Rainbows once again filled 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights after Queens Pride had a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
Mayor Eric Adams was front and center at the Queens Pride Parade...along with City Council Speaker and Grand Marshall Adrianna Adams.
"We are all loud and proud and celebrating everything that is wonderful about our Queens," Adrianna Adams said.Queens Pride was started ago after the brutal beating and murder of Julia Rivera a gay man attacked by three white men in a Queens schoolyard. The parade serves as a reminder of all of the progress that's been made, and all the work that still needs to be done for LGBTQ+ rights.
"Pride is about visibility and creating a place of safety and a sense of belonging and community for people who may not have it," said Doctor David Kilmnick the President and CEO of LGBT Network."It is about giving hope and celebrating our diverse cultures and identities. And it is about a movement of people who are the most fierce and resilient communities one will ever encounter.
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