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Saturday, June 28, 5pm: Stepping off from Bryant Park with Washingon Square Park as its concluding destination, the 33rd Annual NYC Dyke March, its organizers note, functioned as “a protest March, not a parsade…a demonstration of our First Amendment right to protest” that takes place “without permits or sponsors. We recognize that we must organize among ourselves to fight for our rights, safety, and visibility.” Thousands took to the streets, while others–citing an anti-semetic tone struck in advance–declined to participate in the event, whose theme was “Dykes Say No to Fascism!“

ALL PHOTOS BY DONNA ACETO

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ABOUT DONNA ACETO |  New York City-based photographer specializing in events and political activism. Aceto has been the Lead Photographer for AIDS Walk New York (as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco) for more than 25 years. She was also the primary photographer for Gay Men’s Health Crisis for more than 15 years. In addition to her vast experience working with celebrities and elected officials, her clients include the NY Civil Liberties Union, The Workman’s Circle, MZA Events, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Senator Brad Hoylman, Iris House, SAGE, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and the Edith S. Windsor Trust, among others. A frequent contributor to Manhattan Express and Chelsea Now, Aceto is both Photo Editor and Contributing Photographer to Gay City News. Photography from her extensive archive is available for licensing for publication as well asfine-art prints for framing. To visit her website, click here.

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