Lady Gaga speaks onstage during Pride Live's 2019 Stonewall Day on 28 June 2019 in New York City. Picture: AFP

Lgbt community

NYC prepares for huge Gay Pride on Stonewall's 50th anniversary

By AFP

New York's Gay Pride - a month of events marking Stonewall every year - has long been a lure for tourists, drawing hundreds of thousands of people, plus politicians and celebrities, each year.

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NYC prepares for huge Gay Pride on Stonewall's 50th anniversary

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