The first Pride Parade was held as a march in New York City on June 28, 1970, commemorating the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. “We always try to represent the entire community and for a few years we tried to see if we could add this parade to our year-round representation of what’s happening in the community,” John Morris, vice president of multiplatform platform programming for 6ABC, told Philly Gay News in May.
>READ MORE: Even before the Stonewall Riots, Philly’s Annual Reminders called for gay rights 6ABC will film the celebration to air June 30 alongside a 30-minute special on the Stonewall Riots - demonstrations that grew after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York in 1969, sparking what is widely considered the beginning of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. This year’s parade will be televised for the first time in its 31-year history, according to its organizers. Not able to make Philly’s festivities? For the first time ever, you’ll be able to catch the parade on TV later this month. Rainbow flags and floats will festoon Center City on Sunday for what organizers say is the “largest ever' Philadelphia Pride Parade, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
