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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 – live |
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| It was the Stonewall clash with police that fueled the modern gay rights movement, and the question of policing has loomed large over Pride marches this year. | |
| Indya Moore of TV’s Pose, one of the grand marshals of New York’s larger parade, highlighted concerns in a news conference: “I wonder if they’re here to protect us or if they’re here to police us. Maybe to make sure we don’t riot again? I’m not sure.” | |
| New York’s smaller Queer Liberation March has rejected NYPD policing, opting instead for its own private security. And yesterday’s Dyke March in San Francisco saw firm opposition to police: | |
| Cops out of Pride protest at SF Dyke March pic.twitter.com/UStYQstPbY | |
| They’re just a few examples of a broader backlash, as my colleague Sam Levin writes, noting that some activists are skipping San Francisco Pride over concerns it has been co-opted by police and corporations. “The efforts to remove policing from Pride are really efforts to ensure safety for the communities that are there. It’s a protective act. It’s an act of resistance,” Malkia Devich Cyril told the Guardian. | |
| 'Police are a force of terror': the LGBT activists who want cops out of Pride | |
| And the parade has begun in San Francisco, longtime cradle of LGBTQ activism. Kicking things off are the celebrated Dykes on Bikes, whose roaring motorcycles set the tone for a festive day. | And the parade has begun in San Francisco, longtime cradle of LGBTQ activism. Kicking things off are the celebrated Dykes on Bikes, whose roaring motorcycles set the tone for a festive day. |
| Chicago’s Pride celebration is under way despite concerns over weather, with crowds expected to reach one million. Leading the event is Lori Lightfoot, the city’s first openly LGBT mayor. | Chicago’s Pride celebration is under way despite concerns over weather, with crowds expected to reach one million. Leading the event is Lori Lightfoot, the city’s first openly LGBT mayor. |
| Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Pride: “Today is a great day and celebration and I am so humbled to be a part of it.” Reflecting on journey from longshot candidate last year to Chicago’s leader, she said “it feels like I’ve come a long way” and praised the city’s support and optimism pic.twitter.com/6uwdMLfYgM | Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Pride: “Today is a great day and celebration and I am so humbled to be a part of it.” Reflecting on journey from longshot candidate last year to Chicago’s leader, she said “it feels like I’ve come a long way” and praised the city’s support and optimism pic.twitter.com/6uwdMLfYgM |
| Today’s events mark 50 years since the Stonewall rebellion, which saw patrons at the Greenwich Village gay bar rise up against police raids. Ed Pilkington tells the story of a moment that changed the gay rights movement: | Today’s events mark 50 years since the Stonewall rebellion, which saw patrons at the Greenwich Village gay bar rise up against police raids. Ed Pilkington tells the story of a moment that changed the gay rights movement: |
| “Just being gay then was to be a criminal,” said Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt, an artist who lived then as now in Manhattan. “Liberals would say you should be given electroshock treatments which they thought was being nice; conservatives would simply throw you in jail.” | “Just being gay then was to be a criminal,” said Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt, an artist who lived then as now in Manhattan. “Liberals would say you should be given electroshock treatments which they thought was being nice; conservatives would simply throw you in jail.” |
| Here’s the piece in full, painting a picture of that night and the movement that followed: | Here’s the piece in full, painting a picture of that night and the movement that followed: |
| The riot that changed America's gay rights movement forever | The riot that changed America's gay rights movement forever |
| While revelers and demonstrators mark the day in New York, activists in Istanbul have faced official opposition and teargas. From the Associated Press: | While revelers and demonstrators mark the day in New York, activists in Istanbul have faced official opposition and teargas. From the Associated Press: |
| Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people Sunday before police dispersed the crowd at a pride event that Turkish authorities had banned for the fifth year. | Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people Sunday before police dispersed the crowd at a pride event that Turkish authorities had banned for the fifth year. |
| The rally on a side street to Istanbul’s main pedestrian avenue drew several hundred people, who cheered and waved rainbow flags. Istanbul Pride organizers said the Istanbul governor’s office banned the march from central Taksim district as well as a square designated for demonstrations west of the city. | The rally on a side street to Istanbul’s main pedestrian avenue drew several hundred people, who cheered and waved rainbow flags. Istanbul Pride organizers said the Istanbul governor’s office banned the march from central Taksim district as well as a square designated for demonstrations west of the city. |
