[2][3][4][5][6][7] A year later the coalition marched in solidarity with Black Lives Matter,[8][9] and against police brutality, only to see the non-violent demonstration met with NYPD using pepper spray on protesters.

[10][11] There has been a large annual march and parade in New York City since 1970, first organized by the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee,[12] to mark the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

Criticism of the increasingly corporate and rules-heavy event reached a tipping point in 1994 (the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots), resulting in the first Drag March (1994).

[14][15] The Queer Liberation March proceeded uptown on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, following the path of the original 1970 demonstration.

The Queer Liberation March was organized by the Reclaim Pride Coalition and was endorsed by activist and grassroots organizations including ACT UP NY, God's Love We Deliver, Housing Works, NYC Democratic Socialists of America, and SAGE.