(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Thousands turned out in the streets of Manhattan, New York to celebrate Gay Pride over the weekend June 27, 2021.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
NEW YORK CITY – Under the theme “The Fight Continues” thousands gathered in the streets of Manhattan this weekend marching and celebrating in the NY City Gay Pride Parade. A sea of rainbow flags were displayed proudly as massive crowds were spotted all over the city. The celebrations took place ahead of Monday June 28, the anniversary of the first gay pride march, held in NYC on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Today marks 52 years since the start of riots at the Stonewall Inn in NYC, the police raid that sparked the beginning of the gay rights movement in America.
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Thousands turned out in the streets of Manhattan, New York to celebrate Gay Pride over the weekend June 27, 2021
“NYC Pride announces the official theme for 2021, “The Fight Continues,” as the kick-off to this year’s events and programming. In a time of tremendous adversity for the community on many fronts, “The Fight Continues” reflects the multitude of battles we’ve been fighting as a country and as a city. With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, issues of police brutality, the alarming murder rate for trans POC, economic hardship, climate disasters, violent efforts to disenfranchise voters, our rights as a community being questioned at the level of the Supreme Court, and more, we are in the midst of many different fights.”
-NYC Pride statement
COVID-19 Greatly Limited Crowd Size of Pride Parade
Because of COVID-19, the Pride parade was mostly a virtual event, drawing only a tiny percentage of the crowds that would have normally showed up pre-pandemic.
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Thousands turned out in the streets of Manhattan, New York to celebrate Gay Pride over the weekend June 27, 2021
The first Pride March was held in 1970, a year after the Stonewall riots, and have been held ever since.
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Thousands turned out in the streets of Manhattan, New York to celebrate Gay Pride over the weekend June 27, 2021
LGBTQ+ Pride Month is celebrated every year in June
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) “Black Trans Lives Mattter” sign held by one of the thousands of participants in the NY City annual Pride Parade June 27, 2021.
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Marchers in NY City Pride Parade display Rainbow umbrella near Madison Square Garden June 27, 2021.
