▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁World P ride ▁NY C , ▁which ▁marked ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Stone wall ▁ri ots , ▁widely ▁considered ▁a ▁waters hed ▁moment ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁gay ▁rights ▁movement . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁large ▁annual ▁march ▁and ▁para de ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁non pro fit ▁Heritage ▁of ▁P ride ▁organization ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁Que er ▁Liber ation ▁March ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁protest ▁of ▁the ▁corpor ate - f oc used ▁spons or ship ▁and ▁participation ▁requirements ▁of ▁that ▁larger ▁march , ▁resulting ▁in ▁du eling ▁Manh attan ▁L GB T Q ▁march es ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁The ▁march ▁proceeded ▁u pt own ▁on ▁Six th ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁following ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁one , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁marked ▁the ▁one - year ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Stone wall ▁Ri ots ▁and ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Christopher ▁Street ▁Liber ation ▁Day ▁Committee . ▁The ▁Que er ▁Liber ation ▁March ▁proceeded ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁P ride ▁March , ▁which ▁courses ▁dow nt own ▁on ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁route . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁The ▁Que er ▁Liber ation ▁March ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Rec laim ▁P ride ▁Co al ition , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁end ors ed