Whether it’s immigrants, whether it’s queer people or people of color, we’re not going to put up with what this administration is doing,” said Diego Molano, of Queens, at his second pride parade. “We’re making a statement that we’re here, everybody. Participants also spoke out against policies aimed at other communities, like immigrants and minorities. The parade was both a celebration of the diversity of LGBT culture and a statement against anti-LGBT policies promoted by President Donald Trump, such as the Republican president’s attempt to ban all transgender people from serving in the military. The parade commemorates the riots that erupted in response to a police raid at a New York gay bar called the Stonewall Inn in June 1969. Tennis legend Billie Jean King was one of the grand marshals, along with transgender advocate Tyler Ford and civil rights organization Lambda Legal.
Rainbows were found on flags, shirts, posters and people’s faces.
Throngs of people crowded streets yesterday in New York City and elsewhere for annual gay pride marches.
