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Constance McMillen to Grand Marshal NYC Pride
 NYC Pride has announced that Constance McMillen will act as one of its Grand Marshals for the 41st Annual LGBT Pride March, which will occur on June 27th, 2010. She joins fellow grand marshals this year Lt. Dan Choi and Judy Shepard. Despite her woes, she has been rewarded handsomely for her activism; she was invited to attend the GLAAD Awards with Wanda Sykes, was presented with a $30,000 scholarship check from Ellen DeGeneres and there is a Facebook group with more than 400,000 people who support her!"I never dreamed so many people would support my fight to take my girlfriend to the prom, much less that I'd end up being asked to be a Grand Marshal at NYC Pride," said Constance via press release, "I'm really honored and touched to be asked to be part of this celebration."
New York City's annual Pride March began in 1970 as a commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The March has since grown to become the oldest and one of the world's largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) events. This year's Pride March will begin at 12:00 noon on Sunday June 27th. Step-off for more than 350 groups and 500,000 participants will take place on 39th Street and Fifth Avenue. The March then follows the Lavender Line to its conclusion at the intersection of Christopher Street and Greenwich Street. The Line is an identifying symbol of New York City's Pride March and will mark all four miles of the March's route. The route moves south on Fifth Avenue and turns right ( west ) on 8th Street and proceeds to the top of Christopher Street by the Jefferson Market Library. From here, the March will pass down Stonewall Place and the Stonewall Inn, site of the riots in June of 1969.
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