The city's biggest celebrations cluster around Pride Weekend, but there are plenty of parades, parties and other special events worth knowing about before then.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.June is Pride Month, when LGBTQ+ communities throughout the city, across the country and around the world join forces to celebrate solidarity and liberty loudly and proudly. The celebration is especially resonant here in New York City, where the June 1969 Stonewall uprising proved a flashpoint for a burgeoning revolution, and provided a calendar date worthy of commemoration.
The city's biggest events cluster around what's become known as Pride Weekend, which arrives on Friday, June 23, and culminates in the official NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 25. But there are plenty of parades, parties and other special events before then, from which we've assembled some especially choice options, listed in chronological order. We'll add more as we learn about them.
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