Pride & Joy
Taking the Streets of New York City
Jurek Wajdowicz
A celebration of the New York City Pride Parade documented in a dazzling series of photographs, with a major introductory essay by comedian and activist Kate Clinton
“Captures the five-alarm sensory blast that is the NYC Gay
Pride March.” –from the introduction by Kate Clinton
More than forty years have passed since members of the LGBTQ community took to the streets of New York City on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots for the world’s first march for gay rights. From its modest, though ambitious, beginnings, the annual event has grown into an all-encompassing celebration of queer culture, drawing more than a million people. It has also come to mean many things to many people. For some, Pride has become too commercial or irrelevant as queer culture has become mainstream. To others, the festivities should be less about the politics of the gay rights movement and more about a joyful celebration of what it means to be queer.
But for anyone with a passion for freedom and for vivid, thoughtful photography, Pride & Joy–by noted photographer Jurek Wajdowicz with an introduction by the nationally known satirist and activist Kate Clinton and published in the wake of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage–is an ode to this New York institution. Energetic, colorful, and irreverent, these images are a playful confirmation of equality. Incorporating portraits of marchers and bystanders and leading figures in the LGTBQ community, these photographs revel in the rich diversity of the parade. Exquisitely presented, the book includes interviews with members of the queer community about their relationship to the march, offering a startling variety of responses to this integral part of New York life. Pride & Joy is an inspiration not only to the queer community but to all those still fighting for their basic human rights.
The fourth in a major new series of LGBT-themed photography books, Pride & Joy is a visual treat for photography lovers, an inspiration for the global queer community, and a singular tribute to New York City.
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Details
| ISBN | 9781620971857 |
| Genre | Arts & Photography |
| Publication Date | May-16 |
| Publisher | New Press |
| Format | Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 182 |
| Notes | Lambda Literary Award Finalist, Nonfiction |
| LoC Classification | TR659.8 .W34 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Good |
| Foreword Author | Kate Clinton |
| Subject | Gays; Gays – Pictorial Works. – United States; New York (State) – New York; Parades; Parades – Pictorial Works. – New York (State); Street Photography; Street Photography – New York (State); United States |
| BookID | 10102 |
