In-person events in New Jersey feature walks in Atlantic City and Montclair to benefit the advocacy group Garden State Equality (June 12) and a Pride picnic in Maplewood (June 13). Other Pride events around New York include Brooklyn Pride (June 12), which turns 25 this year, and Long Island Pride (June 13). (The group was one of several queer organizations that cheered NYC Pride’s recent announcement that uniformed cops, including members of the Gay Officers Action League, could no longer take part in the official march the decision has spurred a backlash.) The Reclaim Pride Coalition’s Queer Liberation March, which organizers bill as a “no cops, no corporations, no politicians” event, also takes place June 27, starting at Bryant Park and finishing with a rally in the West Village. Heritage of Pride, the group behind NYC Pride, is also partnering with local businesses on a series of outdoor-seating pop-up events throughout Manhattan. PrideFest, the annual free street fair, will take place in Greenwich Village organizers will announce exact locations and other details soon.
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