The founr of Rsia's only LGBTQ+ mm said he was forced to close s doors on Wednday after Print Vladimir Put signed a law expandg rtrictns agast what lawmakers ll "gay propaganda".
Contents:
- ‘GAY AND PROUD’ HISTORIL FILM PROVIS LOOK BACK AT EARLY PRI MARCH
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER PRI MONTH
- RSIAN LGBTQ+ MM CLOS AFTER NEW LAW BANS 'GAY PROPAGANDA'
‘GAY AND PROUD’ HISTORIL FILM PROVIS LOOK BACK AT EARLY PRI MARCH
After beg oted om the U.S. ary for beg gay, she beme an early fighter for gay rights and a proment figure the nascent L.G.B.T.Q. rights movement. * library of congress gay and proud *
Screenshot of "Gay and Proud. Now hoed the Library of Congrs’ film llectn, the 12-mute documentary “Gay and Proud” is a good start.
The film ntas footage of one of the earlit Gay Pri monstratn march, the first Christopher Street Liberatn Day Para, which was held New York Cy a year after the Stonewall rts on June 28, 1970. Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer (LGBTQ) Pri Month is currently celebrated each year the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprisg Manhattan.
The Stonewall Uprisg was a tippg pot for the Gay Liberatn Movement the Uned Stat.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER PRI MONTH
In the Uned Stat the last Sunday June was ially celebrated as "Gay Pri Day, " but the actual day was flexible. The purpose of the memorative month is to regnize the impact that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals have had on history lolly, natnally, and ternatnally.
Gay Pri Week and March, was meant to give the muny a chance to gather together to "... Memorate the Christopher Street Uprisgs of last summer which thoands of homosexuals went to the streets to monstrate agast centuri of abe... Om ernment hostily to employment and hog discrimatn, Mafia ntrol of Gay bars, and anti-Homosexual laws" (Christopher Street Liberatn Day Commtee Fliers, Frankl Kameny Papers).
RSIAN LGBTQ+ MM CLOS AFTER NEW LAW BANS 'GAY PROPAGANDA'
The ncept behd the ial Pri march me om members of the Eastern Regnal Conference of Homophile Organizatns (ERCHO), who had been anizg an annual July 4th monstratn (1965-1969) known as the "Remr Day Pickets, " at Inpennce Hall Philalphia. At the ERCHO Conference November 1969, the 13 homophile anizatns attendance voted to pass a rolutn to anize a natnal annual monstratn, to be lled Christopher Street Liberatn Day. As members of the Mattache Society of Washgton, Frank Kameny and Lilli Vcenz participated the discsn, planng, and promotn of the first Pri along wh activists New York Cy and other homophile groups belongg to ERCHO.