On Saturday, June 9th, thousands gathered along 5th Avenue in Park Slope to celebrate Brooklyn Pride. According to the 2017 census, New York City has the largest number of self-identifying LGBTQ+ residents in the country. However, Brooklyn’s LGBTQ+ population is threatened by the same exclusionary forces that marginalize gay, lesbian and transgender folks in conservative, small towns across America. Sarah Grochowski went out onto the streets and into the crowd to meet some loud & proud Brooklynites… and a few of their detractors. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us at BRIC RADIO or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/2QGFOY6