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As Reopening Continues, Pride Celebrations Return Cautiously

As Pride Month begins, cities are figuring out how to celebrate safely given the pandemic. It's especially tricky for bars and street festivals where large crowds are a sign of success and progress.
Pride flags decorate the Stonewall National Monument at Christopher Park in front of the Stonewall Inn. Many Pride events this year are more subdued due to pandemic precautions.

The Stonewall Inn isn't having any big, in-person events to kick off Pride Month. It hosted a virtual event instead.

But across the street from the historic bar, a slow stream of visitors stops to admire Greenwich Village's Stonewall National Monument. It's a small, gated park circled by rainbow flags and photographs of the 1969 Stonewall Riots.

Steven Love Menendez volunteers at the park.

"My uncle took me here when

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