Nahas fled Syria after being persecuted for his sexuality by both the Assad regime’s forces and Islamist extremists he escaped to Turkey but continued to face discrimination.
Refugee Subhi Nahas led the parade as a grand marshal. Parade participants not only included politicians like the Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, but also change-makers within the LGBTQ+ community. Happy pride #nycpride #gay #queer #stonewall #orlandopulse #restinpower #riot #nyc #gaypride #manhattan #nationalmonumentĪ photo posted by Toan Nguyen on at 4:33pm PDT
