article_snippet: You are a hardy troupe,' de Blasio told people gathered for All parade. '
article_snippet: You are here to celebrate no matter what.
article_snippet: That is what pride is all about - pride in the fact that in New York City you can be whoever you are.'
article_snippet: and I certainly welcome any discussions with anybody who wants to make it more inclusive.'
article_snippet: Patti Lowenhaupt, a retired art teacher and Queens resident who showed up for All parade, said people 'are all human beings underneath it all.'
article_snippet: 'We here in Queens have the ability to accept all kinds of people,' Lowenhaupt said.