New York City’s annual pride parade kicked off Sunday with glittering confetti, fluttering rainbow flags and newfound fears about losing freedoms won through decades of activism.
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People participate in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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People participate in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. The annual NYC Pride Parade returned fully in person this year after being scaled back in 2021 and cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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People participate in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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Gotham Cheer performs a routine at the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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Ben Eisenstadt from New York and Paul Staisiunas from New York kiss for photographers in front of the Stonewall Inn the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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People wave pride flags past Stonewall Inn at the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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People walk past an NYPD Counterterrorism officer at the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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New York City Eric Adams participates in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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People participate in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul participates in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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Planned Parenthood leads the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. Planned Parenthood was the first contingent of the parade this year following the Supreme Court overturning the 50-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade case ending the protection of federal abortions. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
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Bryanna Rosario, 21, from New Jersey and Tara Mckearnin, 19, kiss at the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images)
