Photo by Stacie Joy
Pride Weekend got its traditional East Village start last evening as the Drag March returned to Tompkins Square Park for the 32nd time.
Hundreds gathered in the park before setting off from Avenue A and Ninth Street for the colorful procession to the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village.
Participants also paid tribute to East Village-based artist and activist Agosto Machado, who died in March. A longtime figure in the downtown arts community, Machado participated in the 1969 Stonewall uprising and the Gay Liberation Movement. He often described himself as a "pre-Stonewall street queen" and remained an influential presence in the city's creative and activist circles for decades.
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