Regina Hall pours on the hand sanitizer after taking long distance selfies with fans in NYC amid massive closures due to the coronavirus on March 12, 2020. (Photo by DIGGZY/Splash News and Pictures)
Marchers kiss as they walk down 5th Avenue as they part in the 2019 World Pride NYC and Stonewall 50th LGBTQ Pride Parade in New York, U.S., June 30, 2019. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
A person gestures during the “NYC Dyke March” have a moment of silence for the LGBT community in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., June 26, 2021. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Reuters)
Eight-year-old Lactatia a.k.a. Nemis Quinn Mélançon Golden gets a makeover by Ginger Minj during RuPaul's DragCon NYC 2017 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on September 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
People in a variety of colorful costumes participate in the 43rd annual Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 21, 2025 in New York City. The annual Mermaid Parade marks the beginning of summer in NYC and pays tribute to Coney Island’s Mardi Gras celebrations in the early 1900’s. (Photo by Craig T. Fruchtman/Getty Images)
People go into the Washington Square fountain as they take part in the NYC Dyke March during New York's Pride week LGBTQ+ celebration in New York City, U.S., June 28, 2025. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
Times Square was one of many NYC locations where thousands filled the crossroads of the world to celebrate the Biden/Harris election win over Donald Trump on Saturday, November 7, 2020. This couple was thrilled with the news reenacting the famous sailor nurse WW2 victory in Times Square kiss. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)