In London, the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force aerobatic team flew over the pride parade at the same time as a rainbow flag flew in front of Parliament. Yet LGBT Americans still face too many barriers. Just one day earlier, President Barack Obama named the Stonewall - a landmark the gay rights movement after a police raid there in 1969 sparked riots - the first American national monument to LGBT rights.Īfter Pride Day in New York, Clinton, using a rainbow-tinted Twitter handle, wrote, 'One year ago, love triumphed in our highest court. Clinton's attendance at the march was mostly limited to an appearance in front of the Stonewall Inn, where she stood alongside New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Reverend Al Sharpton. Along the parade route in New York, cops were posted on rooftops, in helicopters, and alongside bomb-sniffing dogs.ĭemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton marched in Manhattan on Sunday amid rainbow flags and an escort of armed personnel.
With memories of the shooting still fresh, there was an increased police presence at most parades.
