![]() Initially the parade consisted of just a couple of hundred people, but as they marched through the streets the numbers grew. One year later, in 1970, local bookshop owner Craig Rodwell organised a one-year anniversary march to mark the date. The origins of a coordinated gay rights movement in the United States is generally acknowledged to have come from the Stonewall riots of 1969. This year’s event will be the 53rd Pride Parade in New York City, and many veterans of the half-century-long tradition are expected to be in attendance for the 2022 edition. What are the origins of the NYC Pride Parade? This year’s Grand Marshalls will be Ts Madison (influencer), Punkie Johnson (comedian), Schuyler Bailar (athlete), Dominique Morgan (activist) and Chase Strangio (advocate). The 12-hour parade will also be streamed on NYC Pride’s Facebook and YouTube channels, from 3pm (ET) on 26 June. Always great to be in #NYC #Pride /Cm9y9t1wMp- Jono Grant June 25, 2022
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