“We are always in close coordination with local and federal authorities,” he said in a statement to NBC News. North America’s biggest pride parade, the NYC Pride March, will return on June 26 - the first time it will be held in person since 2019, when it attracted an estimated 5 million attendees.ĭan Dimant, media director for Heritage of Pride, the group behind NYC Pride, said that based on the group’s safety guidelines it does not plan to make changes to the march. They anticipate leaning into safety and security protocols, which many say they’ve already beefed up as a result of the national climate surrounding the LGBTQ community. Organizers of Pride events across the country have said that, though the increase in harassment and threats have shaken them some, they will continue with their festivals and parades as planned. Last week, police also arrested a Canadian who allegedly threatened to shoot people at a West Palm Beach “Pride on the Block” event. On the same day, in Texas, about 30 protesters gathered outside a venue that hosted an adults-only drag brunch show to benefit two charities, the Star-Telegram reported. Then, on Sunday - the six-year anniversary of the shooting at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida - five men whom witnesses described as members of the Proud Boys disrupted a “Drag Queen Story Hour” at the San Lorenzo Library in California.
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