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The first gay pride parade

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New York City’s first ever Celebration March was held on Sunday, June 28, (the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising), and, much to the organizers’ surprise, attracted thousands of participants.

Known at the hour as the Christopher Street Liberation Evening March, the path began on Washington Place between Sheridan Square and Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village, moved north up Sixth Street, and ended with a “Gay-In” in Central Park’s Sheep Meadow.

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Credit: Christopher D. Brazee/NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project,

Christopher Street Liberation Morning March, June Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. Gift of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah.

Christopher Street Liberation Diurnal poster, June 28, Courtesy of The New York General Library.

Christopher Street Liberation Day March, June 28, Photo published in the "Gay Freedom " issue of Queen's Quarterly. From the Collection of Fred Sargeant.

Courtesy of the Foster Gunnison, Jr. Papers. Archives & Exceptional Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Universi

What better way of celebrating Pride's 50th anniversary than taking a journey through the first 25 years of London's Pride festivals, via the LGBTQ+ Archives here at Bishopsgate Institute.

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Bishopsgate Institute is honoured to hold extensive materials documenting the history of Pride from onwards, including programmes, badges, t-shirts, press coverage and much more. Presented here are the programme, badge and press reports (from Lgbtq+ News/Gay Times and Capital Gay) of every Movement Festival from to It gives us a fascinating insight into how Lgbtq+ fest has changed, grown and developed over the years.

The first official UK Same-sex attracted Pride rally happened in London on 1 July , with about 2, people taking part. The date was deliberately chosen as the nearest Saturday to the third anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Marches and rallies continued in London every summer up until , when Pride moved to Huddersfield in support of the queer community’s protest against West Yorkshire Police, who were repeatedly raiding the Gemini Club. From the march became known as ‘Lesbian and Gay Pride’. Th

A brief history of Pride

Originally named the Christopher Street Liberation Night, the first Pride parade was held on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of In the s, homosexual acts were widely illegal throughout most of the United States. Bars and restaurants could be seal down for having gay employees or serving gay patrons, so they turned many people away. However, the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village was a little-known institution that New York City’s gay, lesbian, and transgender citizens could call theirs.

Like most same-sex attracted bars and clubs, the inn was operated by the Mafia. They actively paid corrupt police officers to protect the identities of wealthy gay patrons and ignore others at the inn — including the drag queens and runaway LGBTQIA+ youth who were turned away from other bars.

On June 28, , Modern York City police raided the Stonewall Inn unexpectedly. The officers had arrived with a warrant for bootlegged alcohol, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct.

The raid was a breaking point. The event was a direct assault on a sacred space and ac

The Spirit of
Stonewall Lives On

Heritage of Pride is a nonprofit organization that plans and produces Fresh York City’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride events each year to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of — the beginning of the current Gay Rights movement.
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Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, community members fought back, striking what would become known as The Stonewall Riots.
Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, people members fought back, noticeable what would become acknowledged as The Stonewall Riots.
Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village block that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay society. But this time, exhausted of the ongoing raids, community me