Meanwhile, the Caribbean Equality Project is being recognized for its work serving the Caribbean LGBT community in New York City. It also aims to help marginalized members of the New York transgender community, including sex workers and those living with HIV.
The organization, which was founded by the late Jackson Heights transgender and immigrant rights activist Lorena Borjas, provides legal counseling, free food and clothing, and education. “Our beautiful and diverse LGBT community deserves to be supported, uplifted and celebrated.”Ĭolectivo was selected as a grand marshall for its work in improving the lives of the LGBTQ community. “I am deeply honored to serve as grand marshal for the 30th anniversary celebration of Queens Pride,” Adams said. “As Queens Pride’s founder, I am proud to work with the LGBT Network and David Kilmnick to bring back Pride bigger and better than ever before.”Īdams said she was proud to be named a grand marshal. “The Queens Pride Parade and Festival is integral to all other LGBTQ+ organizing in the borough. He will also join the grand marshals when the event begins. The LGBT Network created a new Community Advisory Council, which Dromm chairs. “While we have made many gains in the last 3 decades, Pride remains one of the single most important events our community has every year.”ĭromm is still involved in the event.
“Queens Pride was started because of a brutal murder of Julio Rivera and the intense homophobia in our schools over teaching students about LGBT people,” Kilmnick said. The parade will pass by the corner of 37th Avenue and 78th Street, which is named “Julio Rivera Corner.” The event was prompted by the death of Julio Rivera, a 29-year-old gay man who was killed in Jackson Heights as a result of a hate crime in 1990.ĭanny Dromm at a past pride parade (Photo: Queens Pride) The parade was founded by former Jackson Heights Council Member Daniel Dromm in 1993 to bring visibility to the LGBTQ community. The festival will feature singers, comedians, drag acts, and dance groups, as well as vendors, food options, and community and social booths. Adams, and the nonprofits Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo and the Caribbean Equality Project. The parade will feature three grand marshals: city council speaker Adrienne E.
The festival will be held where 37th Road meets 75th Street and go from 11 a.m. The parade will begin at noon and make its way down 37th Avenue, starting at 89th Street and finishing at the intersection of 37th Avenue and 75th Street. The parade/festival is one of the oldest and largest LGBTQ celebrations in New York City. The event is scheduled for June 5 after a two-year hiatus, and is being organized under new leadership.ĭavid Kilmnick, the president of the LGBT Network, which is organizing this year’s event, anticipates that more people will attend this year than ever before. The 30 th annual Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival will be taking place in Jackson Heights Sunday and tens of thousands of people are expected to attend. The 30th annual Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival takes place Sunday Photo: Queens Pride TwitBy Alexandra Adelina Nita