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Wikipedia: The Gay Pride March NYC Pride March is an annual March more commonly referred to as the Parade in New York City, traversing southward down Fifth Avenue and ending at Greenwich Village. The March passes by the site of the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street, location of the 1969 police raid which launched the modern Gay Rights Movement. It is also considered the first Pride March. The first NYC Gay Pride March was held in 1970 and is the oldest gay pride parades. The March has been and will continued to be called a March not a Parade until there is full equality for the LGBTQ community. The March, PrideFest (the festival) and the Dance on the Pier are the main events of Pride Week in New York City Gay Pride Week. Since 1984, Heritage of Pride has been the producer and organizer of Pride Events in New York City. Heritage of Pride (NYC Pride) is a wholly volunteer-managed, non-partisan, tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization that organizes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride events in New York City to commemorate and celebrate the Stonewall Riots. Heritage of Pride is one of the few LGBT organizations that is run at the grass-rots level. These events are organized for and on behalf of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and groups, and all others who support the struggle for the liberation of these communities.In the spirit of Stonewall, Heritage of Pride welcomes the participation of all, regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification, HIV status, national origin, physical, mental or developmental ability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
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