Thu, June 28, 2012
Some participants flew as much as six hours from Arkansas to take part in the 12 hour gay pride march through downtown New York City.
In the liberal landscape of Manhattan, Dan and Paul march amid the very eccentric hundreds of thousands parading loud and proud to be gay. They may be celebrating, but they are also still fighting for civil rights.
This annual event commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots when the homosexual community and police officers violently clashed in the streets.
(Agencies)
