Queer Liberation March And Rally: What You Need To Know

WEST VILLAGE, NY — An alternative Pride march called the Queer Liberation March will bring back Pride as a "protest march" — with no corporate floats or police in the parade itself.

The alternative march will begin at Stonewall Inn, the iconic West Village bar where 50 years ago, the Stonewall riots launched the modern LGBTQ rights movement amid a police crackdown at the bar in 1969.

The Queer Liberation March will rival the WorldPride march, where 130,000 marchers are expected.

"There is a lot going on that still needs to be addressed, and we feel that this march started 50 years ago as a protest march, continued that way for decades, but has lost that feeling and those values," said Ann Northrop, an organizer with Reclaim Pride Coalition, which is organizing the march. "And those feelings and those values need to be revived."

Here's what you need to know about the Queer Liberation March:

When is it? Sunday, June 30, 9:30 a.m.

Where is it? Kicks off at Seventh Avenue just below Christopher Street at Sheridan Square, near Stonewall Inn

What's the route? From Sheridan Square, up Seventh Avenue. Then, along West Tenth Street and up Sixth Avenue.

At Bryant Park, more marchers can join about 11 a.m. Enter Central at 59th Street and Sixth Avenue. End at the Great Lawn in Central Park.

Will there be an event afterward? The march will hold a rally on the Great Lawn at 1 p.m.

What's the plan? Organizers say to wear black, pink and gold.

At 11 a.m., there will be a moment of silence to honor those in the LGBTQ community lost to homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, HIV/AIDS, and all forms of violence.

At 2 p.m., there will be a second moment of silence, particularly for transgender women of color killed throughout the country, sometimes by police or while incarcerated.

What other events are happening? Check out Patch's guide. The city's WorldPride also has a comprehensive list. Here's another from the New York Times.