For the sixth year in a row, neighborhood organizers Make the Road NY’s all-local pride parade marched down a sunny Knickerbocker Avenue. This past Saturday afternoon, around 100 people — queer-identified immigrants and their supporters and family — turned out for the event, though there weren’t many spectators.
The event seems more important in recent years, after the beating death of Ecuadoran immigrant José Sucuzhañay, attacked because he was thought to be gay. Make the Road’s own Ana Maria Archila was recently profiled in a Times story on gay marriage.
BushwickBK’s Devvon Simpson was out there with the revelers. Click the photo at right to see the full 28-photo slideshow.
luis a. ramos July 13th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
your culture link button is not working and this post can only be entered through the bottom culture link button. as an aside it is unfortunate that this event was not publicised very well. had i had forehand knowledge i would have invited the hundreds of lgbt friends that i have and they would have gladly came to the event.
but at the end of the day bushwick and globe works wonders…happy pride…
JP July 15th, 2011 at 3:35 pm
I had no idea about this– and I live on Knickerbocker. I’m hoping next year’s Pridefest is more publicized; I would’ve loved to be in attendance.
Nino July 17th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
These people were in Knickerbocker park 2 friday afternoons ago
I had the intent to hit Tonnys Pizza and decided to take a walk to check out what was going figuring it was a street fair Id go get some food. 2 men winked at me and these cops gave me weird looks. . It then kicked in what I just walked into the middle of. Its was so dam embarrising I was pissed off all day.
How is a straight person to know what the heck these letters, hand signals and colors mean ?
-Nino
joshi July 20th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
LOL Nino
You should have stayed and been a part of it, show some pride man don’t be afraid