That meant that our visuals had to be strong and powerful. Because we are under a year old this Pride was our ‘debut’ as an organization. “Marching is a rite of passage for any activist group. “Creating Voices4’s visual narrative for the NYC Pride March was the most important project I’ve ever worked on,” said Voices4’s Head of Visuals, Jesse Hepworth. In these photos taken by Danny Virga – which can be seen here first, exclusively on Gay Times – the striking display certainly got the message across. They also held signs highlighting the injustice queer people still face all over the world – especially in countries where being LGBTQ is punishable. Their theme was to march for the queer people who cannot, carrying 10 coffins to represent lives taken as a result of crimes against LGBTQ people.
Having formed less than a year ago, LGBTQ activist group Voices4 wanted to send a powerful message for their debut march at New York City Pride. While Pride parades around the world rightfully include celebrations of how far we’ve come as a community, it should also serve to shine a spotlight on the everyday injustices, inequality and discrimination LGBTQ people still face.