Not six months ago, the idea of this year’s Pride March in New York City, on the 50th anniversary of the first parade, would have conjured images of colorful floats and hundreds of thousands of revelers packed into city streets. But under the threat of the pandemic, and with official festivities canceled, the march on Sunday was nearly unrecognizable. “While we are out for everyone, we also encourage everyone to stay home and stay safe,” said Harish Karthikeyan, 26, the director of diversity, accessibility and inclusion for N.Y.C. Pride, which each year runs official Pride events for the city. His sign read, “Stay Safe Stay Home Stay Proud.”He added that while he understood why celebrations had to be muted this year, he still missed the “whole shebang” of last year’s celebration.

Source: New York Times June 28, 2020 17:55 UTC