The lead float in New York’s parade was dedicated to the Orlando victims.

Andrew Cuomo announced that the Stonewall Inn would be designated as a state historic site and that New York would erect a monument in honor of all victims of hate and intolerance, including those killed in Orlando. A 1969 police raid on the bar helped catalyze the gay rights movement.Īnd just before the start of the parade, Democratic Gov. Sunday’s parades did have a new milestone to mark: President Barack Obama on Friday designated the site around New York City’s Stonewall Inn as the first national monument to gay rights.