PRIDE
NYC Pride Unveils 2021 Grand Marshals
Wilson Cruz, Ceyenne Doroshow, and others to lead virtual festivities
BY TAT BELLAMY-WALKER
Hertage of Pride (HOP), or
NYC Pride, announced
a lineup of grand marshals
ahead of this
year’s virtual Pride festivities.
Organizers have tapped “Star
Trek: Discovery” and “Noah’s
Arc” actor Wilson Cruz; Ceyenne
Doroshow, a performer and
founder of GLITS, an LGBTQ
grassroots organization; Menaka
Guruswamy, a senior advocate at
the Supreme Court of India; and
lawyer Arundhati Katju. Both
Guruswamy and Katju were
named as TIME Magazine’s 100
Most Infl uential People of the
Year in 2019 for their work on a
landmark LGBTQ case.
Another grand marshal will
be Demetre Daskalakis, who is
the director of the Center for Disease
Control’s Division of HIV/
Wilson Cruz at the 19th Latin Grammy Awards in 2018.
AIDS Prevention and previously
worked in the New York City
Health Department. Rounding
out the list is Aaron Rose Philip,
REUTERS/STEVE MARCUS
a model who has snagged major
fashion campaigns in Moschino,
Sephora, Marc Jacobs, and Calvin
Klein.
“This year’s grand marshals
are the embodiment of the theme
for NYC Pride 2021, ‘The Fight
Continues,’” Bansri Manek, director
of the NYC Pride March, said
in a statement. “Their dedication
to the continued fi ght has created
a better future for individuals
throughout the LGBTQIA+
community, and the bold courage
they’ve demonstrated sends
a clear message to the leaders of
future generations about the importance
of fi ghting for what you
believe in.”
Organizers say the grand marshals
refl ect some of the parade’s
most signifi cant elements, including
trans rights, social justice, behind
the-scenes, and youth activism.
The grand marshals will also
be spotlighted in a virtual program
after the live broadcast, which is
airing live on ABC-7 from 12:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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