In a year when leaders are anxious about President Donald Trump's agenda, both the New York and San Francisco parades were headed by groups more focused on protest than celebration.
thank you'.Äozens of gay pride parades were held around the country in New York, San Francisco and other cities, and some spotlighted the resistance to what participants see as new pressure on gay rights, while contending with the prospect of protests over the events' own diversity and direction. Of her experience, she tweeted: 'honored to represent the at this years. Sporting a plaid dress, Manning was spotted later in the day waiving to crowds as she rode in a convertible while it crossed over a freshly painted rainbow crosswalk on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. The 29-year-old, who is transgender, was originally sentenced to 35 years but had her sentence commuted by then-president Barack Obama in January 2016. Manning, the private first class soldier in the US Army who leaked hundreds of thousands of military intelligence reports and documents to WikiLeaks in 2010, was released from prison last month.
Manning was photographed smiling on the American Civil Liberties Union float during the parade in the Big Apple as she celebrated her first pride as a free woman. New York City revelers waved rainbow flags and carried colorful balloons during the 48th annual Gay Pride parade that saw an estimated 40,000 people, including Chelsea Manning and Kelly Osbourne, take to the streets on Sunday.