“The streets are going to be on fire and alive, and I think people are going to be everywhere celebrating,” he says.Ī year ago, most Pride celebrations were completely off the table due to the pandemic. He expects a lot of joy this Pride, because over the past few weeks New York City has relaxed many restrictions on dining and gathering. Menendez usually celebrates by marching in the New York City Pride parade and walking around Greenwich Village. “My uncle took me here when I was 18 years old on my first trip to New York and told me what the space represented,” Menendez says. Steven Love Menendez describes the Stonewall National Monument as “sacred ground.” His uncle brought him to the site of the historical riots during Menendez’s first trip to the city at age 18.
