In honor of Pride Month, the New York City Football Club hosted its third annual Pride Match on Thursday, June 6 as the home team took on FC Cincinnati at Yankee Stadium. The pre-game festivities included Tonewall, the premier pop a cappella band of the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus, singing The National Anthem; The Tunnel of Honor and Color Guard; corner flags and procession flags, the setting off of the NYCFC smoke stacks and a pre-game panel discussing the the power of LGBTQ inclusion in and through sport.
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Tonewall performed an incredible rendition of The National Anthem.
Photo by Dennis Cohen
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The NYCFC Smoke Stacks, symbols from the streets of the city that never sleeps, were adorned in the colors of Pride Month.
Photo by Dennis Cohen
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New York City Football Club’s Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (l) and Alexandru Mitriță wore jerseys in recognition of Pride Month.
Photo by Dennis Cohen