The legend busted out some sexy dance moves as she made her way across the room while the audience filmed the performance on their smart phones and sang along to every word.Īndy Cohen was positioned towards the back of the space and was recording a video while belting out the lyrics himself next to his pal Anderson Cooper. She paired the sultry top with a leather harness and leather shorts and long pink satin gloves. Madge wore a sheer black T-shirt and no bra, leaving her bare breasts on display for the crowd.
The 62-year-old Queen of Pop proved she hasn't missed a beat and stepped out on stage with her breasts completely exposed in a sheer top to perform two of her classic hits.ĭonning an icy blue bob wig, Madonna got the crowd going wild with a rendition of her 2005 dance hit Hung Up. On Thursday, Madonna joined the Pride action with a surprise performance at Top of the Standard.Īndy Cohen and Anderson Cooper were among those spotted in the crowd to capture the unexpected thrill from the event space at The Standard Hotel's Boom Boom Room in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
'Why should I have to take off (the uniform) as if I´m ashamed?' 'Why should I have to hide a part of me,' asked Ana Arboleda, a sergeant with the NYPD who has marched in the parade several times and is the vice-president of the Gay Officers Action League. of course you should be able to celebrate and express your pride, but you don´t need to do it in a uniform that has perpetuated violence against many of the people who are trying to celebrate their pride that day.'įor others, presence of LGBTQ police marchers is an expression of hard-fought diversity and inclusion that should be celebrated, a hallmark of how integral LGBTQ people are in the fabric of American life. 'Folks still have challenging and traumatic and many times horrific relationships with law enforcement,' said John Blasco, a parade regular. Tensions between law enforcement and some parts of the LGBTQ community still exist, a half century later. The controversial ban is scheduled to be in place from next year through 2025, organizers said.įor some, cops shouldn't have a uniformed presence at a march commemorating the 1969 Stonewall uprising, sparked by a police raid on a gay bar. Organizers of New York City's event recently decided to ban LGBTQ police officers from marching in uniform in future parades. 'With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, issues of police brutality, the alarming murder rate for trans POC, economic hardship, climate disasters, violent efforts to disenfranchise voters, our rights as a community being questioned at the level of the Supreme Court, and more, we are in the midst of many different fights,' the release continues.Ī couple kiss in front of rainbow pride colored lights projected into the sky near the Stonewall inn in the West Village on Jin New York City Organizers said in a release that the theme 'reflects the multitude of battles we've been fighting as a country and as a city.' The theme for the march is 'The Fight Continues.' An interactive map will allow attendees to find the pop-ups. There will also be March Pop-Ups, giving artists outdoor spaces to design with Pride as the inspiration, hoping to bring more vibrancy back to the streets. Demetre Daskalakis and Aaron Philip.ĭifferent segments of the virtual experience will highlight each of the grand marshals individually. The grand marshals for the march are Wilson Cruz, Ceyenne Doroshow, Menaka Guruswamy, Arundhati Katju, Dr. Rainbow-colored flags greet visitors at Rockefeller Center as the city celebrates Pride Month on June 25