They also spoke out against policies aimed at other communities, like immigrants and minorities.
Onlookers and participants in New York noted those origins at Sunday’s event, which was both a celebration of the diversity of LGBTQ culture and a statement against anti-LGBTQ policies promoted by President Donald Trump, such as the Republican president’s attempt to ban all transgender people from serving in the military. Participants carry signs during the Pride parade in New York on June 24, 2018. Save DILF New York 'XL PRIDE' NYC Pride 2022 by Joe Whitaker Presents to your collection. DILF New York 'XL PRIDE' NYC Pride 2022 by Joe Whitaker Presents. The event, and others like it around the country, commemorated the riots that erupted in response to a police raid at a New York gay bar called the Stonewall Inn in June 1969. DILF New York 'XL PRIDE' NYC Pride 2022 by Joe Whitaker Presents.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King was one of the grand marshals, along with transgender advocate Tyler Ford and civil rights organization Lambda Legal. NEW YORK - Celebration and pride mixed with defiance in New York City on Sunday as throngs of people crowded the streets, rainbow flags waving, for the annual gay pride march.