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#TBT: What Gay Pride Looked Like in 1970

#TBT: What Gay Pride Looked Like in 1970

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On June 28, 1970 -- a year and a day after the spontaneous protest that took place in New York after the raid on the Stonewall Inn -- large-scale parades were held in N.Y., L.A., and Chicago.

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July22_1970_advocate_0 Above: The July 22-August 4, 1970 issue of The Advocate

Two side-by-side articles from The Advocate, July 22-August 4, 1970, offer descriptions and photos of the first parades and celebrations following the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Nancy Tucker wrote of the New York march, "Some two to three thousand homosexuals from cities around the East Coast gathered here on June 28 and marched from Greenwich Village to Central Park to demonstrate for 'Gay Pride' and 'Gay Power.'"

Covering the Los Angeles Pride Parade, an accompanying article states: "The Gay Community of Los Angeles made its contribution to Americana on June 28. Over 1,000 homosexuals and their friends staged, not just a protest march, but a full blown parade down world-famous Hollywood Boulevard."

On the following pages are photographs that ran with the articles.

La_americax633_0 Flags, banners, and a large crowd on Hollywood Boulevard.

La_perryx633_0Reverend Troy Perry in front of Bonds on Hollywood Boulevard.

La-snakex633_0 Nearly naked men, snakes, and clowns: Not much has changed in 44 years.

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The kid is all right.

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Not sure what's going on here, but glad they showed up.

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The Duchess de San Francisco travels south for L.A. Pride.

La-in-hollywoodx633_0 Youth contingent proud to participate in a cool Ford Fairlane.

La-we-believe-tinkerbellex633_0 "We Believe, Tinkerbelle, We Believe": a complex mixture of semiotics.

Ny_liberationx633_0 New York: Parading up Sixth Avenue to Central Park for the big Gay-In; thousands of participants marched and attended.

Ny-loveablex633_0 Why, yes, they are.

Ny-smash-sexismx633_0 Smashing.

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New York in June.

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At the Gay-In staged in Central Park.

Ny-resting-in-the-parkx633_0 Open affection is a reward of activism.

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Christopher Harrity

Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.