The sixth annual Lbian and Gay Pri Para and Ftival went off whout a hch last weekend.
Contents:
- PAST HOSTILY FAS AWAY AS GAYS SHOW PRI LONG BEACH PARA
- GAY PRI
- DOCUMENTARY VIO SHOWS THE 1989 NYC GAY PRI PARA
- MOR CLASH MARK FTIVAL : ORANGE COUNTY’S FIRST GAY-PRI EVENT IS MARRED
- THOANDS MARCH TO COMMEMORATE 20 YEARS OF GAY PRI
- GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MARCHG - GAY PRI PARA NYC 1989
PAST HOSTILY FAS AWAY AS GAYS SHOW PRI LONG BEACH PARA
* gay pride 1989 *
In the 1980s, gay men were ravaged by AIDS, wh the disease quickly spreadg to other mory groups across the globe.
GAY PRI
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 1989 *
The above photo shows marchers at New York Cy’s 1989 Lbian and Gay Pri Para mandg more rearch and fundg for AIDS treatments.
DOCUMENTARY VIO SHOWS THE 1989 NYC GAY PRI PARA
Gay rights advot and fundamentalist Christians shoved and tnted each other Saturday at Orange County's first gay-pri ftival, where small clash epted. * gay pride 1989 *
1987 marked the send Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights. LONG BEACH — The sixth annual Lbian and Gay Pri Para and Ftival went off whout a hch last was the ual assortment of participants rangg om flamboyant drag queens to sober-lookg activists rryg signs advotg homosexual rights and the rights of AIDS patients.
”The Long Beach para and ftival was the first of a seri of events schled throughout the untry to memorate the 20th anniversary of the police raid on Stonewall, a gay bar New York. The June 28, 1969 raid spurred three days of rtg and is generally nsired the begng of the morn homosexual rights a lol level, anizers say, the 1989 Long Beach Lbian and Gay Pri Para and Ftival provid a major ntrast to s own begngs, which speaks volum about how much this cy has 500 people led the streets to see that first para 1984, Doyle said. Three of the four members perceived then as anti-gay have been replaced by members believed to be more supportive of homosexual issu.
The fourth, Warren Harwood, says he is not anti-homosexual, and that he got a bad rap back then.
MOR CLASH MARK FTIVAL : ORANGE COUNTY’S FIRST GAY-PRI EVENT IS MARRED
“I’ve always relied on the advice of the cy attorney, ” Harwood said discsg his 1985 vote agast permtg the ftival to n for two days and other posns nsired anathema by homosexual Ernie Kell, who as a votg member of the uncil often sid wh Harwood on issu pertag to the gay event, now says that his early fears regardg s propriety have been proven unfound. ”Communy InvolvementHarwood attribut that primarily to the actns of gays themselv, who are believed to number up to 50, 000 Long Beach.
THOANDS MARCH TO COMMEMORATE 20 YEARS OF GAY PRI
“Their volvement the muny on a broad range of issu, ” he said, “has very much helped faiarize the muny wh the learship of the gay and lbian muny.
One of the most important factors is their foc on the muny as a whole, and not jt the issu that might be unique to the gay and lbian muny. ”Homosexual lears agree. In recent years, they say, gay polil actn mte have bee volved a variety of lol issu.
A recent AIDS walk, the cy’s first, attracted a broad range of support om non-homosexuals. And creased tn and exposure, they say, has led to a lseng of anti-gay prejudice among cy rints, as well as their elected officials.
GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MARCHG - GAY PRI PARA NYC 1989
In 1977, Harvey Milk challenged Gilbert Baker, a veteran who tght himself to sew, to e up wh a symbol of pri for the gay muny. Inspired by Judy Garland's "Over the Rabow, " the lorsflew at the San Francis Gay Freedom Day Para celebratn on June 25, 1978. Tradnal Gay Pri Flag.