Queer Liberation March

Queer Liberation March
Black circular logo with the words "Queer Liberation March" above a pink triangle
Event logo used in 2019
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)New York City
InauguratedJune 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)
Next eventJune 30, 2025
Organized byReclaim Pride Coalition

The Queer Liberation March is an annual LGBT protest march in Manhattan, organized by the Reclaim Pride Coalition as an anti-corporate alternative to the NYC Pride March.

A grassroots collective[1] of queer rights activists and supporters held the first Queer Liberation March to coincide with WorldPride NYC, which marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.[2][3][4][5][6][7] A year later the coalition marched in solidarity with Black Lives Matter,[8][9] and against police brutality, only to see the non-violent demonstration met with NYPD using pepper spray on protesters.[10][11]

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  2. ^ Silvers, Mara; WNYC (May 15, 2019). "LGBTQ Group Plans Alternative 'Queer Liberation March' On Pride Day". Gothamist. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "'Queer Liberation March' sets stage for dueling NYC gay pride events". NBC News. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Goicichea, Julia (August 16, 2017). "Why New York City Is a Major Destination for LGBT Travelers". The Culture Trip. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (June 24, 2016). "Stonewall Inn Named National Monument, a First for the Gay Rights Movement". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Workforce Diversity The Stonewall Inn, National Historic Landmark National Register Number: 99000562". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Gaffney, Emma. "No Cops, No Sponsors: 50 Years After Stonewall, Pride Goes Back to its Roots".
  8. ^ Manzella, Sam (June 26, 2020). "How the March Gets Made: Reclaim Pride Organizers Share Their Wisdom". LOGO News. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Schulman, Michael. "A Radical Challenger to New York City's Pride March". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Osborne, Duncan (June 28, 2020). "Peaceful Queer Liberation March Ends With Pepper Spray at Washington Square". Gay City News. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  11. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (June 30, 2020). "Pride Can't Go Back to What It Was Before". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 1, 2020.