Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 was a series of

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events and celebrations in June 2019, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969

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. It was also the first time WorldPride was held in the United States. Held primarily in the metropolitan New York City area, the theme for the celebrations and educational events was "Millions of moments of Pride." The celebration was the largest LGBTQ event in history, with an official estimate of 5 million attending Pride weekend in

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alone, with an estimated 4 million in attendance at the

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. The twelve-hour parade included 150,000 pre-registered participants among 695 groups.

Background

Namesake

The

Stonewall Uprising ''Stonewall Uprising'' is a 2010 American documentary film examining the events surrounding the Stonewall riots that began during the early hours of June 28, 1969. ''Stonewall Uprising'' made its theatrical debut on June 16, 2010, at the Film Fo ...

of June 1969 was a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ) community in

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, New York City. ~ Stormé DeLarverie Patrons of the

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, gay street kids from the surrounding area, and members of the community who came from neighboring gay and lesbian bars, fought back against an early morning

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, refusing to be arrested for simply patronizing a gay bar and being

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in public. The Stonewall riots are widely considered to be the most important event leading to the

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movement and the modern fight for

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50th anniversary

The Stonewall 50 - WorldPride events were held throughout June, which is traditionally Pride month in New York City and worldwide, under the auspices of the annual

. The events represented the largest LGBTQ celebration in history. Produced by

Heritage of Pride Heritage of Pride (HOP), doing business as NYC Pride, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that plans and produces the official New York City LGBTQIA+ Pride Week events each June. HOP began working on the events in 1984, taking on the work prev ...

(HOP), they commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Organizers and city authorities estimated 150,000 parade marchers, and five million visitors attending Pride weekend in Manhattan alone. HOP's Stonewall 50 Planning Committee began work in July, 2009. Additional programming was envisioned for the coming years and by 2011 new events had become a reality. This would eventually lead to a successful bid for the first US hosted WorldPride.

WorldPride

The concept for WorldPride events were established in 1997 when

hosted the 16th annual conference of InterPride. WorldPride, licensed by InterPride and organized by one of its members, is an event that promotes LGBTQ pride issues on an international level through parades, festivals and other cultural activities. The inaugural WorldPride was held in Rome in 2000. The host cities are selected by InterPride, an international association of pride coordinators, at its annual general meeting.

Events

Started before June

* Through Jan. 5, 2020, 'Implicit Tensions: Mapplethorpe Now', at

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. *Through November, "PRIDE", at

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. *Through June 27, Drag Brunch, at Oscar Wilde NYC, weekend drag brunches benefiting The Trevor Project. *Through Aug. 4, 'On the (Queer) Waterfront', at

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. *Through Sept. 15, "

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: Bard of Democracy", at The Morgan Library & Museum. *Through Sept. 22, Stonewall 50 Exhibitions, at

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, in Manhattan. * Through July 14, 'Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50', at

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. *Through Dec. 8, 'Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall', at

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. *Through July 20, "Art After Stonewall, 1969–1989", at NYU's Grey Art Gallery, and at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, both in

. *Through September 27, Queer History Walks, at The Whitney, walking tours of LGBTQ history in the Meatpacking District. NYC condom 2019

* Starting in mid-May, and being unveiled through June,

presents the World Mural Project, fifty

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s throughout New York City's five boroughs that "speak to the lived LGBTQ+ experience." * The Stonewall Operas, a series of four mini-

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s which had their world premiere in May 2019 at New York University's Shubert Theatre and the

. *May 30, Queens Pride's LGBTQ Youth Prom takes place at

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for LGBTQ youth 14 to 20 years old.

Early June

* June 2, Queens Pride Parade and Festival headlined by Kristine W and Dominique Jackson of " ''Pose''." *June 6, Portraits of Pride, at The Museum of the City of New York, films about Stormé DeLarverie and Marsha P. Johnson. *June 9, 5K Brooklyn Pride Run, though Prospect Park. * The

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's '' Camp: Notes on Fashion'' exhibit at the

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(The Met), through Sept. 8, has a related event on June 11, a "Battle of the Legends" vogueing competition. *June 13, 'Love & Lipliner'

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tutorial and makeovers, at The James New York - NoMad. *June 14–17, Come Back Once More So I Can Say Goodbye, at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, performances telling the story of the NYC gay community between 1965 and 1995. *June 14–30, "Ascend With Pride", the world's largest rainbow flag installed on the 12-foot-by-100-foot staircase of

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's Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park. *June 15
The Ambisextrous
series debut and artist Lex Barberio's first solo exhibition *June 17, Queer & Now at Delacorte Theater, with Trevor Bachman, Kate Bornstein,

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, Ryan J. Haddad, the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir, Erin Markey, Darnell Moore,

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, Toshi Reagon, Conrad Ricamora, Aneesh Sheth, Chase Strangio. *June 15, Spill the Tea discussion, at Harlem Stage Gatehouse with E. Patrick Johnson discussing

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from '' Sweet Tea: Gay Black Men of the South'' (2008), which focuses on southern, Black gay men. *June 16, Broadway Bares, at the

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benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. * June 17–19, NYC Pride, with NewFest and SVA Theatre, presents OutCinema, film screenings and talks. * June 19-July 6,

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Musical Parody: PRIDE is presented at HERE.

