The rebellion lasted six days, marking the beginning of the modern gay rights movements. However, all that silence broke out on June 28, 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn, which erupted into violent protests and a riot as more LGBTQ people from surrounding neighborhoods joined the fight for freedom and equality. Among the chaos and fears, there is one establishment where LGBTQ customers found refuge, and that was the Stonewall Inn. Transgender people were openly arrested on the streets. Historically, the civil law of New York City allowed bars to refuse service to the LGBTQ community, and arrests, harassment, and instances of entrapment by the police are frequent. Mic has put in place new mechanisms, including plagiarism detection software, to ensure that this does not happen in the future.This iconic LGBTQ movement can be traced back 50 years ago to the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village, where gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people first, as a group, forcefully and vocally asserted their rights to equality under the law. We apologize to our readers for this violation of our basic editorial standards.
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Headlining this year are DJs Eddie Baez, the Perry Twins, and DJ Boris, and there will be a special performance by Cyndi Lauper, Eva Simons, and other notables.īackground: New York City celebrates Gay Pride for a full week each June (June 17 to June 24, 2012), to honor what many consider to be one of the foremost events in the history of lesbian and gay rights, the Stonewall Riots, which commenced early in the morning on June 28, 1969.Įditor's Note: This story has been updated to properly cite language that was originally used without attribution to Times Square Chronicles. at the Hudson River) following the Pride March, at 5 p.m. Thousands of LGBT revelers and friends congregate on Pier 57 (15th St. Performers include Jessica Betts, Ryan W, Beleke, Amdias, Christine Martucci, the Glamazons, and several others.The Dance on the Pier provides a grand finale for New York City Gay Pride. The festive (and free) LGBT street fair features dozens of vendors, entertainers, and community organizations. 14th St., at the junction of three neighborhoods: Chelsea, the West Village, and the Meatpacking District. along Hudson Street between Abingdon Square and W. Īs highlighted on Times Square Chronicles: PRIDEfest is held on Sunday from 11 a.m. , the site which promotes the parade and weekend events was down due to traffic capacity problems. "Grand Marshals at NYC Pride March this year are Cyndi Lauper, Chris Salgardo, Phyllis Siegel, and Connie Kopelov," according to Times Square Chronicles. The gay community will also be celebrating a special anniversary: One year ago today, marriage equality was signed into law in New York.Īs this is the must-see event of Gay Pride in New York City, organizers said they are expecting thousands of spectators. Here's the official NYC Pride Parade route map, giving you the full Monty on where the parade will be. The parade will begin at 5th Avenue and 36th Street and wind its way downtown to the intersection of Christopher and Greenwich streets in the West Village. The March starts at noon on Sunday, and will go straight through the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Expect throngs of muscular, tanned men in string bikinis dancing their heart’s content to Deadmau5 techno beats. The weather will only make the parade spicier. Temperatures are expected to reach into the mid-80s, with even warmer temps expected in the concrete mess that is Midtown. Thousands are expected along the parade route.Īnd it’ll be a hot one. and will string its way into West Village. The parade will start in Midtown at 12 p.m. New York’s 2012 Gay Pride week is in full swing, with a parade - one of the world’s biggest - set for Sunday.