NYC Pride 2021 | PrideFest Street Fair - Sunday, June 27 Register here.Ĭlick here for more details. WHEN: Saturday, June 26, from 3 to 7 p.m. In New York, the number can be counted on one hand, leaving what some in the lesbian community are calling a cultural crisis.
Through this virtual Saturday event, which kicks off at 3 p.m., young people everywhere will be able to celebrate NYC Pride with their friends through musical performances, LGBTQIA+ center spotlights, DJ's, and other segments.Īlthough, general admission is free and available for all, RSVP is encouraged in order to receive updates on details.Īt one point, there were around 200 lesbian bars across the country, but in the last decade that number keeps shrinking.
When 2020 made large gatherings impossible, NYC Pride reimagined how to safely provide the youth a crucially important sense of community and togetherness. This program follows 2019’s event at which 10,000+ LGBTQIA+ teens came together for a day of performances, appearances, activations and dancing at Central Park’s Summerstage. This year, NYC Pride has partnered with youth-focused LGBT centers, organizations, and programs nationwide. NYC Pride and LGBTQIA+ programs across the country unite to present a nationwide virtual experience of Youth Pride, a celebration of and for LGBTQIA+ and ally teens. NYC Pride 2021 | Youth Pride - Saturday, June 26 The race is free for the Virtual 5K and tickets will start at $25 for the in-person 6K.įor more information, click here.
NYC Pride 2021 | Frontrunners Pride Run - Saturday, June 26Īs New York City continues its reopening efforts, this year’s 40th Annual LGBT Pride Run is a hybrid event, with NYRR, offering an in-person 6K (capacity is limited), as well as a Virtual 5K - allowing the race to be accessible to all.Įach year, a portion of race proceeds is donated to a beneficiary, and this year, FRNY has selected New Alternatives, a nonprofit focused on helping LGBT homeless youth transition out of the shelter system to stable adult lives. We talked to one of the event's hosts, Kalen Allen of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, about the event and what Pride Month means to him. The It Gets Better Project is hosting a digital Pride Month event with Laverne Cox, MJ Rodriguez and many more. (Peacock and NBC 4 New York are part of the NBCUniversal family.) “Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You" is an hour-long concert event, featuring Miley Cyrus with special guests, award-winning artists and LGBTQ+ allies, streaming only on Peacock. 'Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You' - Friday, June 25 WHERE: NYC Pride's Facebook and YouTube pagesįor more information, click here or here. WHEN: Friday, June 25, starting at 6 p.m. Not only will the rally honor the 49 victims of the tragedy, but those participating will hold poignant conversations demanding transformative reform to protect LGBTQIA+ community. The virtual rally marks the 5-year anniversary of the Pulse Massacre in Florida. on NYC Pride's Facebook and YouTube pages. For the complete list of scheduled events and programs, click here.Ĭommunity activists, organizers, artists and more will gather for a historic virtual RALLY on Friday, June 25, from 6 p.m. NJ Woman Who Allegedly Spat at Cop, Drove Motorized Luggage in Airport Chase Is Rearrestedīelow are some of the scheduled events during the weekend. A year later, the first Pride march took place. Some witness accounts say Johnson was a leader of the Stonewall rebellion of 1969, when patrons of a Greenwich Village bar resisted a police raid and sparked the modern gay rights movement.įollowing the raid, Johnson and others - including Sylvia Rivera, a Latinx gay and transgender rights activist who passed away in 2002- led a number of protests against the raid.
Johnson, who died in 1992 at age 46, is considered a pioneer of the movement for the rights of transgender people, although the term transgender was not widely used during her lifetime. After a subdued 2020, this year's NYC Pride March and street festival are scheduled to take place Sunday - with people taking to the streets of the Big Apple in celebration, although it won't be the grand scale of years pre-pandemic.Įvery June, Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan - a “tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States,” according to the Library of Congress.