Ellen Broidy, an anizer of the first gay pri march, says she's optimistic the revolutn she's been fightg for sce 1970 "might jt e to beg now."
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HOW ACTIVISTS ORGANIZED THE FIRST GAY PRI PARAS
Five s ago, thoands of gay and transgenr activists marched om New York Cy's Stonewall Inn to Central Park on the last Sunday of June. Five s after people first parad the streets to shout out that they were proud to be gay, majori of even doctrally nservative relig groups support nondiscrimatn protectns for LGBTQ people, and many say they know someone who is gay, although fewer say they know someone who is and visibily, however, have gone only so far.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GAY PRI PARAS ON BOTH ASTS
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