“But I do believe that the way in which we protest will be that much more intense and profound and, you know, levels of magnitude greater than ever before.” People watch the parade during WorldPride in New York on June 30, 2019. “We’ve always said that Pride is both a celebration and a protest,” Dimant said. It also marks a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in states across the country - more than 340 in 2022 so far - according to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group.ĭan Dimant, the media director for Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit behind New York's annual LGBTQ march, the nation's largest, said Friday's ruling would only add onto what organizers were already expecting to be a zealous event this year.
Sunday will mark New York City’s first fully in-person Pride celebration since 2019, which drew an estimated 5 million people, since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