Pride week

*June 20–23, Folsom Street East Festival, four-day fetish festival in Chelsea. *June 21–28, ''Stonewall'',

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's first-ever commissioned work, debuts. *June 21, Family Movie Night, hosted by

on Pier 45 in Hudson River Park. *June 21, The Library After Hours: Pride, ''Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50,'' including Drag Queen Story Hour, at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. *June 21, Cosplay & Pride,

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party hosted by NYC Pride with Geeks OUT. *June 21–23, Pride at the Beach, a "destination weekend" including

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Pride Parade. *June 23, Pride Luminaries Brunch, hosted by NYC Pride and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce at Magic Hour (Moxie Hotel). * June 23, "#howaboutlove: 50 Years of DIVAS" pays tribute to 50 years of divas who provided the soundtrack to the worldwide pride movement. *June 24, Garden Party,

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event on Pier 97 benefiting The NYC LGBT Center. *June 24–25,

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Conference, at

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. * June 26, the opening ceremony for NYC Pride takes place at

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, with headliners

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, Billy Porter, and

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. * June 26, LBTQWomen hosts its first annual conference: Connect, Champion, and Celebrate, at Microsoft Conference Center on

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. *June 27, National LGBTQ Wall of Honor, is unveiled at the

. *June 27, Solidarity: Hustlaball WorldPride, part one of three for the Solidarity party Pride series is gay dance party Hustlaball, at Brooklyn's 3 Dollar Bill.

Pride weekend

*June 28–30, LadyLand Festival, at Brooklyn Mirage, queer music festival, with dozens of acts including

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, and

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. *June 28, Stonewall 50 Commemoration, in Christopher Park outside the

with several speakers like Mayor Bill De Blasio, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, activists Emma González and Rémy Bonny. *June 28, Savor Pride, an "immersive culinary fundraiser" benefiting God's Love We Deliver, which delivers meals to people living with

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and other serious illnesses, on the terraces of the non-profit's Midtown headquarters. *June 28, the Trans Day of Action, a rally and march for gender liberation, starts in

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. *June 28, the New York City Drag March goes from Tompkins Square Park to Sheridan Square. *June 28, Forever Tel Aviv: OneWorld Opening, at

. *June 28, Solidarity: DIES3L Main Event, world's largest muscle-bear event at Webster Hall. *June 29, Live Jazz Pride Brunch with Live Out Loud, Brunch For Benefits, at Ortzi NYC inside the LUMA Hotel Times Square. *June 29,

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's SummerStage hosts a YouthPride festival for young people under 21 years old. *June 29, The New York City Dyke March takes place in the streets between

and

. *June 29, "Hot Rabbit: Bad Habit", benefits the NYC Dyke March, at Bushwick's Lot 49. *June 29, USS Masterbeat: Oneworld Daytime, part two of the OneWorld series at Terminal 5. *June 29, Brooklyn Ultra Day Party, at The Brooklyn Warehouse. *June 29, TEAZE, an inclusive queer benefit party, at The DL on the

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. *June 29, VIP Rooftop, rooftop party benefit at Hudson Terrace. *June 29, Solidarity: BRÜT WorldPride, the last of the trio of Solidarity WorldPride's parties is also NYC's largest underground leather/fetish events of the year, at PlayStation Theatre in Times Square.

Pride day

*June 29–30. Pride Island on Pier 97 in

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, with

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, Teyana Taylor, Pabllo Vittar, Amara La Negra, and Johnny Dynell. * June 30,

goes down

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, through the Village, and then up Seventh Avenue into Chelsea. * June 30, Reclaim Pride Coalition organized the Queer Liberation March, up

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ending at the Great Lawn in

. *June 30, WorldPride Closing Ceremony in

with headliners include

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. *June 30, Alegria outdoor spectacular and all-night dancing at Brooklyn Mirage open-air venue. *June 30, Femme Fatale, the official rooftop party for women at Hudson Terrace. *June 30, Matinee Pervert: OneWorld Closing, at Terminal.

Notes

References

External links

WorldPride/Stonewall 50
, official site
Digital monument to the Stonewall Uprising
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