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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.

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THE FIRST GAY PRI PARAS

New York Cy was the se of the natn’s first gay pri para on June 28, 1970. A few other ci also held march that year. * gay parade history *

People march to New York's Central Park durg the natn's first gay pri para on June 28, 1970.

The event was held on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall rts, when members of the gay muny clashed wh police who had raid the Stonewall Inn Manhattan. The rts at the gay bar and the protts that followed were a turng pot for LGBT rights the Uned Stat.

HOW ACTIVISTS ORGANIZED THE FIRST GAY PRI PARAS

People march the Boston gay pri para. State Liquor Authory did not give out licens to tablishments that served gay patrons.

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Five months after the rts, activists Craig Rodwell, his partner Fred Sargeant, Ellen Brody and Lda Rhos proposed a rolutn at the Eastern Regnal Conference of Homophile Organizatns (ERCHO) Philalphia that a march be held New York Cy to memorate the one-year anniversary of the raid.

” The ia of “Gay Power” was thrown around, but Schoonmaker said gay dividuals lacked real power to make change, but one thg they did have was pri. ’” The official chant for the march beme, “Say loud, gay is proud.

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