Gay and Lesbian Pride Week

Remembering Stonewall

Address:

Fifth Avenue - (between 52nd and Christopher streets)
10011 - Midtown
NY

Nearest Bus or Train:

B, D, F, Q at 47th-50th Street; A, B, C, D, E, F, Q at West 4th Street

Open Hours:

Not available

Behind the wild and fun celebration of this parade is an intense history of activism and pride: The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street, was the site of a police and patron uprising in June, 1969. The next June marked the first of New York City's annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in memory of the event. The parade goes from Midtown to Greenwich Village, with clubs in full swing throughout the week. A festival, dance hop and rally are all part of the festivities.

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