whitfield marveled that many members of the Police Department were “out and proud” officers. Of the Stonewall Forever flag on the police car, Mr. Whitfield said he appreciated “the gesture of it.” — Nate Schweber |
| The motivational speaker Harnaam Kaur of London took the stage in a black and red floral dress and thick beard. | The motivational speaker Harnaam Kaur of London took the stage in a black and red floral dress and thick beard. |
| Commenting on all the colors she noticed in the crowd, she asked: “What is normal?” Then added, “Don’t dim your light, baby, you’re glorious.” | Commenting on all the colors she noticed in the crowd, she asked: “What is normal?” Then added, “Don’t dim your light, baby, you’re glorious.” |
| “You can either look at us and admire or you can walk the hell on,” she said. | “You can either look at us and admire or you can walk the hell on,” she said. |
| Ms. Kaur has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal condition that can result in the growth of excess facial hair. But she has embraced her appearance as part of her message of body positivity. | Ms. Kaur has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal condition that can result in the growth of excess facial hair. But she has embraced her appearance as part of her message of body positivity. |
| She explained that coming from a Punjabi background, “it can be a bit difficult for people to understand what I do and who I am, so can I take a quick snap to send to my mom and dad?” The crowd agreed with cheers, and she held up her phone: “Look at this!” — Emily Palmer | She explained that coming from a Punjabi background, “it can be a bit difficult for people to understand what I do and who I am, so can I take a quick snap to send to my mom and dad?” The crowd agreed with cheers, and she held up her phone: “Look at this!” — Emily Palmer |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio, fresh off his first presidential debate appearance, and subsequent snafu about Che Guevara, the Cuban revolutionary who is disliked in much of South Florida, (oy!), spoke at the Pride rally. He came to celebrate. | Mayor Bill de Blasio, fresh off his first presidential debate appearance, and subsequent snafu about Che Guevara, the Cuban revolutionary who is disliked in much of South Florida, (oy!), spoke at the Pride rally. He came to celebrate. |
| “Happy Pride, everybody!” he said to loud cheers at around 6:15 p.m. In his remarks, he called those who had stood up at Stonewall in 1969, setting the stage for future gay rights activism, “brave.” | “Happy Pride, everybody!” he said to loud cheers at around 6:15 p.m. In his remarks, he called those who had stood up at Stonewall in 1969, setting the stage for future gay rights activism, “brave.” |
| “They stood up and they prevailed and they triumphed and everyone here today, everyone is living a better life,” he told the crowd. He requested “thunderous applause,” and the crowd complied. That was “pretty damn thunderous!” he said. | “They stood up and they prevailed and they triumphed and everyone here today, everyone is living a better life,” he told the crowd. He requested “thunderous applause,” and the crowd complied. That was “pretty damn thunderous!” he said. |
| “People are free to be themselves,” Mr. de Blasio said. “But, wait, this is where I have to be serious with all of us,” he added, pausing for a second. “There are some who want to take us backward.” | “People are free to be themselves,” Mr. de Blasio said. “But, wait, this is where I have to be serious with all of us,” he added, pausing for a second. “There are some who want to take us backward.” |
| Mr. De Blasio then introduced the owners of the Stonewall Inn and a group of people who were there when the police raided the bar on that night 50 years ago. A sea of cellphones went up to record the moment as the mayor announced that June 28 will officially be Stonewall Day. — Emily Palmer | Mr. De Blasio then introduced the owners of the Stonewall Inn and a group of people who were there when the police raided the bar on that night 50 years ago. A sea of cellphones went up to record the moment as the mayor announced that June 28 will officially be Stonewall Day. — Emily Palmer |
| At the time of the Stonewall uprising, 50 years ago tonight, the mob owned most of the city’s gay bars. A mobster named Fat Tony with the Genovese crime family owned the Stonewall; he had opened the bar two years before as a private club because he could not get a liquor license for it. | At the time of the Stonewall uprising, 50 years ago tonight, the mob owned most of the city’s gay bars. A mobster named Fat Tony with the Genovese crime family owned the Stonewall; he had opened the bar two years before as a private club because he could not get a liquor license for it. |
| The flier that announced the first Pride march in New York, the Christopher Street Liberation Day March in 1970, said, in part: “What it will all come to no one can tell. It is our hope that the day will come when homosexuals will be an integral part of society — being treated as human beings.” | The flier that announced the first Pride march in New York, the Christopher Street Liberation Day March in 1970, said, in part: “What it will all come to no one can tell. It is our hope that the day will come when homosexuals will be an integral part of society — being treated as human beings.” |
| The Leslie-Lohman Museum for Gay and Lesbian Art in SoHo is the only museum in the world dedicated to artwork that speaks to the L.G.B.T.Q. experience. Learn more about it on this New York Times audio tour of 11 landmarks in Gay New York. — Sharon Otterman | The Leslie-Lohman Museum for Gay and Lesbian Art in SoHo is the only museum in the world dedicated to artwork that speaks to the L.G.B.T.Q. experience. Learn more about it on this New York Times audio tour of 11 landmarks in Gay New York. — Sharon Otterman |
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