Szot said, “I’m pretty sure I need to go to the hospital - I’m not going back.”īut go back they did, pushing their way back through the crowd under a rainbow spider made of balloons, to a less crowded area near Perry Street, and Ms. Emond announced they would have to reverse course, and an exhausted, exasperated Ms. Making their way toward Seventh Avenue South and West Fourth Street, they worked their way through tangled crowds and were told by a woman in a wheelchair, bedecked in rainbow colors, that the street they had headed down was a dead end. Emond told a reporter, who took them up on the offer. “You can follow us if you want to get lost for the rest of the day,” Ms. They stood on Perry Street and Greenwich Avenue and observed that it was difficult to get anywhere in the Village on this day. Led by grand marshals Jazz Jennings (the youngest grand marshal in NYC Pride history), Subhi Nahas (co-founder of the first LGBT magazine in Syria), and Cecilia Chung (an internationally recognized LGBT advocate), the NYC March is the largest pride march in the country and is expected to have more than 2 million people lining the route.“It’s poetic for the 50th,” said Ms. Hundreds of organizations representing nonprofits, corporations and activist groups, along with many public figures, participate in the March each year.
The party is set for June 25 from 2:00 p.m.
Fantasy: This year’s Fantasy party theme is “Neon” and guests are encouraged to dress in their brightest colors at one of NYC’s newest and most popular clubs, The Diamond Horseshoe, located beneath the Paramount Hotel in Times Square.
Attendance is free and open to the public. The tradition to gather and remember the origins of the Pride celebration takes place each year since then. The first rally occurred one month after the Stonewall riots in 1969. The Rally: The NYC Pride Rally officially kicks off Pride in New York City on June 24 at 7:00 p.m.More information on the flagship Manhattan Pride activities can be found at.
“Our theme for 2016 is ‘Equality Needs You,’ which serves as a reminder of the continuing fight for full equality and the effect a single individual can have on their world." “More than 2.1 million spectators will descend on New York City in June, and NYC Pride is thrilled to welcome them once again for the largest LGBT Pride event in the world,” said Chris Frederick, Managing Director of NYC Pride. Heritage of Pride organizes and produces many of New York City’s annual Pride events in Manhattan including the Pride Rally, VIP Rooftop Party, Teaze, the March, PrideFest and the Dance on the Pier. “Whether it’s in the West Village-the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement-Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, the East Village, Williamsburg or Jackson Heights, we encourage visitors and residents to participate in the iconic and vibrant Pride events taking place throughout New York City this June and July.”
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