Gay marriage goes into effect in a month, and will make New York the sixth - and most populous - state to legalize same-sex weddings, joining Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Iowa - plus the District of Columbia. Full set of 2011 NYC Pride Parade Photos, here: Also, 2011 Dyke March photos, here. Cuomo signed gay marriage into law five minutes before midnight Friday - and was treated to a hero's welcome Sunday. They couldn't stop talking about Friday night's landmark 33-29 state Senate vote to legalize gay nups. Pat Bumgardner, and the Imperial Court of New York were to be the Grand Marshals for the 42nd Annual LGBT Pride March on June 26th, 2011. In joint number one is another parade attracting millions of LGBTQ people from around the world is Sao Paulo Pride, Brazil. Photo about an unidentified participant celebrates gay pride at the annual March Pride Parade in New York City, Manhattan. NYC Pride announced that Dan Savage, Terry Miller, Rev.
The real focus was clear: Every time a couple marched past wearing tuxedos and wedding gowns, the packed crowd exploded into cheers, hollers and hoots.Ĭarrying signs that read "Equality For All Families," "Promise Kept!" and "It Does Get Better NY," partiers embodied this year's parade theme: "Proud and Powerful." For more about New York head over to our Complete Gay Travel Guide to New York. Tens of thousands of ecstatic celebrants took to the streets Sunday for New York's Pride March, soaking up an historic equal rights victory.įloats, politicians and dancers got huge applause all along the parade route. Browse 1,642 professional nyc pride stock photos available royalty-free.