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Jasmine Wade

1970: A First-Person Account of the First Gay Pride March - Page 1 - News - New York - ... - 0 views

www.villagevoice.com/...t-of-the-first-gay-pride-march

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  • This was long before anyone had heard of a “Gay Pride March.” Back then, it took a new sense of audacity and courage to take that giant step into the streets of Midtown Manhattan. One by one, we encouraged people to join the assembly. Finally, we began to move up Sixth Avenue. I stayed at the head of the march the entire way, and at one point, I climbed onto the base of a light pole and looked back. I was astonished; we stretched out as far as I could see, thousands of us. There were no floats, no music, no boys in briefs. The cops turned their backs on us to convey their disdain, but the masses of people kept carrying signs and banners, chanting and waving to surprised onlookers.
  • Janet Thomas on 30 Oct 13
     
    This article from The Village Voice recounts the very first Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day Parade (where the image we are discussing this week was taken) and provides interesting information about the way that homosexuals/lesbians were viewed at that time.
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  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    This article gives some insight into the first gay pride march. This is a first-person account. This article showed optimism regarding equal rights for gays and lesbians.
  • David McLellan on 05 Nov 13
     
    Many times we forget that many of the causes we are so familiar with today at one time were in their starting phase. This first hand account of one of the first Gay Pride marches through Midtown and illustrates the pride and courage of those who where at that march in 1970. This is the march where the photo of Donna Gottschalk was taken and this article gives a first hand account of that day.
  • eugene yates on 06 Nov 13
     
    This a first hand account of the very first Gay Pride March on JUne 28, 1970 in NYC. It captures the emotion of the day and the times. The author speaks of the evolution in the Gay RIghts movement from the silent, conformist protests that preceded Stonewall to the the more radical, self expressive movement.
  • Jasmine Wade on 10 Nov 13
     
    This is a first-person account, written by Fred Sargeant, about the memory of the Christopher Street Liberation Day in 1970. The conception of the march, the sharing of the plan and recruitment, the rules and guidelines of appearance, behavior, and props for the event, and the expectations and execution of the plan to be noticed and heard as a community are shared in this article.
David McLellan

The New York Public Library: Forty and Proud: A Brief History of Christopher Street Lib... - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...-proud-a-brief-h_b_625983.html

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  • The new march was named the Christopher Street Liberation Day March to shift attention from the Mafia-controlled Stonewall and onto the gay and lesbian struggle for liberation happening in the streets. Despite widespread fear of police obstruction and public violence, the march went on, traveling uptown on Sixth Avenue from Greenwich Village to Central Park for the "Gay Be-In." All of the New York City gay and lesbian groups participated--both the new generation and established veterans--as well as visitors, and the march attracted national media attention. A sister march was held in Los Angeles and others soon followed around the world.
  • David McLellan on 05 Nov 13
     
    This article gives a perspective on the progress of the Gay Rights movement from the perspective of a newer member to the marches. They reflect on the early start for liberation in 1965 and the first Gay Rights marches in 1970. This was a chance for many of the sub groups to join together to strengthen their cause and how far that cause has come today.
Jasmine Wade

Christopher St Gay Liberation Day 1970 - YouTube - 0 views

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  • Jasmine Wade on 10 Nov 13
     
    This is just a short clip of various angles of the march on Gay Liberation Day. In black and white, it shows the multitude of attendees and a few people up close.
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