New York: Gay Pride

During my time in West Village I took part in a demonstration at Stonewall just a few streets away from where I was staying. There was a big crowd and speakers including the mayor, this was the day that the Supreme Court decided, in a 5-4 decision, to strike down bans on gay marriage, making it legal in all 50 US states. Barack Obama decribed the decision as "justice that arrives like a  thunderbolt".  

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Time stated: 'Crowds of people smiling and wiping away tears filled the street outside the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village on Friday, celebrating the Supreme Court’s landmark gay marriage ruling and marveling at how much has changed in the past 50 years.

The historic gay bar, which was just granted landmark status this week, was the site of riots in 1969 against police raids, protests that were credited with catalyzing the gay rights movement. On Friday, throngs of couples, families and tourists—gay and straight, young and old—all flocked to that site to pay tribute to the early gay rights pioneers and rejoice in the Supreme Court decision that effectivelylegalized same-sex marriage across all 50 states.'

http://time.com/3937889/stonewall-gay-marriage-celebration/

I loved being there during this celebration and it was a place of love and acceptance you could feel the empowerment in the air and I loved that people of all ages were out celebrating and waving the equal flags. 

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