Gay Pri Paras are a hallmark the fight for LGBT equaly and visibily—and there’s much more to them than feather boas and guys jockstraps!
Contents:
- 30 YEARS AFTER STONEWALL, DIVERSY IS SHOWN GAY PRI PARA
- HOW ACTIVISTS ORGANIZED THE FIRST GAY PRI PARAS
- FILE:GAY PRI PARA 1999, MADISON, WISNS (11)
- GAY PRI
30 YEARS AFTER STONEWALL, DIVERSY IS SHOWN GAY PRI PARA
The year 1970 marked what many historians nsir the first gay pri paras Ameri. * gay pride parade 1999 *
On June 28, 1969, members of New York Cy's gay muny rose up agast opprsn and state-sponsored vlence, fightg back an event now known as the Stonewall Rts or Stonewall a few years, anized, annual paras of pri and remembrance would emerge to mark the event. Pri paras have always tackled multiple goals, ongog anti-gay bigotry among, gay activists prott discrimatn at the Christopher Street Gay Liberatn Day June 1971 New York Cy. Tensns wh police were a major factor the origal Stonewall, the LGBT para through New York Cy on Christopher Street Gay Liberatn Day reach a police le 1971.
HOW ACTIVISTS ORGANIZED THE FIRST GAY PRI PARAS
30 Years After Stonewall, Diversy Is Shown Gay Pri Para**Annual Gay and Lbian Pri para held on Fifth Avenue midtown Manhattan; New York Cy Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Fire Comr Thomas Von Essen are among cy officials who marched; scene scribed; photo (M) * gay pride parade 1999 *
Meanwhile, gay activists were anizg San Francis and timated 3, 000 people marched down Polk Street durg "Christopher Street Wt, " the first anized San Francis Gay Para, on June 25, 1972. Here, parents march support of LGBTQ rights June 1974 Greenwich Village, New York the right is Amerin lawyer Dick Ashworth, marchg wh a sign that reads "I'm proud of my gay son. Pri paras ntued to grow size and populary the, a long-haired uple pos Central Park after a gay pri para New York on June 29, 1975.
Here's what the San Francis pri para looked like durg Ameri's bicentennial queens pose at the "Gay Freedom Day Para" on June 27, 1976.
Women were a key part of pri events om the very, members of the Women's Motorcycle Contgent get ready to ri at the San Francis Gay Freedom Day on June 26, 1977. Here, police arrt a protter durg a gay rights monstratn, which would bee known as the first Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, June 1978. In 1972, amid a large migratn of gay men, a buddg lear named Harvey Milk moved om New York Cy to the Castro District of San Francis, where he would later bee the first openly gay elected official , Harvey Milk appears at a Gay Pri Para 1978.
FILE:GAY PRI PARA 1999, MADISON, WISNS (11)
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. * gay pride parade 1999 *
Pri paras often allow diverse groups to e forward and seek, a group of lbian and gay Catholic activists hold a banner at the annual Pri Para New York Cy June 1980. Two years after the first news story about AIDS appeared a New York publitn, gay activists are seen takg their fight agast the disease to the 's a view of the 1983 para New York Cy.
Among a crowd on the grass outsi the Civic Center San Francis, two women share a event: The 1984 Internatnal Lbian & Gay Freedom Day Para. A homophobic monstratn is seen on Fifth Avenue durg Gay Pri Day New York June protters hold plards equatg the current mayor wh the AIDS crisis.
GAY PRI
As seen om above, marchers, cludg a bagpipe player, display a Police Gay Officers Actn League banner on Christopher event: The annual New York Cy Pri March New York on June 30, 1985.
A young girl intified only as Jennifer ris ont of her mother among the Dyk on Bik group, tablished event: The Internatnal Lbian & Gay Freedom Day Para, San Francis, June 15, 1985. A man intified only as Pierre stands a doorway on Market Street durg the Internatnal Lbian & Gay Freedom Day Para San year: 1987.