photo credit // emma bertrand Pride has been celebrated in cities around the globe with parades - that have gotten bigger and bigger - during the month of June.
The coronavirus pandemic brought those plans to a halt last year.
Last spring, the group behind the Chicago Pride Parade, one of the country s largest annual Pride celebrations, canceled its in-person march for the first time in a half-century.
This year, PRIDEChicago announced the parade will be rescheduled from its traditional last Sunday in June to Sunday, Oct. 3.
Other groups in large cities are also playing it safe in June - returing with a mix of in-person and virtual events.
New York Pride police ban denounced as shameful
Organizers of the annual LGBT+ Pride parade say police officers should stay a block away from the celebration as their presence may be threatening. The move has been criticized for appeasing an activist minority.
A police officer dances with a participant during the 2017 New York Pride Parade
Officers from the New York Police Department will be banned from marching in the US city s annual LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Pride parade next month. Effective immediately, NYC Pride will ban corrections and law enforcement exhibitors at NYC Pride events until 2025, a statement published on the event s website said.
Prohíben grupos de oficiales del NYPD en el Desfile del Orgullo Gay hasta 2025 telemundo47.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telemundo47.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On Saturday, organizers of New York City s Pride events said that LGBTQ+ law enforcement members would be barred from participating in its festivities until at least 2025.