meaning millions of people were involved in gay pride events. The march will air on WABC 7 and on on Sunday, June 27th. The New York Pride parade steps off from 16th Street and 7th Avenue, heading down 7th Avenue then along Christopher Street and W 8th Street before heading down. The New York parade route was from Greenwich Village north up Sixth Avenue to Central Park. The accompanying stage show featured drag queen and transgender performers, who were also pivotal beforehand in helping to raise money and promote the parade at the gay bars where they regularly entertained. The NYC Pride March, the big organized event, will once again be virtual due to the pandemic. The parade route ran from 89th to 75th Streets along 37th Avenue, which was painted with a lavender line. This year the parade will once again be held virtually, however, the lifting of restrictions. The first Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival took place on Sunday, June 6, 1993, and an estimated 10,000 people attended. Last year, the in-person New York City (NYC) Pride Parade was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. that if they became visible, they would pay a price.” Dromm later recalled that some bar owners were resistant, “It was a very quiet lesbian and gay community - a large one but not a very visible one. Co-chaired by Dromm and Cuban-born LGBT rights activist Maritza Martinez, QLGPC canvassed neighborhood gay bars for donations and support. On November 22, 1992, the initial planning meeting was held in Dromm’s Flushing apartment, and the formation of the Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee (QLGPC) followed soon after at a meeting of Queens Gays and Lesbians United (Q-GLU). Gay Pride Parade In Nyc Route Map And Key Points Apby Aviv Across Lower Manhattan, on Fifth Avenue through Greenwich Village, the Pride procession passes through the June 1969 riots known as the Stonewall National Monument which marked the start of the LGBTQ+ movement.