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New York leads Pride parade cavalcade with huge LGBTQ celebration New York leads Pride parades as LGBTQ activists debate state of movement
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New York will stage a massive LGBTQ Pride march on Sunday, as cities including San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle also host parades commemorating the 50th anniversary of the clash between police and patrons of the Stonewall Inn that sparked the modern gay rights movement. New York’s massive LGBTQ Pride march kicked off Sunday with jubilant attendees cheering the cast of Pose, the FX TV show about late-20th century ballroom culture, and a car representing the activists Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson as the procession moved through Manhattan.
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New York’s march was set to kick-off at noon with 677 contingents including community groups, major corporations and cast members from the FX show Pose. Organizers expected 150,000 people to march, with hundreds of thousands more lining the streets to watch. The march could produce record attendance, according to CNN. Other US cities including San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle were also hosting parades commemorating the 50th anniversary of the clash between police and patrons of the Stonewall Inn that sparked the modern gay rights movement.
A smaller Queer Liberation March started at 9.30am at the Stonewall, where patrons resisted a police raid in 1969, and headed to Central Park for a rally. New York’s march kicked off at noon with 677 contingents. Organizers expected 150,000 people to parade, with hundreds of thousands more lining the streets to watch.
Organizers say the larger Pride event has become too commercialized and too heavily policed. A smaller Queer Liberation March started at 9.30am at the Stonewall Inn, where patrons resisted a police raid in 1969, sparking the modern gay rights movement. They headed to Central Park for a rally. Organizers said the larger Pride event had become too commercialized and too heavily policed.
“The annual Pride parade has become a bloated, over-policed circuit party, stuffed with 150 corporate floats,” the Reclaim Pride Coalition said in a statement. “This does not represent the ‘spirit of Stonewall’ in this 50th anniversary year.”“The annual Pride parade has become a bloated, over-policed circuit party, stuffed with 150 corporate floats,” the Reclaim Pride Coalition said in a statement. “This does not represent the ‘spirit of Stonewall’ in this 50th anniversary year.”
Brendan Fay, a civil rights activist who successfully fought a years-long battle for LGBTQ inclusion in the New York St Patrick’s Day Parade, said he would participate in both marches.Brendan Fay, a civil rights activist who successfully fought a years-long battle for LGBTQ inclusion in the New York St Patrick’s Day Parade, said he would participate in both marches.
The founder of the Lavender & Green Alliance, an organization that celebrates Irish LGBTQ culture, told the Guardian corporate participation does reflect progress but Reclaim emphasizes community elders’ grassroots efforts to effect change. The founder of the Lavender & Green Alliance, an organization that celebrates Irish LGBTQ culture, told the Guardian corporate participation in Pride did reflect progress but said Reclaim emphasized community elders’ grassroots efforts to effect change.
“The legacy of Stonewall is about people,” Fay said, “not about corporate participation”. “The legacy of Stonewall is about people,” Fay said, “not about corporate participation.”
Charles Kaiser, author of The Gay Metropolis, acting director of the LGBTQ Public Policy Center at Hunter College and a Guardian contributor, said Sunday’s events showed that positive change is possible – and that participants must keep working toward change. Charles Kaiser, author of The Gay Metropolis, acting director of the LGBTQ Public Policy Center at Hunter College and a Guardian contributor, said Sunday’s events showed that positive change is possible – and that participants must keep working for it.
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“The most important thing is that the mass of humanity in the streets today proves that it is possible to imagine a different world and create it within your own lifetime,” Kaiser said.“The most important thing is that the mass of humanity in the streets today proves that it is possible to imagine a different world and create it within your own lifetime,” Kaiser said.
“I hope everyone will remember that it’s never been more important to imagine a different world than it is right now and that it is the duty to everyone celebrating today to dedicate themselves to getting rid of the most loathsome president of my lifetime and … put the American government back into the hands of decent, honorable, loving people.”“I hope everyone will remember that it’s never been more important to imagine a different world than it is right now and that it is the duty to everyone celebrating today to dedicate themselves to getting rid of the most loathsome president of my lifetime and … put the American government back into the hands of decent, honorable, loving people.”
Kaiser said Sunday’s two New York marches spoke to “tension which has existed in the movement from the very beginning … between a desire to be as fully integrated into the majority of society as possible, and the desire to see the movement as a way to celebrate how different we are. Kaiser said the two New York marches spoke to “tension which has existed in the movement from the very beginning … between a desire to be as fully integrated into the majority of society as possible, and the desire to see the movement as a way to celebrate how different we are.
“I think the tension is healthy,” said Kaiser, who planned to participate in both marches. “I think both things are important.” “I think the tension is healthy,” added Kaiser, who planned to participate in both marches. “I think both things are important.”
On Saturday, the New York City Pride Run reportedly set a Guinness World Record, with 10,000 finishers in Central Park breaking the previous record of 6,000 for a Pride-related charity event.On Saturday, the New York City Pride Run reportedly set a Guinness World Record, with 10,000 finishers in Central Park breaking the previous record of 6,000 for a Pride-related charity event.
Flemington, New Jersey, mayor Betsy Driver, considered the first openly intersex person voted into public office in the US, was reportedly set to be a grand marshal of the main parade. Love and Resistance review: priceless pictures of LGBTQ pioneers
On Sunday Flemington, New Jersey mayor Betsy Driver, considered the first openly intersex person voted into public office in the US, was listed as a grand marshal of the main parade.
The New York police department, which earlier this month apologized for Stonewall, said that there had not been any “credible threats” against the main march.The New York police department, which earlier this month apologized for Stonewall, said that there had not been any “credible threats” against the main march.
“The LGBTQ community is an essential part of NYC,” said NYPD commissioner James O’Neill. “And during #PrideMonth2019, it‘s the NYPD’s mission – as it is for every large event held in our great city throughout the year – to ensure that everyone can enjoy the festivities safely, free from violence and intolerance.“The LGBTQ community is an essential part of NYC,” said NYPD commissioner James O’Neill. “And during #PrideMonth2019, it‘s the NYPD’s mission – as it is for every large event held in our great city throughout the year – to ensure that everyone can enjoy the festivities safely, free from violence and intolerance.
“While there are no credible threats at this time, as always, we ask – if you see something, say something.”“While there are no credible threats at this time, as always, we ask – if you see something, say something.”
How Stonewall felt – to someone who was there | Edmund White The Pride march concludes a month of Stonewall commemorations in New York. The celebration coincides with WorldPride, an international event that started in Rome in 2000 and was held in New York this year.
The Pride march concludes a month of Stonewall commemorations in New York. The celebration coincides with WorldPride, an international LGBTQ event that started in Rome in 2000 and was held in New York this year.
In San Francisco, a contingent of Google employees petitioned the Pride parade board of directors to revoke Google sponsorship over what they called harassment and hate speech directed at LGBTQ people on YouTube and other platforms.In San Francisco, a contingent of Google employees petitioned the Pride parade board of directors to revoke Google sponsorship over what they called harassment and hate speech directed at LGBTQ people on YouTube and other platforms.
San Francisco Pride declined to revoke the sponsorship or remove the company from the parade, but Pride officials said critics could protest Google policies as part of the parade’s “Resistance Contingent”.San Francisco Pride declined to revoke the sponsorship or remove the company from the parade, but Pride officials said critics could protest Google policies as part of the parade’s “Resistance Contingent”.
In Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, the city’s first openly gay mayor, will be one of seven grand marshals. In Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, the city’s first openly gay mayor, was grand marshal of the city’s parade.
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