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Click over to Matt Rettenmund’s Boy Culture for a massive photo recap of NYC Pride. Politicians, movie stars, beefcake, and bears!

Via Business Insider: A YouTube video shared after Sunday’s parade shows a parade marcher getting his groove on with what appears to be a member of the New York Police Department. We’ve reached out to the NYPD for comment but haven’t heard back yet. The 12-second clip stars the unlikely duo dancing to along to Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til …

(Via JMG reader Michael)

Via the New York Times: Some of the most curious costumes worn along the parade route belonged to protesters. Behind a barricade, a group of men wore the fringed Jewish prayer garment known as the tzitzit and held up anti-gay signs bearing the logo of a group calling itself the Jewish Political Action Committee. “Judaism prohibits homosexuality,” one sign read. …

“Shout for those who couldn’t.”

NYC Pride released this year’s magazine yesterday and among the advertisers are General Mills’ Cheerios brand and Walmart, the latter of whom was integral to slapping down the license to discriminate bill in Arkansas. Walmart has been trying to years to open a New York City store, but has met stiff opposition from activists and elected officials. See the magazine.

Via press release: Heritage of Pride, organizers of NYC Pride and the annual New York City Pride March, today announced the event’s Grand Marshals for 2015. This year’s marshals are: Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellen, both openly gay English actors currently co-starring in the PBS series “Vicious.” Sir Jacobi is primarily known for his stage work and in …

Courtesy of Mashable, the entire New York City Pride parade was live-streamed yesterday.

X-Factor judge and pop star Demi Lovato headlines this Sunday’s NYC Pride Pier Dance. Today we get her new music video which was recorded during her performance at Los Angeles Pride earlier this month. The clip has 1.7M views already.

Somebody needs to tell the American Family Association to add Walmart to their sex parade boycott list as the retail giant has taken out a full-page ad in the NYC Pride guide. (Tipped by JMG reader Gloria)

Via press release from GLAAD: In a historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts will be among the groups leading 14,000 people down Manhattan’s 5th Avenue on Sunday at the 44th Annual NYC Pride March, where they will speak out against the Boy Scouts of America’s discriminatory ban on gay adults. Three generations of Boy Scouts — gay and straight — …

Via press release from NYC Pride: Judge Colleen McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a preliminary injunction against Matinee NYC, Voss NYC and their proprietors Brandon Voss and Jake Resnicow, barring them from using Heritage of Pride/NYC Pride’s “NYC Pride” trademarks, trade name and logo in connection with, among other …

Michael Musto reports at Out Magazine: Promoter Brandon Voss tells me he’s being sued by Heritage of Pride for promoting “NYC Pride” clubs events (the bashes are for Matinee and Supreme Festival) since HOP has trademarked that name. An emergency injunction was issued, and they’re suing for damages. (One of the side issues is apparently that Azealia Banks is performing …

Via Billboard: Demi Lovato is about to go bi…coastal: The actress/singer will be performing at LGBT Pride events in both Los Angeles and New York during June’s Pride month festivities. Lovato will first head to the west coast to lead the L.A. Pride Parade as Grand Marshal, in addition to performing, on June 8. The songstress will head to New …

Via press release: Heritage of Pride, organizers of NYC Pride and the annual New York City Pride March, today announced the Grand Marshals for 2014. This year’s marshals are Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Transgender Activist and “Orange is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox; and Broadway, film, and television actor Jonathan Groff, …

NYC Pride today announced that its iconic Pier Dance will be returning to Pier 26 in lower Manhattan, where it moved last year. Via press release: NYC Pride announced today that the 28th annual Dance on the Pier would be returning to Hudson River Park’s Pier 26. Pier 26 will also be home to NYC Pride’s annual women’s event, Teaze …

“I want to be very honest with you. This was a ploy, and they took the sucker’s bait. I wanted to push them to tell me when I didn’t agree with your rules that you weren’t going to go along with it. I won on it. I had no intention of marching in the parade. Let’s just say that [parade …

Brian Tashman writes at Right Wing Watch: The day before Catholic League head and anti-gay activist Bill Donohue announced that he wouldn’t participate in the NYC Pride Parade even though organizers accepted his application to lead a “Straight Is Great” parade contingent, Donohue told conservative talk show host Steve Malzberg that the parade organizers are maneuvering to keep him out …

Catholic League blowhard Bill Donohue has really outdone himself with today’s laughable lie. As you probably know, in response to Guinness pulling its support from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Donohue demanded permission to march in the NYC Pride parade. Much to his horror, they graciously welcomed him to participate. Take it away, Donohue: I asked to join the parade …

“As a fellow Irish New Yorker, I’m hoping Bill will march with me at NYC Pride. I look forward to the day when I can march openly with Bill in the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and not be turned away because of who I am.” – GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis, inviting Catholic League blowhard Bill Donohue to march …