![]() 'It has gone from being a statement of advocacy and protest to being much more of a celebration of gay life,' Sean Clarkin, 67, said of New York City's annual parade while enjoying a drink recently at Julius's, one of the oldest gay bars in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The warning shot from the nation's top court came after a year of legislative defeats for the LGBTQ community, including the passage of laws in some states limiting the discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity with children.Īs anti-gay sentiments resurface, some are pushing for pride parades to return to their roots - less blocks-long street parties, more overtly civil rights marches. I think a lot of angry people, not even just women, angry men, angry women.' 'I think it's about making a point, rather than all the other years like how we normally celebrate it. 'We're here to make a statement,' said 31-year-old Mercedes Sharpe, who traveled to Manhattan from Massachusetts. New York City's annual pride parade kicked off Sunday with glittering confetti, fluttering rainbow flags and newfound fears about losing freedoms won through decades of activism. ![]() The annual marches in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and elsewhere are taking place just two days after one conservative justice on the Supreme Court signaled, in a ruling on abortion, that the court should reconsider the right to same-sex marriage recognized in 2015. The panic comes after both the shooting in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Friday night at a gay bar, and the unrest in the United States. San Francisco police told that they believed it was a false alarm. Sad reflection of the state of the world that vulnerable communities & celebrations have to be on such high alert.'Īnother said: 'Whoever set off fireworks in Washington Square Park in today’s environment WILL go to hell.' Salon Services is a wholesale beauty supply distributor of professional salon products serving licensed professionals with their education and salon needs. 'Fortunately I was several blocks away from the main stampede. 'Aftermath of panic at Washington Square Park after people mistook fireworks for gunshots during Pride,' he said. Video editor Brian Vinik tweeted photos of the ground strewn with debris, as Pride attendees fled in a rush. 'Fireworks went off at washington square park during pride and people almost got trampled because people ran in masses in fear. ![]() After what happened in Oslo I didn’t want to risk it.'Īnother commented: 'The way mass shootings have affected nyc is insane. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Uyen N Pham and is located at 9396 Sw Washington Square Rd, Tigard, OR 97223. The companys filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 1171420-91. Fell over in the stampede and no buildings were open so we were out in the street. GIGI SALON & SPA is an Oregon Assumed Business Name filed on December 22, 2015. One person said: 'I was there and it was horrible. ![]()
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