This year, for the first time, NYC Pride excluded LGBTQ police officers from the march and said it didn't want the NYPD to provide security. READ MORE: #TogetherInPride: NYPD, Gay Officers Action League Highlight Progress For LGBTQIA+ Members The first Pride March was held in 1970, a year after the Stonewall riots gave birth to the gay rights movement. 'Hopefully by having races like this, people will get to know us as people, as runners, and see that there's absolutely no difference,' Marty Perl said. Leading up to the annual march, numerous gatherings honored the ongoing movement toward equality, including the Front Runners New York LGBTQ 6K through Central Park on Saturday. Also there's hundreds of anti-trans bills in over 30 states, so we're still fighting for full equality,' Gilbert Gaona said. So we're here mourning that, but celebrating what we're getting to. 'I know the fifth anniversary of the Pulse massacre in Orlando. The theme for 2021 was 'The Fight Continues,' reflecting on the adversity the community faces on many fronts.
