The Queer Liberation March is getting ready to take its daring, humorous and oh-so-gay protest through the streets of lower Manhattan on Sunday, when tens of thousands of participants are expected to demonstrate against all forms of oppression. Known for its “no corps, no cops, no BS!” philosophy, the annual Pride protest march was by the Reclaim Pride Coalition, a group of LGBTQ activists dissatisfied with the increasing number of corporate floats and sponsorships with no ties to the community powering the city’s official Pride March. the march has grown to include an increasing number of progressive grassroots movements, including those fighting for reproductive care, immigrant rights, and against police brutality, discrimination and racial inequality.
— dubbed The Queer Liberation March for Black, Brown, Queer, Trans, Gender Nonconforming, and Nonbinary Youth, and Against War and Genocide — will start at Sheridan Sq., near the Stonewall Inn, and within sight of the Statue of Liberty, in a commentary on the idea of “Liberty and Justice for All” and how that applies to queer and trans people. The sixth edition of the QLM will highlight issues affecting queer progressive communities in New York City and across the globe, including the rampant violence and increasing hatred against trans and nonbinary youth of color and the extermination of queer and trans lives across the world.
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