Collectively, their stories reinforce that no voice is too small or weak to make change in our world - and it starts with being yourself.Ĭox led the parade through the West Village with Dolores Nettles, trans rights activist and mother of Islan Nettles, a transgender 21-year-old woman who was beaten to death in Harlem last August. Individually, they represent some of the diversity within the LGBT community and a few of the various struggles our community members have and continue to face. Yesterday, Orange is the New Black star, Laverne Cox, served as a Grand Marshal in New York City's 2014 Pride Parade, marking the 45 th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, along with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Executive Director, Rea Carey, and “Frozen” star, Jonathan Groff.ĭirector of NYC Pride, David Studinski, said in a statement about the Grand Marshal selections:
