Ten years later, 70 percent of the American public support marriage equality," Johnson said. Exactly five months ago, a gunman bent on mayhem changed Orlando’s LGBT community forever when he killed 49 people enjoying a Latin night dance party at Pulse, the citys preeminent gay nightclub. "Ten years ago, 70 percent of the American public did not support marriage equality. We will stand up to those who would try to undermine our values," de Blasio said.Īnd despite the recent horrors, city Councilman Corey Johnson (D-3rd) emphasized how much has changed in recent years. "This parade is New York City saying defiantly, we will stand up to hatred. Mayor Bill de Blasio echoed the same sentiment. "It's critical that we provide a space where the LGBT community can be out and proud and demonstrate that hatred cannot silence us," James Fallarino, a spokesman for organizers of the parade, told WCBS 880's Peter Haskell. By The Associated Press PUBLISHED: Jat 2:54 p.m. Organizers honored the shooting victims with the moment of silence but also wanted the pride and resilience to come through. A woman signs a tribute wall to the Orlando shooting victims at the annual PrideFest celebration at Civic Center Park June 18, 2016. Authorities ramped up security around the event in West Hollywood, which emerged as a symbol of LGBT defiance and solidarity just hours after the Orlando shooting. We want them to address issues of background checks, high-capacity magazines," said John Grauwiler with the newly-formed group Gays Against Guns. "Our message is that we want to have them rethink current gun policies. PHOTOS: NYC Pride Parade 2016 | MORE: Pride Week Guide | Parade Street Closures | Eats | Bars | LGBTQ Resources Meanwhile, at the start of the parade, an announcer in a pickup truck introduced state officials and guests also shouted out, "Love is love! New York is Orlando!'' in memory of the 49 people killed two weeks ago in Orlando. Yet LGBT Americans still face too many barriers. On Sunday, with her Twitter handle appearing in rainbow colors, Clinton wrote: ``One year ago, love triumphed in our highest court. Gay Pride i OrlandoNr folk tnker p homosexuella hndelser i Orlando kommer de enormt vlbeskta Disney Gay Days, som hlls i brjan av juni, omedelbart i. Tel Aviv Gay Pride 2016 Review: Sexy Men. This year was the 46th Pride march in New York City (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) The 18th Tel Aviv Gay Pride recently took place with the participation of over 200,000 people from Israel and abroad, the largest in the Middle East. Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walks during the New York City Pride March, Jin New York City. Al Sharpton for a brief appearance at Stonewall Inn, the bar where a 1969 police raid helped catalyze the gay rights movement. Andrew Cuomo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Rev.
She walked several blocks of the march, joining New York Gov. on Sunday, just hours after 50 people were murdered in a. The parade ran from Fifth Avenue and 36th Street to Christopher and Greenwich streets.Įlected officials turned out in force, as did presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Thousands of people lined the streets for the annual gay pride parade in West Hollywood, Calif. Crowds of onlookers stood a dozen deep along Fifth Avenue, many waving rainbow flags, as CBS2's Hazel Sanchez reported.