The theme of the 2016 parade is 'EQUALITY NEEDS YOU'. More clandestine measures, in addition to an increased public presence, will be integral to the security measures. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Al Sharpton, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio walk during the New York City Pride March on June 26, 2016, in New York. Details have been released for Sunday's LGBT Pride March in New York City. Bomb-sniffing dogs, rooftop patrols and boats are also part of the security plan for Sunday’s parade.
The New York Police Department said it will increase the number of officers in and around the parade route. New York City is also taking additional measures to ensure the safety of more than 20,000 parade participants and more than 1.6 million spectators, the Wall Street Journal reported. But rather than feeling safer with the security boost, some LGBT members instead were uncomfortable with plans for larger numbers of police and metal detectors at the parade. James Infirmary also participating, the Associated Press reported. Presented by the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. The Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project and Black Lives Matter had planned to serve as honorary grand marshals for the gay pride 2016 parade in San Francisco, with the St. Looking Back/Looking Forward: NYC’s Gay Pride Parades 1979-1995.
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Share: Share Tweet Email EMBED <> More Videos.Officials in New York City and San Francisco announced plans for heightened security at Sunday's gay pride 2016 parades in the wake of the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida.īut plans for an increased police presence have resulted in some unintended consequences, with three groups - Black Lives Matter the Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project and a health clinic - announcing plans to withdraw from the San Francisco gay pride parade. Route, map, details for New York Citys 2016 LGBT Pride March in Manhattan.