Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / APĮntertainers and activists, drag performers and transgender advocates are among the parade grand marshals embracing a unity message as new laws targeting the LGBTQ community take effect in several U.S. People watch the Pride parade in New York on Sunday. are holding this year, with many focused specifically on the rights of transgender people. Parades in New York, Chicago and San Francisco are among events that roughly 400 Pride organizations across the U.S. I’m frightened of how this country has looked at human rights, basic human rights,” she said. “I’m just, like, scared for my future and for my trans siblings. “I’m not trying not to be very heavily political, but when it does target my community, I get very, very annoyed and very hurt,” said Ve Cinder, a 22-year-old transgender woman who traveled from Pennsylvania to take part in the country’s largest pride event. While some people whooped it up in celebration, many were mindful of the growing conservative countermovement, including new laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender children.
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