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Time of India
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
NYC Pride Parade 2025: Full route, schedule, theme, and how to watch live
Source: Getty Image As Pride Month comes to a close, cities across the U.S. are gearing up for one last weekend of celebration, reflection, and visibility. And at the heart of it all is New York City—widely considered the birthplace of the modern Pride movement. NYC's annual Pride March commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a pivotal moment that sparked a nationwide push for LGBTQ+ rights. Over the years, the event has grown into one of the most significant Pride gatherings in the world, blending protest, celebration, and powerful calls for justice. What's the theme for NYC Pride 2025? This year's theme is 'Rise Up: Pride in Protest.' According to organizers at Heritage of Pride, the message reflects both urgency and legacy. Source: Getty Image 'As the LGBTQIA+ community faces increasing hostility and legislative attacks, this year's theme is a reflection of the Pride movement's origins in protest—and is a powerful call to action for our communities and allies to rally and march in defiant celebration, advocacy and solidarity,' they said in a public statement. History of the parade While many refer to the event as a parade, Heritage of Pride—the nonprofit that organizes NYC's Pride events—intentionally calls it a march. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Perdagangkan CFD Emas dengan Broker Tepercaya IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The distinction matters. The roots of the event are deeply activist. The march honors the Stonewall Uprising of June 28, 1969, when a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village ignited spontaneous protests that lasted for days. At the time, same-sex public displays of affection were criminalized, and queer spaces were often subject to harassment and surveillance. Bars like the Stonewall Inn, many of them run by organized crime, offered rare safe havens where LGBTQ+ individuals could simply exist and express themselves freely. But that early morning raid — and the resistance it sparked — became the catalyst for what is now recognized as the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. A year later, in 1970, the first Pride march made its way from the Stonewall Inn to Central Park. It wasn't about celebration—it was about visibility and defiance. Over time, the event evolved into a blend of both. In 1999, President Bill Clinton officially declared June as Pride Month. And in 2016, President Barack Obama designated the Stonewall Inn a national monument, cementing its place in American history. Source: Getty Image When is the NYC Pride march? The 2025 NYC Pride March will take place on Sunday, June 29, beginning at 11 a.m. ET. With thousands expected to attend, the march promises to be one of the most powerful moments of the month. What is the NYC Pride Parade route? This year's route will begin on 5th Avenue between 25th Street and 8th Street, according to the New York City Department of Transportation. Marchers will head south along 5th Avenue before turning west on 8th Street. The procession will then move through Christopher Street, passing the Stonewall National Monument, before heading north on 7th Avenue. The march concludes in Chelsea, dispersing at 16th Street and 7th Avenue, near the New York City AIDS Memorial. How to watch the NYC Pride Parade If you're planning to attend in person, for the best spot get there early. Prime spots along 5th Avenue, Christopher Street, and near Stonewall tend to fill up fast with longtime Pride-goers, families, and allies alike.
USA Today
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
New York City Pride parade 2025: Route, date, time and where to watch
As Pride Month draws to a close, cities across the U.S. are preparing for the final celebrations that punctuate the annual month of LGBTQ+ celebration. This weekend, June will go out with a bang with multiple highly anticipated parades that draw marchers and spectators to communities big and small. Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, where subsequent protests are credited with a shift in LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. Being the birthplace of Pride as we know it, New York City has one of the biggest and most iconic celebrations and marches each year. This year's theme is "Rise up: Pride in Protest," according to organizers. "As the LGBTQIA+ community faces increasing hostility and legislative attacks, this year's theme is a reflection of the Pride movement's origins in protest—and is a powerful call to action for our communities and allies to rally and march in defiant celebration, advocacy and solidarity," said Heritage of Pride. When is the NYC Pride parade? The NYC Pride March is scheduled to begin Sunday, June 29, at 11 a.m. ET. What is the NYC Pride parade route? This year's parade route begins on 5th Avenue between 25th Street and 8th Street, according to the New York City Department of Transportation. Marchers will proceed south on 5th Avenue and walk west on 8th Street. After crossing over 6th Avenue, the March will continue on Christopher Street, passing the Stonewall National Monument. It will then turn north on 7th Avenue, passing the New York City AIDS Memorial, before dispersing in Chelsea at 16th Street and 7th Avenue. How to watch the NYC Pride parade In-person viewing of the 2024 March will be available along the route streets listed above. Experienced Pride-goers suggest nabbing a spot along the main stretches early, as crowds can get thick. The yearly broadcast of the event is set to air on ABC7, ABC News Live and and on the ABC7 YouTube channel and will begin at noon.
