After various attacks by police officers on people who came to the bar, hundreds of people joined together to fight these aggressors. stalking this community, and physically and verbally assaulting them.Īll the riots started in the late 1960's outside the Stonewall. For this reason, many groups of policemen passed by the Stonewall Inn. Photo: The New York Times.Īt that time, in the United States there were no laws that protected homosexuals, quite the opposite. Confirmed celebrities include Madonna, Grace Jones, Pabllo Vittar, Kim Petras and Teyana Taylor.Įxterior of the Stonewall Inn. There is an extensive number of emblematic artists for the LGBTQ+ community, who have decided to come together to celebrate this important event. Madonna and other artists come together to celebrate World Pride 2019 in New York In this way, it is expected that more than 3 million people will gather at NYC Pride 2019, where one of the most important events of the year will be held. InterPride, the organization in charge of organizing World Pride, has decided to hold the celebration this year in New York, USA, in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that began the incessant struggles of the LGTQ+ community to assert their own rights. The World Pride is the most important event of its kind, which is held in a different place every year. This event will give artists, activists, and organizers a platform to fight for a better tomorrow, today."Pride Month" is a celebration of the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, where more than 50 countries come together to hold their own parades as a show of gay pride.
NYC Pride is taking on Central Park in The Public Theater’s QUEER & NOW: a free night of music, poetry, prose, and theater celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. Location: The Delacorte in Central Park - 81 Central Park West Public Forum: QUEER & NOW - Monday, June 17 It is for this reason that the Four Freedoms memorial in NYC is the perfect place to celebrate Pride and the freedoms that everyone is entitled to. Roosevelt addressed Congress and shared Americans’ entitlement to four freedoms: Location: 1 FDR Four Freedoms Park, Roosevelt IslandĪ FREE Pride celebration for all ages, “Ascend with Pride” will take place at FDR Four Freedoms State Park’s monumental staircase, which will be transformed into a giant LGBTQ Pride Flag! The ride includes four rest stops with food and sports drinks, so you can stay energized as you ride in celebration of Pride! The NYC Pride Ride is a 30, 60, 80 or 100-mile bike ride through New York and New Jersey that will end with a “fabulous finish festival” on Hudson Greenway. Location: Hudson Greenway at 145th Street Triplemint’s NYC real estate agents will be celebrating, read on to find out how you can too! NYC Pride Ride - Sunday, June 2 To commemorate the anniversary of a day that changed society, NYC will welcome WorldPride for the largest Pride celebration in the world, spanning the entire month of June! Though this event didn’t necessarily start the LGBTQIA+ rights movement in its entirety, it was a driving force for political activism, which led to the creation of many organizations that fight for LGBTQIA+ rights. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, which served as a catalyst for the LGBTQIA+ rights movement worldwide.įor those who don’t know, on June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in NYC’s Greenwich Village.