weekend at 5 pm eastern. american voices with alicia menendez. live from the pride marching in downtown in manhattan, might i add. she starts arena. miss newman studio. thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello, i m alicia menendez. coming to the village from new york city, home of pride. today across the city and this country, marches celebrating lgbtq rights. and how far the community has come. the writes it has secured, and the uncertain future ahead. safe to say, the pride march here in new york is unlike any other on earth. it is one of the largest pride celebrations in the world. with tens of thousands taking part in the parade. and millions spectator on the sidewalks. on the very streets where the gay liberation movement was first born more than 50 years ago following the stonewall riots in 1969.