“Hillaryyyyyyyyy!†someone hollered from the sidewalk. And so began a very low-speed chase along the city’s foremost corridor of gay rights.For four blocks or so — beginning steps from the Stonewall Inn, the nexus of the modern gay rights movement — Hillary Clinton led a mayor, a governor, a phalanx of aides, a crush of reporters and several beleaguered security personnel on a 15-minute stroll.
It was an unannounced appearance for Mrs. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, two weeks after the massacre at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. The tragedy colored the proceedings across several floats and marching groups, lurking like an unwelcome guest.
Some attendees dressed in white, with the names and faces of victims displayed on placards hanging from their necks.
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