Saturday, during NYC Pride, Kristin Russo and Riese Bernard hosted the the 6th Annual Everyone is Gay and Autostraddle All Ages Pride Party presented by the Tegan and Sara Foundation — and IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. This event began as a response to the increasing number of alcohol-focused, corporate-driven events at many Pride celebrations across the country, and (we think) the first NYC Pride event to center queers under the age of 21.
The space was filled with so many beautiful and handsome folx looking for a little spoken word, chill music, and great banter between Kristin and Riese. There were tears and cupcakes and books and all around perfect queer vibes.
Autostraddle + Everyone Is Gay Pride Party
Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe
Here are the people who took the stage; I highly recommend you check them out! (Or, if you came to the event, here are your quick links to relive this beautiful day.)
Urban Word NYC
Julia Weldon
Emily Wells
And of course your hosts, Kristin and Riese
Who came? Who is coming next year? Who has serious FOMO because I definitely did every year until now!
Note: because this is an all ages event with no “photography will be happening” markings around the venue, I opted out of featuring attendees for their privacy. If you see yourself in a group shot and would like to be removed just let us know!
The 26th Annual Dyke March
The 26th Annual Dyke March took the streets of New York on Saturday. While it’s super fun and beautiful and filled with dancing, the march is an act of resistance and protest. It was launched as a response to pride centering white gay men (and let’s be honest that problem hasn’t entirely disappeared). Now it’s a march for self-identifying dykes to stand up for visibility, empowerment, and all marginalized voices left out of mainstream pride.
Also the folks at the front were singing “as the dykes go marching in” and I almost fainted.
Beautiful photos, Molly! All these gorgeous queer folks showing up for each other, oh, my heart <3
As always wonderful work. I just was a bit surprised to see the nice Jewish girl. Thankfully, no one was next to me when that image popped up.
Such a fun march this year. I had a bad experience with a bigot on Friday so I went all-in this weekend and was a crazy person, running around thanking all the supporters on the sidewalks. Because I knew I’d have to come back to reality today and read the news and see new POTUS tweets and it just meant so much that people show up just to cheer us on. It was so cool and I’m glad I thought to thank folks (since, sure enough, today has been deflating).
I was bummed that the parade got moved but I’m glad the Dyke March kept its usual route.
Gorgeous. Thank you for the photos, Molly!
Thank you thank you thank you! This is so wonderful. I wish there were dyke marches in the UK!
These are such beautiful photos – thank you for sharing for those of us who weren’t there
This was a fun day! I’m glad I can look at these pics and enjoy some of the signs I didn’t see; “Butch Appreciation Committee,” might be my favorite. :)
These pictures make me SO happy. Fantastic photography and thank you for sharing these wonderful people and their signs with us :)
I’m one of the original organizers of the Dyke March. Just to clarify, the march was actually founded in 1992 by the NY Lesbian Avengers. We were preparing for the national LGBT march in DC which skewed very male in all the ads and promotions. Gays in the military was the issue at the time so there were lots of images of uniformed male soldiers. That summer was the first Dyke March in NY. Though it’s required, we have never had a permit in more than 25 years.
Thank you for this
Awesome pics, thanks.