Pride Day NYC 2023
NEW YORK (June 25, 2023) — The NYC Pride March is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ community in New York City it’s largest pride parade in North America and among the largest pride events in the world.
The NYC Pride March attracts tens of thousands of participants and millions of sidewalk spectators each June. Pride month to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities and rights movement since New York City’s first Pride march – then dubbed the “Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day” march – on June 28, 1970.
That event marked an act of defiance from the year before, a 1969 uprising at New York City’s Stonewall Inn. After a police raid at the gay bar, a crowd partly led by trans women of color channeled their anger to confront authorities. It was a catalyst to what became a global movement for LGBTQ+ rights.
For more than a half-century, the annual marches have been an opportunity to demand action on specific issues such as the AIDS epidemic and same-sex marriage while also serving as a public celebration.
The month of pride and celebration comes at a time when there is deep concern about growing hate speech and new restrictions that impact the community.
