The Queer Liberation March was in Manahatta, Lenapehoking (Manhattan, New York City) on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The Queer Liberation March started at Foley Square and ended at Washington Square Park. It’s the fifth year marching — with no cops, no corps, and no politicians attempting to usurp the message or the power of LGBTQ+ people.
The name Manhattan comes from the Lenape “Manahatta.” The Lenape people, New York City and Manhattan's original inhabitants, called the island Manahatta, which means “hilly island.” European invaders stole Manahatta and all New York City from the Lenape people. New Yorkers live on stolen land!
“The complex proliferation of Parades as the model for Pride Celebrations internationally is deeply disturbing to many people in the LGBTQIA2S+ communities. In the city of New York, home to the Stonewall Inn, a group of Queer activists decided the Parade in NYC had gone too far — too far from the spirt of the Stonewall Rebellion, and miles away from achieving societal equity for queer and trans people. So was born the Reclaim Pride Coalition.
Community organizers, activists, and queers of conscience banded together after years of seeing the annual NYC Pride March transformed into a 7, then 9, then 12 hour circus. Overflowing with corporate floats and at the service of corporate money, the Pride Parade had become a new symbol of gay for pay. The imposition of barricades along the parade route separated the participants from its audience, turning the Pride March into an entertainment venue instead of a true expression of our cultural legacy. The presence of a dozen police officers at every intersection of the Parade marked the collusion of the non-profit board and the very instance of state sponsored oppression. The Reclaim Pride Coalition stands by the tag, “No corps, no cops, no bs!””_reclaimpridenyc.org
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