A History Of Gay Freedom Day, Dyke March, And Trans March: SFist

Contents:

• MARCH FOR GAY RIGHTS; GAY MARCHERS THRONG MALL APPEAL FOR RIGHTS
• A HISTORY OF GAY FREEDOM DAY, DYKE MARCH, AND TRANS MARCH

MARCH FOR GAY RIGHTS; GAY MARCHERS THRONG MALL APPEAL FOR RIGHTS

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A HISTORY OF GAY FREEDOM DAY, DYKE MARCH, AND TRANS MARCH

"Although the marchers me wh a broad civil rights agenda, the ban on homosexuals the ary domated the tone of the day. "I stand wh you the stgle for equaly for All Amerins, cludg gay men and lbians, " the Print wrote.

Clton remd the crowd that he had asked for a report by July 15 on how to put to effect an end to the ban on homosexuals the ary. A slight majory of marchers said dozens of nversatns that they thought he was dog all he uld for gay rights. M., hundreds of men and women unr the banner of the Gay Men's Health Crisis of New York lay down ont of the Whe Hoe silence, symbolizg the number of AIDS aths.

But the numbers were clearly swelled by reactn to recent anti-gay measur Oregon and Colorado, by creased opposn to homosexualy om relig groups and by the sharply anti-gay ments the fight over endg the ban on homosexuals the ary.