Some cops turned their backs on participants to convey contempt, and some onlookers tried to disrupt the event, but it proceeded nonetheless.įive decades later, New York City hosts the world's biggest Pride event, which in 2019 drew millions of spectators and marchers.įor 2020, New York City’s main Pride event, like nearly every other parade that year, including for St.

Thousands took part in that march - 51 blocks from Greenwich Village to Central Park. Those riots - which continued for days - marked a turning point in the gay-rights movement and are credited with catalyzing a more confrontational, and less deferential, approach to activism.Įxactly a year later, in 1970, a parade commemorated the riots.

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