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- 50 YEARS OF L.A. PRI, THE WORLD’S FIRST PERMTED GAY PRI PARA, POSTERS
- HARRY HAY, JOHN CAGE, AND THE BIRTH OF GAY RIGHTS LOS ANGEL
50 YEARS OF L.A. PRI, THE WORLD’S FIRST PERMTED GAY PRI PARA, POSTERS
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(Care Dhalli / Los Angel Tim) “We don’t wanna go to Wt Hollywood to be gay, ” Cannick said. Christopher Street Wt (CSW), a 501(c)3 nonprof, anized the world’s first permted para advotg for gay rights on June 28, 1970, to memorate the Stonewall Rebelln on Christopher Street New York Cy the year prr.
Christopher Street Wt Associatn (CSW), a 501(c)3 nonprof, anized the world’s first permted para advotg for gay rights on June 28, 1970, to memorate the Stonewall Rebelln on Christopher Street New York Cy the year prr. But for Soto, who is gay, there was plenty of joy and lghter to be had Sunday at the Los Angel Pri para, one of the natn’s olst and biggt LGBTQ+ Pri celebratns.
HARRY HAY, JOHN CAGE, AND THE BIRTH OF GAY RIGHTS LOS ANGEL
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Fans wept when Roosterfish, the Wtsi’s olst gay bar, closed 2016.
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