These Photos Capture The Glitter, Love, and Protest of NYC’s Pride March

New York City was Technicolor Dreamland this year, as more than a million incredible people took them to the streets for the 2025 NYC Pride March.

Compilation The legacy of pride, Margin every year Once again, Manhattan has been transformed into an epicenter of LGBTQIA+ visibility and resistance. theme, “Rise: Pride of Protest” He echoed through the crowd like a cries of battle, celebrating the radical roots of the movement, moving forward with resilience, sparkle and grace.

Stonewall to 7th Avenue: Age march

The festival was officially kicked off at noon from 26th and 5th Avenue, but let’s get real. Energy was built all morning. From sequins and feather boa to protesting tee and leather harnesses, marchers gathered early in their most dazzling looks. LGBTQIA+ families, activists, artists and allies have struck out the historic routes locally, chanted, danced, and yes, through Lower Manhattan.

The march followed an iconic path, winding up Fifth Avenue, passing the cheerful crowds of Greenwich Village, and spreading across 15th Avenue and Seventh Avenue, but the celebration was far from the end. Every corner of downtown pulsated with the joy of community and an unwavering spirit of protest.

The Sea of Pride (and the Fortress of Safety)

In a city that never sleeps, and definitely pride and never sleeps – safety remained the best in the heart. NYPD has security in the lock and is more lined up than the March route 10,000 metal barrierssupported by the visible presence of sanitary trucks, police vehicles and police officers in uniform.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tish has asserted the public that security measures have been expanded due to continued global tensions, particularly in the Middle East.

“New York City will always be a place where everyone can be free and openly, anywhere, anywhere, and always,” Tish said in a statement that many Marchers echoed during the event.

I protest the purpose

“Rise Up: Pride of Protest” wasn’t just a catchy slogan. That was the point of the meeting. Organizers and participants reminded the world that pride did not begin with a parade. It started with a riot.

The march honored the legacy of the 1969 Stonewall riots that sparked the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement, but also brought attention to the battles that are still fighting today. Trans rights, anti-LGBTQ laws, racial justice were the front and center of shocked speeches from the halts of handmade signs, chants, floats and rally.

“Pride is a joy, but it’s resistance too,” said Marcher, who wears a cape made with signs of protest. “We’re here to celebrate, but we’ll say here too. We’re not going anywhere.”

Street closures and complete acquisitions

If you were in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, you I felt it Pride – Because traffic didn’t become an opportunity. The streets from the 33rd to the 15th were closed that day as crowds meandered through the city like moving rainbow waves.

Greenwich Avenue, Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue were the venues for spontaneous performances, kiss-in and emotional reunions. On one beautiful day, the city belonged to the people.

The pride of the record book

From youth-led trance rights chants to spitting out the fight in front of Stonewall, the 2025 NYC Pride March was more than just a celebration. It reminded me that strangeness is power, protest is beautiful, and love always wins.

The spirit of the day continued as marchers spread out to afterparties, rooftop madmen, drug shows and cozy community dinners. It is a lifelong commitment to living a real way of life, fighting for fairness and raising each other with amazing ferociousness.