Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 was a series of
LGBTQ events and celebrations in June 2019, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969
Stonewall riots. It was also the first time
WorldPride was held in the United States.[1][2][3] Held primarily in the metropolitan New York City area, the theme for the celebrations and educational events was "Millions of moments of Pride."[4][5][6] The celebration was the
largest LGBTQ event in history, with an official estimate of five million attending Pride weekend in
Manhattan alone,[7] including an estimated four million in attendance at the parade.[8][9] The twelve-hour parade included 150,000 pre-registered participants among 695 groups.[10]
The Stonewall 50 - WorldPride events were held throughout June, which is traditionally Pride month in New York City and worldwide, under the auspices of the annual
NYC Pride March.[2] The events represented the
largest LGBTQ celebration in history. Produced by
Heritage of Pride (HOP), they commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Organizers and city authorities estimated 150,000 parade marchers, and five million visitors attending Pride weekend in Manhattan alone.[7]
HOP's Stonewall 50 Planning Committee began work in July, 2009. Additional programming was envisioned for the coming years and by 2011 new events had become a reality. This would eventually lead to a successful bid for the first US hosted
WorldPride.
The concept for
WorldPride events were established in 1997 when
Heritage of Pride hosted the 16th annual conference of
InterPride. WorldPride, licensed by InterPride and organized by one of its members, is an event that promotes
LGBTQ pride issues on an international level through parades, festivals and other cultural activities. The inaugural WorldPride was held in Rome in 2000. The host cities are selected by InterPride, an international association of pride coordinators, at its annual general meeting.[19][20][21][22]
June 27, Solidarity: Hustlaball WorldPride, part one of three for the Solidarity party Pride series is gay dance party
Hustlaball, at Brooklyn's 3 Dollar Bill.[34]
June 28, Savor Pride, an "immersive culinary fundraiser" benefiting
God's Love We Deliver, which delivers meals to people living with
HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses, on the terraces of the non-profit's
Midtown headquarters.[38]
June 29, "Hot Rabbit: Bad Habit", benefits the NYC Dyke March, at
Bushwick's Lot 49.[43]
June 29, USS Masterbeat: Oneworld Daytime, part two of the OneWorld series at
Terminal 5.[34]
June 29, Brooklyn Ultra Day Party, at The Brooklyn Warehouse.[34]
June 29, TEAZE, an inclusive queer benefit party, at The DL on the
Lower East Side.[34]
June 29, VIP Rooftop, rooftop party benefit at Hudson Terrace.[34]
June 29, Solidarity: BRÃœT WorldPride, the last of the trio of Solidarity WorldPride's parties is also NYC's largest underground leather/fetish events of the year, at
PlayStation Theatre in Times Square.[44]
Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 was a series of
LGBTQ events and celebrations in June 2019, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969
Stonewall riots. It was also the first time
WorldPride was held in the United States.[1][2][3] Held primarily in the metropolitan New York City area, the theme for the celebrations and educational events was "Millions of moments of Pride."[4][5][6] The celebration was the
largest LGBTQ event in history, with an official estimate of five million attending Pride weekend in
Manhattan alone,[7] including an estimated four million in attendance at the parade.[8][9] The twelve-hour parade included 150,000 pre-registered participants among 695 groups.[10]
The Stonewall 50 - WorldPride events were held throughout June, which is traditionally Pride month in New York City and worldwide, under the auspices of the annual
NYC Pride March.[2] The events represented the
largest LGBTQ celebration in history. Produced by
Heritage of Pride (HOP), they commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Organizers and city authorities estimated 150,000 parade marchers, and five million visitors attending Pride weekend in Manhattan alone.[7]
HOP's Stonewall 50 Planning Committee began work in July, 2009. Additional programming was envisioned for the coming years and by 2011 new events had become a reality. This would eventually lead to a successful bid for the first US hosted
WorldPride.
The concept for
WorldPride events were established in 1997 when
Heritage of Pride hosted the 16th annual conference of
InterPride. WorldPride, licensed by InterPride and organized by one of its members, is an event that promotes
LGBTQ pride issues on an international level through parades, festivals and other cultural activities. The inaugural WorldPride was held in Rome in 2000. The host cities are selected by InterPride, an international association of pride coordinators, at its annual general meeting.[19][20][21][22]
June 27, Solidarity: Hustlaball WorldPride, part one of three for the Solidarity party Pride series is gay dance party
Hustlaball, at Brooklyn's 3 Dollar Bill.[34]
June 28, Savor Pride, an "immersive culinary fundraiser" benefiting
God's Love We Deliver, which delivers meals to people living with
HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses, on the terraces of the non-profit's
Midtown headquarters.[38]
June 29, "Hot Rabbit: Bad Habit", benefits the NYC Dyke March, at
Bushwick's Lot 49.[43]
June 29, USS Masterbeat: Oneworld Daytime, part two of the OneWorld series at
Terminal 5.[34]
June 29, Brooklyn Ultra Day Party, at The Brooklyn Warehouse.[34]
June 29, TEAZE, an inclusive queer benefit party, at The DL on the
Lower East Side.[34]
June 29, VIP Rooftop, rooftop party benefit at Hudson Terrace.[34]
June 29, Solidarity: BRÃœT WorldPride, the last of the trio of Solidarity WorldPride's parties is also NYC's largest underground leather/fetish events of the year, at
PlayStation Theatre in Times Square.[44]