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New York City's Pride parade responds to the Supreme¹ Court abortion² decision

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For the first time since COVID, the LGBTQ Pride Parade happened in New York City. With the prospect⁴ of the Supreme Court revisiting decisions related to gay rights, the parade had a political focus.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

For the first time since the pandemic, New York City's Pride March was back again in all its glory on a beautiful June Sunday.

(CHEERING)

MARTIN: Floats, marching bands and celebration filled the streets of Manhattan. But marchers and spectators also showed up to protest the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe⁵ v. Wade⁶. Camille Peterson got there early and brings us the story.

CAMILLE PETERSEN, BYLINE⁷: A few hours before the parade, splashes of rainbow balloons and flags start dotting Fifth Avenue. Pride classics like "I'm Coming Out" play in the distance. And one of the parade's grand marshals, comedian⁸ Punkie Johnson, gets her sash on.

PUNKIE JOHNSON: I'm about to bust⁹ out crying. It got all our beautiful colors on it. We got the black and the brown representing our Black and brown people.

PETERSEN: Johnson says she's dreamed of being in the New York Pride Parade since she was growing up. When a friend told her about it...

JOHNSON: I was like, yo, they got other gay people in the world? And ever since that day, it was like, I'm going to be in that parade. Never - I never thought I would be the grand marshal (laughter).

PETERSEN: A lot of people are thrilled to be celebrating in person this year, including Alyssa Marko, who rides with the Sirens Women's Motorcycle Club.

ALYSSA MARKO: Stomping¹⁰ my feet in joy (laughter), you know? And it was like, there is no words. I'm looking forward to saying that, we're here. We're queer. COVID didn't ungay me.

PETERSEN: Marko says this year's parade is especially meaningful because of the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade. In his concurring¹¹ opinion on the abortion ruling, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas argued the court should review other precedents¹², too, including its decision to legalize same-sex marriage.

MARKO: Letting the decision about Roe v. Wade out just before the - two days before Pride March and then saying, hey, we're going to look at all of these others - it's very clear that they're coming out to get us.

PETERSEN: A few blocks away, the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps¹³, a marching band, rehearses.

Can you give me a hint or, like, a little tease of one of the songs?

KIRA KNOTTS: Well, our theme this year is called Unstoppable.

PETERSEN: That's alto saxophonist Kira Knotts. Another saxophonist, Violet Fortier, says they think this year's parade is returning to its roots - as a protest.

VIOLET FORTIER: And just with what's going on with the Supreme Court, as well as the attacks on trans youth throughout the country at the state level, it really makes it feel important to be out here being visible.

PETERSEN: As kickoff time approaches, another one of the grand marshals, trans athlete Schuyler Bailar holds signs that say, bans off our bodies and, trans athletes belong in sport. And marcher Steven Love Menendez shows off his all-gold, glittering outfit¹⁴ inspired by Plato and ancient Greece.

STEVEN LOVE MENENDEZ: Where democracy was born.

PETERSEN: Menendez says it feels like LGBTQ rights are at great risk now.

MENENDEZ: It's so important for us to be here, loud and proud and joyous¹⁵ because I feel that love and joy are the only things that can overcome hate.

PETERSEN: Along Fifth Avenue, rows of spectators are lined up, waving Pride flags. At noon, with a big pop of confetti and glitter, a platoon of Planned Parenthood marchers kicks off the parade.

(CHEERING)

PETERSEN: And as promised, the marching band performs on the theme of Unstoppable.

(SOUNDBITE OF MARCHING BAND MUSIC)

PETERSEN: There's so much glitter, the Flatiron Building and the sky are actually sparkling. For NPR News, I'm Camille Petersen in New York.

(SOUNDBITE OF MARCHING BAND MUSIC)

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

5 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

6 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

9 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

10 stomping   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He looked funny stomping round the dance floor. 他在舞池里跺着舞步，样子很可笑。 来自辞典例句
• Chelsea substitution Wright-Phillips for Robben. Wrighty back on his old stomping to a mixed reception. 77分–切尔西换人：赖特．菲利普斯入替罗本。小赖特在主场球迷混杂的欢迎下，重返他的老地方。 来自互联网

11 concurring   

同时发生的，并发的

参考例句：

• Concurring with expectations, the degree of polymorphism was highest in the central. 正如所料，多型性程度在中部种群中最高。
• The more an affect arises from a number of causes concurring together, the greater it is. 同时凑合起来以激起一个情感的原因愈多，则这个情感将必愈大。

12 precedents   

引用单元； 范例( precedent的名词复数 )； 先前出现的事例； 前例； 先例

参考例句：

• There is no lack of precedents in this connection. 不乏先例。
• He copied after bad precedents. 他仿效恶例。

13 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

14 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

15 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。