Gay Pri, annual celebratn, ually June the Uned Stat and sometim at other tim other untri, of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) inty. Gay Pri memorat the Stonewall rts New York Cy of June 28, 1969.
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Michael McConnell: The term “gay pri” was vented here. So he paired two of the adly ss: gay and pri. Jack [Baker, McConnell’s hband] went down 1971 to Chigo, where he had been ved to speak, and took the term “gay pri” there.
Tretter: Jack Baker had been elected as stunt body print at the Universy of Mnota — the first openly gay stunt body print the Uned Stat. We didn’t know what would happen, so we divid the 50 people to two parts: Twenty-five stayed the park wh all the money so they uld get out of jail if we were arrted for beg gay.
We were sayg “gay and proud” and everyone thought we were talkg about beg happy.
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I got volved bee my old boyiend Bob Bne beme the treasurer of Target Cy Coaln, a 1970s activist group formed to bat antigay csar and orange juice spokter Ana Bryant. Pl as a place to try to w the repeal of an early gay rights ordance.
Dennis Schulstad, who was the most nservative, gay-hatg member, opposed on moral grounds. It sends a msage that Mneapolis is a gay town. Peck: The Gay Pri Commtee went to the Civil Liberti Unn, which sued the cy of Mneapolis U.
Judge Mil Lord 1981: Those who wish to promote gay rights have a nstutnal right to do so. M., for the block on Hennep between 4th and 5th streets, ont of the Gay 90s and the Sun Dis. The band plugged — we ran extensn rds om the Gay 90s — and started playg.