With its corporate logos, television coverage and please-the-crowds spirit, the NYC Pride March — even in its abbreviated format this year — is not for everyone. “Real pride is not rainbow capitalism,” said Sarah Hallonquist, an entrepreneur and activist who described the term “real pride” as one “for queer people, by queer people, planned by queer activists,” and one that embraces all socio-economic groups, including working-class people. “Every single person has a voice in what’s being said.” For Ms.
Hallonquist and many others, the NYC Dyke March, which takes place every year on the last Saturday in June — the day before NYC Pride’s main event — is the place to be.