Got your own great Pride snapshots? Submit them in the Ga圜ities Pride Photo Challenge to win great prizes. And check out our other New York Pride slideshows. Happy couples along the route waved signs with “Thank you, Governor Cuomo” emblazoned on them, while others carried placards supporting President Obama’s re-election campaign, as well as those for trans awareness, immigration reform, marijuana legalization and Palestinian rights.Ĭlick through for more photos from the 2012 NYC Pride March. This year’s theme, “Share the Love”, marked the first anniversary of New York State’s marriage equality law. Joining Grand Marshals Cyndi Lauper (above) Kiehl’s president Chris Salgardo, and newlyweds Phyllis Siegel and Connie Kopelov were community groups, politicians, drag queens, Jennifer Tyrell, George Tekai, Governor Andrew Cuomo, First Girlfriend/food personality Sandra Lee, drag star Manila Luzon and Mayor Mike Bloomberg himself. Gay Pride History: Important LGBT Sites in NYC Gay Pride 2012: Dyke March photos See full Gay Pride coverage See more in Gay & Lesbian. Explore the history of the Gay Pride March in NYC and go back in time with these emotional and celebratory photos. Nearly two million people gathered on the streets of New York to cheer on the marchers at this year’s Pride march. Amazing historical pictures of Pride from 1970-2015.