| Police allowed representatives to make a short statement to the media before officers dispersed the crowd with tear gas, blocking the street. Police dogs were also at the scene. | Police allowed representatives to make a short statement to the media before officers dispersed the crowd with tear gas, blocking the street. Police dogs were also at the scene. |
| The Istanbul Pride group said it would continue activism to get sexual orientation and gender identity recognized in Turkish laws. | The Istanbul Pride group said it would continue activism to get sexual orientation and gender identity recognized in Turkish laws. |
| Amnesty International had urged Turkey to lift the “arbitrary ban” on the pride march. It said authorities rejected all suggested locations in the city by deeming the LGBT community “societally objectionable”. | Amnesty International had urged Turkey to lift the “arbitrary ban” on the pride march. It said authorities rejected all suggested locations in the city by deeming the LGBT community “societally objectionable”. |
| Istanbul had up to 100,000 people attend a pride march in 2014, but police have blocked such marches since. | Istanbul had up to 100,000 people attend a pride march in 2014, but police have blocked such marches since. |
| Though homosexuality has been legal in Turkey for decades, rights groups say discrimination is widespread. | Though homosexuality has been legal in Turkey for decades, rights groups say discrimination is widespread. |
| The new mayor of Istanbul told a group of international journalists Friday that any group should be free to demonstrate as long as protests do not disturb the peace. | The new mayor of Istanbul told a group of international journalists Friday that any group should be free to demonstrate as long as protests do not disturb the peace. |
| ... And they’re off (in both marches)! | ... And they’re off (in both marches)! |
| Along with the cast of Pose, the event’s grand marshals include Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, a key activist behind UK Black Pride; the Trevor Project, which offers suicide prevention and crisis intervention support for LGBTQ youth; Monica Helms, the trans activist and US navy veteran who designed the transgender pride flag; and the Gay Liberation Front, the first activist organization formed following the Stonewall uprising. | Along with the cast of Pose, the event’s grand marshals include Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, a key activist behind UK Black Pride; the Trevor Project, which offers suicide prevention and crisis intervention support for LGBTQ youth; Monica Helms, the trans activist and US navy veteran who designed the transgender pride flag; and the Gay Liberation Front, the first activist organization formed following the Stonewall uprising. |
| For those following (or curious about) the Heritage Pride parade route, here’s a map. | For those following (or curious about) the Heritage Pride parade route, here’s a map. |
| The parade has begun, and the mood is jubilant. Among those leading the way are the cast of Pose – the FX TV show about LGBTQ ball culture in the late 20th century – and a car representing the late pioneering activists Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson. | The parade has begun, and the mood is jubilant. Among those leading the way are the cast of Pose – the FX TV show about LGBTQ ball culture in the late 20th century – and a car representing the late pioneering activists Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson. |
| Stephanie’s Child, a drag queen trio seen on The Voice, is singing an impressive three-part version of the national anthem as events kick off in New York. They’re accompanied by the Talent Unlimited high school theater department. | Stephanie’s Child, a drag queen trio seen on The Voice, is singing an impressive three-part version of the national anthem as events kick off in New York. They’re accompanied by the Talent Unlimited high school theater department. |
| Joe Biden has sparked a new controversy with comments at a gay rights fundraiser in Seattle. Seeking to highlight progress, he reportedly said that five years ago, if people “made fun of a gay waiter” at a meeting, it would have been tolerated. The idea that such comments were acceptable in 2014 prompted calls of “not in Seattle!”, the Daily Beast noted. | Joe Biden has sparked a new controversy with comments at a gay rights fundraiser in Seattle. Seeking to highlight progress, he reportedly said that five years ago, if people “made fun of a gay waiter” at a meeting, it would have been tolerated. The idea that such comments were acceptable in 2014 prompted calls of “not in Seattle!”, the Daily Beast noted. |
| Biden said a businessman making that remark today “would not be invited back”. | Biden said a businessman making that remark today “would not be invited back”. |
