Photos from the First Two
Queer Liberation Marches
the Queer Liberation March was
the only major in-person march to
sweep through the city on the fi nal
Sunday of Pride Month. This year,
the Heritage of Pride March is again
not going ahead in its usual format,
giving the Reclaim Pride Coalition
another year in the spotlight.
Folks will gather for this year’s
march at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at
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Leading the way at the Queer Liberation March.
PHOTO ESSAY BY DONNA ACETO
This year is the third consecutive
year of the Reclaim
Pride Coalition’s
Queer Liberation March,
which kicked off in 2019. The fi rst
march was held on the same day as
the Heritage of Pride March, but last
year, due to the coronavirus pandemic,
Jason Walker and the late Larry Kramer at the Queer Liberation March rally in 2019.
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Bryant Park. The march will step
off at 3 p.m. and head west on 41st
Street before shifting south on Seventh
Avenue. Marchers will continue
south, head east at Sheridan Square,
and conclude at Washington Square
Park for a rally.
Take a look at some of the snapshots
we captured during the fi rst
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The Gays Against Guns contingent stands tall.
two annual marches:
Masked-up marchers on a warm summer day.
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