A picture gallery and story about the Gay Pri Paras of the 1970's San Francis
Contents:
- LOOKBACK: WHAT GAY LIFE WAS LIKE SAN FRANCIS 1976
- MEET THE BADASS PHOTOGRAPHER WHO PTURED CHIGO’S 1976 GAY PRI PARA
- GAY FREEDOM DAY PARA - 1976
- INSI THE FIRST PRI PARA—A R PROTT FOR GAY LIBERATN
- THE MASPETH GAY NETI PARA, 1976
LOOKBACK: WHAT GAY LIFE WAS LIKE SAN FRANCIS 1976
The year 1970 marked what many historians nsir the first gay pri paras Ameri. * gay parade 1976 *
On June 28, 1969, members of New York Cy's gay muny rose up agast opprsn and state-sponsored vlence, fightg back an event now known as the Stonewall Rts or Stonewall a few years, anized, annual paras of pri and remembrance would emerge to mark the event.
Pri paras have always tackled multiple goals, ongog anti-gay bigotry among, gay activists prott discrimatn at the Christopher Street Gay Liberatn Day June 1971 New York Cy. Tensns wh police were a major factor the origal Stonewall, the LGBT para through New York Cy on Christopher Street Gay Liberatn Day reach a police le 1971. Meanwhile, gay activists were anizg San Francis and timated 3, 000 people marched down Polk Street durg "Christopher Street Wt, " the first anized San Francis Gay Para, on June 25, 1972.
MEET THE BADASS PHOTOGRAPHER WHO PTURED CHIGO’S 1976 GAY PRI PARA
It was a time before the rabow flag, before the Whe Night rts and before HIV and AIDS vastated a muny. This ABC7 special report, shown s entirety, giv a glimpse to what gay life was like San Francis 1976. * gay parade 1976 *
Here, parents march support of LGBTQ rights June 1974 Greenwich Village, New York the right is Amerin lawyer Dick Ashworth, marchg wh a sign that reads "I'm proud of my gay son.
GAY FREEDOM DAY PARA - 1976
Chigo hosted the first Gay Pri Para the Uned Stat on June 27, 1970. Here's a look back at how the annual event has evolved through the years. * gay parade 1976 *
Pri paras ntued to grow size and populary the, a long-haired uple pos Central Park after a gay pri para New York on June 29, 1975.
INSI THE FIRST PRI PARA—A R PROTT FOR GAY LIBERATN
* gay parade 1976 *
Here's what the San Francis pri para looked like durg Ameri's bicentennial queens pose at the "Gay Freedom Day Para" on June 27, 1976.
Women were a key part of pri events om the very, members of the Women's Motorcycle Contgent get ready to ri at the San Francis Gay Freedom Day on June 26, 1977.
THE MASPETH GAY NETI PARA, 1976
Here, police arrt a protter durg a gay rights monstratn, which would bee known as the first Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, June 1978. In 1972, amid a large migratn of gay men, a buddg lear named Harvey Milk moved om New York Cy to the Castro District of San Francis, where he would later bee the first openly gay elected official , Harvey Milk appears at a Gay Pri Para 1978.
Pri paras often allow diverse groups to e forward and seek, a group of lbian and gay Catholic activists hold a banner at the annual Pri Para New York Cy June 1980.