This year's Dyke March in New York City became a celebration of Juneteenth.
The crowd, which gathered around the carousel as Friday afternoon, was diverse: in terms of race, gender, and sexuality, but also in terms of age. Elder members of the queer community—some of whom had been participating in Dyke Marches since their founding in 1993—mingled with young men, women, and nonbinary members of Gen Z, many of whom proudly held "Black Lives Matter" signs aloft.
Walker's message was quickly put into action, with seemingly everyone committing to the task of making the day's mission—a march through DUMBO and toward the Manhattan Bridge—happen smoothly. Chants of "Gay, straight, black, white, workers of the world unite" rang out from the crowd: several parents pushed strollers, couples held hands and stopped to kiss between blocks, and one young woman held a stick of burning sage in the air.
Mark, an Episcopal priest from Cobble Hill explained that he'd been to "about half a dozen" marches in recent weeks and that he and his husband had learned about the Break the Chains with Love march through the . "I think it's important to follow the lead of marginalized voices at these protests, and follow ... literally follow where they lead.", it was heartening to see so many people—young and old, queer and ally-identified, some in wheelchairs provided by event organizers—show up to support a Juneteenth event centered around Black liberation and joy.
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