Some spectators held up orange “We are Orlando” signs, and indications of increased security were everywhere, with armed officers standing by. NEW YORK – Rainbow flags were held high along with portraits of the dead as thousands of people marched Sunday in gay pride parades tempered by this month’s massacre at a Florida gay nightclub.Ĭrowds of onlookers stood a dozen deep along Fifth Avenue for New York City’s parade. Parades in New York and other major cities Sunday will feature increased security, anti-violence messages and tributes to those killed in this month’s massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida. A year after New York City’s storied gay pride parade celebrated a high point with the legalization of gay marriage nationwide, the atmosphere this year couldn’t be more different. Police officers walk along the street near the parade route of the New York City Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26, 2016, in New York City.