It has been a challenging year for the LGBTQ+ community. Besides the introduced in state legislatures, the , and the prospect of four years of an should Donald Trump win the presidential election in November, the community has also been warned of a during Pride month. Thankfully, challenges are nothing new for LGBTQ people and their friends, who for more than 50 years have taken to the streets of New York City to mark the with , and so much pride.
Here’s how you can take part in the rainbow-powered festivities, while helping the community in the ongoing fight for equality. Happy Pride! The month’s first borough-wide Pride festival gets underway at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Livingston with a fun-filled afternoon of drag performances, music, food, drinks, mechanical bull rides, a drag photo booth and more. State Sen.
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton will serve as this year’s grand marshal at the event organized by the Pride Center of Staten Island. Bring your own popcorn and rainbow gummies for a free outdoor screening of “Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Queer Film,” a 2022 documentary that examines the depictions of queers and trans people in Swedish film people for 100 years — from Mauritz Stiller’s filming of the world’s first gay romance in 1916 to the new wave of Scandinavian transgender films. Make sure to say hello to the film’s director Eva Beling.
This free, all-ages, non-alcohol event in Murray Hill is brought to you by the Swedish .
