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Central Park
is home to the New York Pride Rally,
which features well-known performers
and motivating speakers from the
LGBT community to kick-off the
year's Pride Week events. The Rally
has now moved to its new home at
Central Park's SummerStage in Rumsey
Field, 5th Ave and 72nd St.
Latest: Find all
the details for this year's
NYC Pride, with live coverage, here.
LGBT
pride or gay pride is the concept
that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) people should be
proud of their sexual orientation
and gender identity. The movement
has three main premises: that people
should be proud of their sexual
orientation and gender identity,
that diversity is a gift, and that
sexual orientation and gender
identity are inherent and cannot be
intentionally altered. The use of
the abbreviated gay pride and pride
have since become mainstream and
shorthand expressions inclusive of
all individuals in various LGBT
communities.
The
word pride is used in this case as
an antonym for shame, which has been
used to control and oppress LGBT
persons throughout history. Pride in
this sense is an affirmation of
one's self and the community as a
whole. The modern "pride" movement
began after the "Stonewall riots" in
1969. Instead of backing down to
unconstitutional raids by New York
City Police Department, gay people
in local bars fought back. While it
was a violent situation it also gave
the underground community the first
sense of communal pride in a very
well publicized incident. From the
yearly parade that commemorated the
anniversary of the Stonewall riots
began a national grassroots
movement. Today many countries
around the world celebrate LGBT
pride. The pride movement has
furthered the cause of gay rights by
lobbying politicians, registering
voters and increasing visibility to
educate on issues important to LGBT
communities. LGBT pride advocates
work for equal "rights and benefits"
for LGBT people.
Central Park is a public park in the
center of Manhattan in New York
City, United States. The park
initially opened in 1857, on 843
acres (3.41 km2) of city-owned land.
In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and
Calvert Vaux won a design
competition to improve and expand
the park with a plan they entitled
the Greensward Plan. Construction
began the same year and was
completed in 1873.
Designated a National Historic
Landmark in 1963, the park is
currently managed by the Central
Park Conservancy under contract with
the city government. The Conservancy
is a nonprofit organization that
contributes 85% of Central Park's
$25 million dollar annual budget,
and employs 80% of the park's
maintenance staff
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