President of the GSA, Justin says pride means “togetherness and being able to express yourself. According to Manny, the presence of a Gay-Straight Alliance allowed more students to comfortably and publicly identify as queer. Kennedy Community High School in Queens attended pride for the first time together. Manny, Justin, Chanel and Charice, all 17, from Robert F. I’m not going to lie and tell you it’s not.I promise once you come out and feel comfortable as a LGBTQIA person, you will feel that support from a community who understands what you have been through,' Tyler says. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBT older people. He assures young, struggling queer youth that they will find accepting people as well. Editing those down to a more reasonable 60 is no small feat, especially when there were so many great images to pick from Hope you enjoy this selection Sirens Women's Motorcycle Club opens up the parade. But in my defense, I had to sort through almost 500 photos. While Tyler seldom saw examples of queer folk around him growing up, his mother accepted him. Yes, I'm a week late in posting my pictures from last month's NYC Pride March. Coming from small neighborhood in Borough Park absent of many gay residents, “I can just be myself and not worry about what anyone else thinks of me.”
I feel safe being surrounded by people who understand what I’ve been through,” says Tyler, 19.
