New York City Plugs “Rainbow Pilgrimage”
Well, it’s that time of year again — Pride month! And this time around it’s a bigger deal that usual — especially in New York City, because this is where it all began 40 years ago at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. So the Big Apple’s tourism outfit, NYC & Company, decided to piggyback on Pride this year — starting this coming weekend with a rally on June 20 and ending with the march and Greenwich Village street party the following weekend, on the 28th — by for the first time pouring $1.9 million into an official and international PR/marketing push, trumpeted on its Web site, www.NYCGo.com/gay, and including heavy-hitting partners like Travelocity. It all amounts to an APB for all fags and dykes to come to mama this summer. Now if the state pols could only get their act together and pass marriage equality — I mean really, The Empire State is gonna let Iowa show it up? Anyway, get the full scoop on the week of NYC Pride events at www.NYCPride.org.
Yours truly,
Dave