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ITS PRIDE!
at Park Slope parade
The drummers of Fogo Azul (l.) were back in Brooklyn this year. The city’s new public advocate, Jumaane Williams, marched in his home borough. Photos by Donna Aceto
Smiles and love were everywhere on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue. For decades, the Lesbian Herstory Archives has been a fi xture in Park Slope.
Alphonso David (l.) , the out gay counsel to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was another of the grand marshals. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez marches in the parade.
The Reclaim Pride Coalition, which is holding a Queer Liberation March as an alternative to the LGBTQ Pride March in Manhattan on June 30, turned out for Brooklyn Pride. New York State
Attorney General Letitia James gets into the Pride spirit.