| My colleague Joanna Walters has a closer look at today’s dueling marches in New York, amid what is likely to be the city’s biggest LGBTQ celebration in history. Supporters of Reclaim Pride, behind a march dubbed the inaugural Queer Liberation March, say the larger event “has become a bloated, over-policed circuit party, stuffed with 150 corporate floats. This does not represent the ‘spirit of Stonewall’ on this 50th anniversary year.” | My colleague Joanna Walters has a closer look at today’s dueling marches in New York, amid what is likely to be the city’s biggest LGBTQ celebration in history. Supporters of Reclaim Pride, behind a march dubbed the inaugural Queer Liberation March, say the larger event “has become a bloated, over-policed circuit party, stuffed with 150 corporate floats. This does not represent the ‘spirit of Stonewall’ on this 50th anniversary year.” |
| New York City: dueling Pride marches to mark Stonewall's 50th anniversary | New York City: dueling Pride marches to mark Stonewall's 50th anniversary |
| Charles Kaiser, author of The Gay Metropolis and a Guardian contributor, says the tension between the events is healthy. It “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.” More on that in Victoria Bekiempis’s news story: | Charles Kaiser, author of The Gay Metropolis and a Guardian contributor, says the tension between the events is healthy. It “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.” More on that in Victoria Bekiempis’s news story: |
| New York leads Pride parade cavalcade with huge LGBTQ celebration | New York leads Pride parade cavalcade with huge LGBTQ celebration |
| New York’s Heritage Pride parade is due to begin at noon local time. In the meantime, treat yourself to some remarkable photography of LGBTQ pioneers, five decades after Stonewall. | New York’s Heritage Pride parade is due to begin at noon local time. In the meantime, treat yourself to some remarkable photography of LGBTQ pioneers, five decades after Stonewall. |
| Charles Kaiser reviews the “superb” Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet Into the Stonewall Era for the Guardian: “If you’re curious about what that first march looked like in 1970, or the names and faces of the earliest activists who got us from there to here, there is no better place to start.” | Charles Kaiser reviews the “superb” Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet Into the Stonewall Era for the Guardian: “If you’re curious about what that first march looked like in 1970, or the names and faces of the earliest activists who got us from there to here, there is no better place to start.” |
| Love and Resistance review: priceless pictures of LGBTQ pioneers | Love and Resistance review: priceless pictures of LGBTQ pioneers |
| Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of today’s Pride events, centered in New York 50 years after the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, which led to the modern gay rights movement. | Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of today’s Pride events, centered in New York 50 years after the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, which led to the modern gay rights movement. |
| This year, New York is host to WorldPride, marking the first time the event has been held in the US. Organizers have said they expect as many as 4 million people to flock to the city. | This year, New York is host to WorldPride, marking the first time the event has been held in the US. Organizers have said they expect as many as 4 million people to flock to the city. |
| New York will see two parades today. The Heritage Pride event will represent nearly 700 organizations – ranging from the cast of the TV show Pose to big corporations – and is expected to draw 150,000 marchers. Hundreds of thousands more are likely to celebrate alongside them as they loop through Manhattan, passing the Stonewall Inn on the way. | New York will see two parades today. The Heritage Pride event will represent nearly 700 organizations – ranging from the cast of the TV show Pose to big corporations – and is expected to draw 150,000 marchers. Hundreds of thousands more are likely to celebrate alongside them as they loop through Manhattan, passing the Stonewall Inn on the way. |
| A separate parade, meanwhile, will shift the focus from floats to activism. Known alternatively as Reclaim Pride or the first Queer Liberation March, the event will begin at the Stonewall and end in Central Park. “It’s a clash of values. What happened at Stonewall in 1969 changed my life and we’re going to take that spirit into this new century. There’ll be no sponsors, no uniformed police, no floats,” the organizer Bill Dobbs told the Guardian’s Joanna Walters. | A separate parade, meanwhile, will shift the focus from floats to activism. Known alternatively as Reclaim Pride or the first Queer Liberation March, the event will begin at the Stonewall and end in Central Park. “It’s a clash of values. What happened at Stonewall in 1969 changed my life and we’re going to take that spirit into this new century. There’ll be no sponsors, no uniformed police, no floats,” the organizer Bill Dobbs told the Guardian’s Joanna Walters. |
| Cities around the US and the world are joining New York in celebration this weekend, with events in San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle and stretching across the world from Mexico to Europe to India. | Cities around the US and the world are joining New York in celebration this weekend, with events in San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle and stretching across the world from Mexico to Europe to India. |