DoomsdaysCW#NYC, #SanFrancisco and other US cities capping #LGBTQ+ #PrideMonth with a mix of party and #protest
By PHILIP MARCELO and TED SHAFFREY
Updated 5:49 PM EDT, June 29, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — "The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as huge crowds took part in jubilant, daylong street parties from New York to San Francisco.
"Pride celebrations typically weave politics and protest together with colorful pageantry, but this year’s iterations took a decidedly more defiant stance as #Republicans, led by President Donald #Trump, have sought to roll back LGBTQ+ friendly policies.
"The theme of the festivities in Manhattan was, appropriately, '#RiseUp: Pride in Protest.' San Francisco’s Pride theme was '#QueerJoyIsResistance,' while #Seattle was simply '#Louder.'
"Lance Brammer, a 56-year-old teacher from Ohio attending his first Pride parade in New York, said he felt 'validated' as he marveled at the sheer size of the city’s celebration, the nation’s oldest and largest.
" 'With the climate that we have politically, it just seems like they’re trying to do away with the whole LGBTQ community, especially the trans community,' he said wearing a vivid, multicolored shirt. 'And it just shows that they’ve got a fight ahead of them if they think that they’re going to do that with all of these people here and all of the support.'
"In San Francisco, Xander Briere said the LGBTQ+ community is fighting for its very survival in the face of sustained attacks and changing public sentiment, particularly against #transgender people."
#Pride2025 #PrideMonth #Resistance #DefendTransKids #TransgenderRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
NYC, San Francisco and other US cities capping LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride is reaching its rainbow-laden crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world host major parades and marches. Sunday’s festivities in Manhattan, the nation’s oldest and largest Pride celebration, kick off with a march that passes the landmark Stonewall Inn. In San Francisco, marchers will head down the city’s central Market Street. Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and Toronto, Canada are among the other major North American cities hosting Pride parades on Sunday. Organizers say this year’s events are taking a more defiant stance than in previous years in the face of rollbacks of LGBTQ+ friendly policies.
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