“I’m proud of having been even a small part of fighting for LGBTQ+ equality.” Organized by, Nipple Pride Parades were scheduled for dozens of cities across North America yesterday including New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and San Francisco. “It means everything to me,” she told Out magazine. Bare-breasted women and men took to the New York City streets yesterday to demand the same constitutional topless rights for all.
Madonna closes out WorldPride with massive concert at Pride Island. Taking place in the month of June, during the height of New Yorks summer, NYC Pride illuminates the city with a range of LGBTQ-related parties, events. world pride was everything i could have asked for… celebrated at pride island with my loving boyfriend at my side… & completely SOBER!”Ĭlosing out WorldPride week was said to be a huge honor for the Queen of Pop, who spoke about the opportunity earlier this month. NYC Pride Parade organizers banned the NYPD and Gay Officers Action League marchers. It is very possible theyre working together on something interesting for NYC Gay pride.
“Madonna ordered me to Pride Island,” an attendee said, sharing pics from the pop star’s waterfront performance.įrankie Grande, brother of singer Ariana Grande, was also at the event and tweeted: “I’m beyond grateful right now. Madonna actually visited Stonewall Inn 2 weeks ago in person. Thousands of people gathered for the show - held on “Pride Island” at Pier 97 in Manhattan, where they got into the groove in celebration of the LGBTQ community. “We’ve been ready for this for nearly 30 years,” another said, sharing footage of himself as a kid dancing to the song “Vogue.” Madonna opened the show with the smash hit Vogue in a Versace leather trench coat, followed by a guitar-led rendition of American Life before performing the Madame X tracks God Control and I Rise. “This is my gay rite of passage,” wrote one Madonna fan on Twitter, who attended the event. On 30 June 2019, Madonna closed out New York City’s WorldPride celebration with a concert on Pride Island 2019 at Pier 97. Madonna Kicks Off Pride Weekend With Surprise NYC Club Performance by Samantha Popovics June 28, 2021, 6:51 pm June 28, 2021, 6:51 pm June 28, 2021, 6:51 pm Daily Digest, News, News Feed. The city’s record-breaking WorldPride celebration was capped off Sunday night with a blockbuster performance by the Material Girl. Pride in New York City may have been a scaled down affair this year, but that did not stop Madonna herself from making a pseudo-surprise (heavily teased) appearance on June 25th at New York City’s Boom Boom Room, raising 200,000 for both the Ali Forney Center and Haus of US.