![]() For the first time, the event was broadcast live on network television, and the number of marchers reached a reported all-time high - some 40,000 people. ![]() Marchers, along with 80 floats, were cheered on by approximately 2 million spectators. After the march kicked off at noon, the final contingent crossed the finish line nine and a half hours later - in the dark, when there were very few of those spectators left to cheer for them.įor those in charge of logistics for the march, it was clear that the event - one of the oldest and most famous of its kind in the world - had simply gotten too long. Heritage of Pride (HOP), the nonprofit organization that produces and runs New York’s pride events, recently announced some relatively large and seemingly unprecedented changes to operations for 2018, in attempts to shorten the length of the march. The route has been reversed and shortened, groups have been limited to 200 participants each, the number of floats and vehicles has been reduced, and HOP is requiring that all marchers wear wristbands - all decisions that have enraged certain factions of the LGBT community.įor many queer people, the month of June doesn’t only mean the chance to celebrate LGBT pride. It means we’ve got yet another opportunity to debate how, exactly, we’re supposed to celebrate it. WHEN IS THE GAY PRIDE PARADE 2017 NYC FULL.
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