New York Post
27-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Big Apple top cop slams exclusion of LGBT cops in uniform at NYC Pride March as ‘deeply offensive'
This Pride is a damn shame. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch ripped organizers of this weekend's city Pride March for banning LGBT cops from participating in uniform even though the festivities are relying on police for security. 3 There will be a police presence at the event Sunday. Brigitte Stelzer Advertisement 'It is deeply offensive that for the fifth year in a row, the NYPD's gay officers' action league is banned from fully participating in the New York City Pride March,' the top cop said during a press briefing Friday. 'It is the height of hypocrisy that uniformed officers are fit to line the parade route and keep everyone safe, but they are unable to march in their own uniform and under their own banner.' The event organizer, Heritage of Pride, first informed the Gay Officer Action League (GOAL) in 2021 its members would not be allowed to march in the parade during a wave of George Floyd anti-cop sentiment. Advertisement The ban was supposed to initially last four years before the organization would reconsider its prohibition. Det. Brian Downey, president of GOAL, argued the policy makes 'queer officers vanish, while the same institution is asked to secure the march.' 3 Gay members of the New York City Police Department prepare to march in the annual Queens Gay Pride Parade in 2023. Corbis via Getty Images 'The ones being asked to stay out of sight are us, the gay, the trans, the queer, and our allied officers who have risked everything to serve both this city and this community. It is not about safety, it is about exclusion' Downey said. Advertisement 'We've heard the justifications. We've heard that it's about safe spaces and community trauma, and we respect and we acknowledge that that trauma is real. But this policy does not create safety. It creates friction and fiction.' Heritage of Pride said in a statement it rejected GOAL from marching because the law enforcement group wanted its officer to march with 'the concealed carry of their firearm.' 'GOAL, the Gay Officers Action League, asked for an exception to our weapon policy so their members could march in their full dress uniforms – which includes the concealed carry of their firearm,' a Pride spokesperson said. 'Our membership voted this year to continue our policy for all Marchers without any exceptions for GOAL or other organizations.' Advertisement The Post has sought further comment from GOAL. Tisch said she had 'productive' talks with Heritage of Pride ahead of the parade, but at the '11th hour' she was told cops could not march in uniform two weeks ago. 'I was shocked,' she said, adding organizers did not provide a reason for the prohibition. Mayor Eric Adams said at the briefing he doesn't understand the logic. 3 Tisch and Adams both criticized the decision. Matthew McDermott 'I truly support what GOAL is pushing for,' Hizzoner said. 'The organizers made this decision, members of the LGBTQ+ community and the city — they are not making that decision.' Tisch, during briefing mainly focused on security, said there are no known, credible threats to the parade that is set to start at 11 a.m. or related events this weekend. She said her department has been working with law enforcement partners and organizers to keep attendees safe.
Time Out
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Time Out announced as media partner for NYC Pride 2025
New York's loudest, proudest celebration just got a little more fabulous: Time Out has officially been named a media partner for NYC Pride 2025. Produced annually by the nonprofit Heritage of Pride, NYC Pride is the city's marquee LGBTQIA+ event. This year's theme, ' Rise Up: Pride in Protest,' calls back to the movement's radical roots while urging allies and community members to keep marching, advocating and celebrating in defiant solidarity. The big day? Saturday, June 29. As the official media partner, Time Out will be rolling out citywide coverage all June long—online, in your feed and on the ground—spotlighting the trailblazing voices shaping LGBTQIA+ culture in New York. Expect stories that span theater, food, nightlife, art, activism and more, culminating in a Pride Digital Cover that lifts up some of the most inspiring figures in the city right now. Time Out's coverage will also include guides to what's happening, where to show up and how to support, plus day-of dispatches from the March itself, where the editorial and social teams document the people and moments that make Pride one of NYC's most meaningful celebrations. 'Time Out celebrates the best of the city, and as part of that, LGBTQIA+ voices and stories,' said Will Gleason, content director, Americas at Time Out. 'Now more than ever, we're proud to be shining a spotlight on how the LGBTQIA+ community is driving NYC culture forward.' The partnership follows a similar move across the pond, where Time Out London was recently announced as a media partner for Pride in London 2025. Chris Piedmont, NYC Pride's media director, welcomed the collaboration: 'We're excited to partner with Time Out to help tell these stories and uplift our city's LGBTQIA+ culture, events, and spirit.'
Wall Street Journal
29-04-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Big Marketers Like Mastercard, PepsiCo and Nissan Are Rethinking Pride Marketing
Mastercard isn't renewing its corporate sponsorship of the New York City Pride March, the city's annual march for LGBTQ rights, for 2025. The financial services giant has supported Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit group that organizes the New York march and other area LGBTQ events, for around a decade, serving as a top-level 'platinum' sponsor and preferred payment partner for the past several years.
