Photograph: Courtesy Justin Lane/EPA/ShutterstockĢ011: Paola Perez and Linda Collazo celebrate New York's legalization of gay marriage Photograph: Courtesy Adam Nadel/AP/Shutterstock Photograph: Courtesy David Cantor/AP/Shutterstock Photograph: Courtesy New-York Historical Societyġ990: Two participants kiss outside St. Photograph: Courtesy Mario Cabrera/AP/Shutterstock
Photograph: Courtesy New York Public Library/Manuscripts and Archives Divisionġ970: Ida, a member of the Gay Liberation Front and Lavender Menaceġ970: Nancy Tucker and partner in Butch-Femme t-shirtsġ983: Participants in the 14th annual March Photograph: Courtesy New York Daily News Archive/Getty Imagesġ969: Gay Liberation Front marches on Times Square RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the NYC Pride Parade Some were drawn from the New York Public Library’s fascinating “ Love and Resistance: Stonewall 50” exhibition and others were provided via the New-York Historical Society’s “ Stonewall 50,” one of our best museum exhibitions to see in New York this summer.
To mark the occasion, we collected images from NYC pride marches from over the last 50 years. New York is gearing up to celebrate a momentous Pride Month, commemorating not only the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots but also welcoming visitors from around the world for WorldPride.