New York parade-goers Zhane Smith-Garris, 20, Olivia Rengifo, 19 and Sierra Dias, 20, all black women from New Jersey, said they didn't feel there was inequality in the movement. The large "resistance contingent" leading San Francisco's parade includes groups that represent women, immigrants, African-Americans and others along with LGBT people. "The pride celebration is a platform for that dialogue to happen," San Francisco Pride board president Michelle Meow said this week. Meanwhile, pride march organizers have taken steps to address the criticisms about diversity. On Friday, organizers apologized and said the officers are welcome to march.
The city's openly gay police chief called the decision divisive and hurtful to LGBT officers. In Minneapolis, organizers of Sunday's Twin Cities Pride Parade initially asked the police department to limit its participation, with the chairwoman saying the sight of uniformed officers could foster "angst and tension and the feeling of unrest" after a suburban officer's acquittal this month in the deadly shooting of Philando Castile, a black man, during a traffic stop.
The No Justice No Pride group blocked the Washington parade's route, and four protesters were arrested at the parade in Columbus, Ohio. The divide has disrupted some other pride events this month. Some activists feel the events are centered on gay white men and unconcerned with issues that matter particularly to minorities in the movement, such as economic inequality and policing. Feinman is the first openly gay judge to hold the position.īut the pride celebrations also face some resistance from within the LGBT community itself. Feinman to the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. On Sunday, Cuomo, a Democrat, formally appointed Paul G.
Andrew Cuomo, who said his state would continue to lead the way on equality. "I felt like this would be a way to not necessarily rebel, but just my way to show solidarity for marginalized people in trying times," said Hecker, a marketing consultant who lives in suburban Chicago.Įlected officials also made a stand, among them New York Gov. "I think we're going to overcome it and show Trump who's boss."Īnd in Chicago, 23-year-old Sarah Hecker was attending her first pride parade, another event that attracted wall-to-wall crowds. "I think with all these people here, they're going to show we're fighting back and we're proud of who we are," she said. Meanwhile, Kendall Bermudez, a 21-year-old parade-goer from New Jersey, felt empowered by the huge showing there.