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~~New York leads way as Pride marches mark 50 years since Stonewall – live~~	New York leads way as Pride marches mark 50 years since Stonewall – as it happened
2019-06-30 21:30:15 UTC	2019-06-30 22:02:12 UTC (32 minutes later)
	That’s all for today – thanks for reading, everyone. Here’s what happened:
	New York was home to a pair of Pride parades – a record-breaking WorldPride event that drew a reported 150,000 marchers and featured corporate and police involvement, and a smaller Queer Liberation March that focused on activism and rejected police presence.
	Both made appearances at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, where an uprising 50 years ago led to today’s LGBTQ rights movement.
	San Francisco’s parade was marked by protest. About an hour into the event, demonstrators blocked the parade for more than half an hour in a stand against police and corporate involvement. Two people were taken into custody.
	It wasn’t the first protest affecting the event: Google staffers had petitioned organizers to pull the company’s sponsorship of the event amid allegations of hate speech and harassment on Google sites. Organizers did not expel the company.
And, before we close down for the evening, a quick look at festivities in Seattle, which also hosted a Pride parade today.	And, before we close down for the evening, a quick look at festivities in Seattle, which also hosted a Pride parade today.
New York’s WorldPride parade organizers say there were 150,000 marchers this year – a record – and that more than 2.5 million gathered to watch the occasion along Fifth Avenue.	New York’s WorldPride parade organizers say there were 150,000 marchers this year – a record – and that more than 2.5 million gathered to watch the occasion along Fifth Avenue.
At least 1,000 joined the smaller Queer Liberation March, according to the New York Post.	At least 1,000 joined the smaller Queer Liberation March, according to the New York Post.
But the city’s events aren’t over yet: tonight brings a performance by Melissa Etheridge and others, hosted by Margaret Cho, in Times Square. And elsewhere in the city, at Hudson River Park, fans will be treated to a performance by Madonna.	But the city’s events aren’t over yet: tonight brings a performance by Melissa Etheridge and others, hosted by Margaret Cho, in Times Square. And elsewhere in the city, at Hudson River Park, fans will be treated to a performance by Madonna.
San Francisco police took two people into custody following the protest that temporarily halted the Pride parade, according to a police statement:	San Francisco police took two people into custody following the protest that temporarily halted the Pride parade, according to a police statement:
.@SFPD statement: San Francisco Police officers attempted to contact the protestors. The protestors broke down barricades & threw water bottles at officers. Police took two people into custody during the incident. Information on their arrest is pending.#SFPride	.@SFPD statement: San Francisco Police officers attempted to contact the protestors. The protestors broke down barricades & threw water bottles at officers. Police took two people into custody during the incident. Information on their arrest is pending.#SFPride
The activists have posted their demands in a letter on Medium condemning police brutality and corporate exploitation:	The activists have posted their demands in a letter on Medium condemning police brutality and corporate exploitation:
No longer can we sit on the sidelines as SF Pride pretends to celebrate ‘Generations of Resistance’ on the 50th anniversary of the fight against police violence at the Stonewall Inn. We call on the true generations of resistance including the Compton’s Cafeteria riots to stand here today and end this hypocrisy and demand true support and liberation for our communities.	No longer can we sit on the sidelines as SF Pride pretends to celebrate ‘Generations of Resistance’ on the 50th anniversary of the fight against police violence at the Stonewall Inn. We call on the true generations of resistance including the Compton’s Cafeteria riots to stand here today and end this hypocrisy and demand true support and liberation for our communities.
Well, the weather that has been threatening Chicago has finally taken its toll: the remainder of the parade has been canceled due to thunderstorms, the AP reported. Still, participants were able to get a few hours in to mark the occasion.	Well, the weather that has been threatening Chicago has finally taken its toll: the remainder of the parade has been canceled due to thunderstorms, the AP reported. Still, participants were able to get a few hours in to mark the occasion.
Reuters has filed a report on a confrontation at the Stonewall Inn today which, taken as illustrative of tensions within LGBTQ ranks, excited much comment . Here’s a taste:	Reuters has filed a report on a confrontation at the Stonewall Inn today which, taken as illustrative of tensions within LGBTQ ranks, excited much comment . Here’s a taste:
A black transgender woman wanted to be heard, but the white men wanted to celebrate.	A black transgender woman wanted to be heard, but the white men wanted to celebrate.
The scene at New York City’s Stonewall Inn on Saturday, as reported by multiple witnesses on social media, showed how long-simmering tensions between transgender women of color and white gay men have boiled over during the celebration of World Pride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.	The scene at New York City’s Stonewall Inn on Saturday, as reported by multiple witnesses on social media, showed how long-simmering tensions between transgender women of color and white gay men have boiled over during the celebration of World Pride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
The unidentified woman wanted to address the crowd inside the Greenwich Village gay bar where patrons fought back against police harassment 50 years ago, birthing the LGBTQ movement. She arrived unannounced and disrupted a drag show, drawing an unfriendly response at first. The crowd eventually warmed and she was given the microphone and spoke for 12 minutes.	The unidentified woman wanted to address the crowd inside the Greenwich Village gay bar where patrons fought back against police harassment 50 years ago, birthing the LGBTQ movement. She arrived unannounced and disrupted a drag show, drawing an unfriendly response at first. The crowd eventually warmed and she was given the microphone and spoke for 12 minutes.
