The late sixties saw numerous protests and riots across the United States on many social injustices and from general political unrest including the war in Vietnam.

After events in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago in June 1970, Pride chapters formed in cities across the US.

Additional New York City events in the outer boroughs are organized by Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island Pride chapters.

That January, Anthony D. Dean began work as the first full-time paid Business Development Director of NYC Pride events.

By late 2016 HOP had five employees working year-round from a rented basement office on Christopher Street.

During Pride Month an organization such as HOP brings together many facets of the community asking they join voices and speak as one.

The route traversed Fifth Avenue below the New York Public Library and after turning on 8th Street included more of Greenwich Village.

Heritage of Pride is a founding member of InterPride[4] and a member of Northeast Regional Pride (NERP), the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (IGLA), the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association.

Programming was a collaborative effort of HOP, SUNY, United Nations, GMHC, SAGE, OutRight Action International and The NYC LGBT Center with participation from a range of others including Columbia Law School, Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights, OutServe-SLDN, The Dru Project, and the Matthew Shepard Foundation.