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Manalapan, N.J.: Hitler separated children from their moms. James Neimeister Throwing in the towelsīronx: Are Donald and Melania coming to the Puerto Rican Day Parade this Sunday with their paper towels? Rose Mary Lancaster I hope by then we succeed in dragging Heritage of Pride out of its provincial ways. Next year the 50th anniversary of Stonewall brings WorldPride to NYC. There are other ways of ensuring public safety.
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We don’t need every square inch of the parade route to be lined in barricades. Back home, Heritage of Pride, which organizes the Manhattan parade, had nothing to say in response to the Reclaim Pride Coalition’s demands about the NYPD’s overbearing policing each year. It all made NYC Pride of just a few thousand seem rather quaint. But the political message of the day was clear: This year’s parade theme was “Our Voice, Our Vote,” to help boost LGBTQ turnout in the runup to Brazil’s general election in October. Of the thousands of marchers weaving in and out of the streets between floats that hammered the city with bass, I saw few police or corporate sponsors. March participants will march towards the designated start of the Parade so anyone in the March can also join the Parade.New York - Ridgewood: On Sunday, I had the distinct pleasure of participating in the 22nd São Paulo LGBT Pride Parade along with millions of other revelers, and the only barricades I saw were strategically placed around a first-aid tent. Elevating the voices of the trans community and celebrating pride in all our unique identities and stories within the LGBT is an amazing and beautiful thing,” said Nathan Bruemmer, St Pete Pride Board Member and TransAction Advisory Board Member. “ I am thrilled to be part of a Pride festival that recognizes the importance of intentionally celebrating the transgender community. All marchers are encouraged to bring transgender pride flags. The first 500 people to register will be given a TransPride T-shirt and transgender pride flag. Participants can sign-up here to march: /e/5/2017-st-pete- pride-trans-march?ref=StPetePr ide We call on all Floridians to join us at this historic event,” added Gina Duncan, Director of Transgender Equality, Equality Florida. It is time that all identities feel safe to step forward out of the shadows and demand that the world see us as we see ourselves.
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“ TransAction Florida is so proud to sponsor this historic march recognizing the entire spectrum of the transgender community. The TransPride March is proudly sponsored by Equality Florida and its transgender inclusion initiative, TransAction Florida. “ Pride month began with Trans people, and the issues facing the Trans community and the progress made, need to be recognized at every Pride.” We could very well not be celebrating Pride today if it weren't for the Trans community,” said Eric Skains, Executive Director of St Pete Pride. Pride celebrations all over the nation accepted, and often embraced, the term "Gay Pride," even though it was those within the Trans community who helped begin the Pride movement. “ Somewhere along the way, in the fight for acceptance and equality, our movement allowed the rights of trans individuals to be pushed to be back of the line. Pete Pride parade will be kicked off by the TransPride March, consisting of all members of the transgender, gender-non-conforming, queer communities, their families, friends, allies and supporters. For the first time in Florida, this year’s St. Pete Pride, acknowledged as the state’s largest LGBTQ Pride event, is proud to announce an historic event happening at this year’s Pride.