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The Pride Parade: Then & Now
Jim Downs, professor of history at Connecticut College and the author of Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation, Natalie James, an organizer with Reclaim Pride Coalition and queer caucus of NYC Democratic Socialist of America, and David Studinski, NYC Pride Executive Board Co-Chair, discuss the history of the Gay Pride Parade and this year’s celebration and controversies.
@BrianLehrer i'm a 52 year old gay man, i completely agree with all the criticisms of your guest. my friends and i don't go anymore for the reasons outlined: commercialization, police presence, a general feeling of being tagged and corralled - the irony is inescapable
— Tom We-Need-A-New-Constitution Burke (@TheTomBurkeShow) June 22, 2018.@BrianLehrer Permitting the NFL to march in the parade while they're still penalizing athletes for kneeling is disgraceful and indicative of what's wrong with corporate Pride
— Noah Koch (@KnowAKoch) June 22, 2018Natalie James from @ReclaimPrideNYC says #Pride2018 "has been turned into a commercial and police saturated occasion." Tune in now to hear why at https://t.co/JE6GnVgu5p.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 22, 2018"In the early 1970s, gay people… were thinking about socialism, they were thinking about ways to upend capitalism because they saw these economics systems as forms of oppression," says @jimdowns1 on history of #Pride. pic.twitter.com/96myEfhvj0
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 22, 2018"Corporate sponsors make it possible to produce a wide range of events, and that includes free events. Corporate sponsors are a lot more than money, when they participate in the march it’s LGBT employees and they want to show their pride," says @dpstud, @NYCPride co-chair.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 22, 2018"This idea of gay pride is a moment of bringing people together but it’s also a group of people that have diverse political beliefs, diverse religious beliefs...." says @jimdowns1 on #Pride2018
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 22, 2018