“She read the names of the black trans women who died. Facts about them. Their obituaries. She called on everyone in the bar to help. I would like to say the audience was respectful, but there was quite a bit of chatter and a few jeers,” witness Aspen Eberhardt, finance manager of the gay rights group PFLAG, wrote on Twitter.	“She read the names of the black trans women who died. Facts about them. Their obituaries. She called on everyone in the bar to help. I would like to say the audience was respectful, but there was quite a bit of chatter and a few jeers,” witness Aspen Eberhardt, finance manager of the gay rights group PFLAG, wrote on Twitter.
Reuters goes on to note that “transgender women of color … [suffer] from higher levels of unemployment and homelessness [than] their cisgender gay and lesbian brethren”. It also points out that “trans women are often the target of violence. Some 65 transgender people, nearly all trans women of color, have been murdered in the United States since 2017, according to Human Rights Watch”.	Reuters goes on to note that “transgender women of color … [suffer] from higher levels of unemployment and homelessness [than] their cisgender gay and lesbian brethren”. It also points out that “trans women are often the target of violence. Some 65 transgender people, nearly all trans women of color, have been murdered in the United States since 2017, according to Human Rights Watch”.
For the Guardian, Tom Dart has reported extensively from Texas on such murders and the toll they take:	For the Guardian, Tom Dart has reported extensively from Texas on such murders and the toll they take:
Murders of three trans women in Texas underline increasing dangers across US	Murders of three trans women in Texas underline increasing dangers across US
Both New York parades have paid their respects at the Stonewall Inn:	Both New York parades have paid their respects at the Stonewall Inn:
While New York’s governor takes action against the “gay and trans panic legal defense”, the governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has signed an executive order to create a taskforce on trans students’ rights. From the Associated Press:	While New York’s governor takes action against the “gay and trans panic legal defense”, the governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has signed an executive order to create a taskforce on trans students’ rights. From the Associated Press:
The order also directs the State Board of Education on related issues, including publishing resources on the legal rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming students.	The order also directs the State Board of Education on related issues, including publishing resources on the legal rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming students.
The taskforce will be made up of 25 people appointed by Pritzker. They’ll study what schools are doing to promote LGBTQ rights to make sure students have “welcoming” and “inclusive” environments. Their report is due in January 2020.	The taskforce will be made up of 25 people appointed by Pritzker. They’ll study what schools are doing to promote LGBTQ rights to make sure students have “welcoming” and “inclusive” environments. Their report is due in January 2020.
The advocacy group Equality Illinois calls it a positive step, but says stronger statewide protections are needed.	The advocacy group Equality Illinois calls it a positive step, but says stronger statewide protections are needed.
Decades before Stonewall, New York was home to a remarkable cultural exchange, as Michael Henry Adams writes for the Guardian today. For black Harlemites visiting Britain, and for Brits visiting Harlem in return, “an LGBTQ identity could sometimes, just sometimes, act like a remarkable passport”.	Decades before Stonewall, New York was home to a remarkable cultural exchange, as Michael Henry Adams writes for the Guardian today. For black Harlemites visiting Britain, and for Brits visiting Harlem in return, “an LGBTQ identity could sometimes, just sometimes, act like a remarkable passport”.
Harlem in the 1920s and 30s was a bohemian destination, drawing the likes of Douglas Byng, Lady Louis Mountbatten, and Cary Grant. But all was not well…	Harlem in the 1920s and 30s was a bohemian destination, drawing the likes of Douglas Byng, Lady Louis Mountbatten, and Cary Grant. But all was not well…
We've been to a marvelous party: when gay Harlem met queer Britain	We've been to a marvelous party: when gay Harlem met queer Britain
Back in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo marked the day by outlawing the “gay and trans panic legal defense”.	Back in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo marked the day by outlawing the “gay and trans panic legal defense”.
Previously, Cuomo’s office said, those accused of violent crimes against LGBTQ people could seek a less severe sentence or even avoid conviction “by placing the blame on a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity”.	Previously, Cuomo’s office said, those accused of violent crimes against LGBTQ people could seek a less severe sentence or even avoid conviction “by placing the blame on a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity”.
“The gay and trans panic defense is essentially a codification of homophobia and transphobia and it is repugnant to our values of equality and inclusion,” Cuomo said in the statement. “This defense strategy isn’t just offensive – it also sends a dangerous message that violence toward LGBTQ people is somehow OK.	“The gay and trans panic defense is essentially a codification of homophobia and transphobia and it is repugnant to our values of equality and inclusion,” Cuomo said in the statement. “This defense strategy isn’t just offensive – it also sends a dangerous message that violence toward LGBTQ people is somehow OK.
“It’s not, and today we’re sending this noxious legal tool to the dustbin of history where it belongs.”	“It’s not, and today we’re sending this noxious legal tool to the dustbin of history where it belongs.”
Read Victoria Bekiempis’s full report:	Read Victoria Bekiempis’s full report:
New York leads Pride parades as LGBTQ activists debate state of movement	New York leads Pride parades as LGBTQ activists debate state of movement
After a more than half-hour stoppage, the San Francisco parade has begun again.	After a more than half-hour stoppage, the San Francisco parade has begun again.
Demonstrators call for an end to policing of the parade (note: this video contains strong language).	Demonstrators call for an end to policing of the parade (note: this video contains strong language).