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* [https://www.hankoneal.com/index.php/the-gay-parade/gay-parade-1979 | * Hank O'Neal [https://www.hankoneal.com/index.php/the-gay-parade/gay-parade-1979 "The Gay Parade" (1979)] | ||
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On June 24th, 1979 an annual demonstration known as Christopher Street Liberation Day took place. It began as a march in Greenwich Village and went to Central Park(?). The march also stopped at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
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June 24, 1979
A viewer submitted copies of three images front and back of a Christopher Street Liberation Day demonstration that took place on June 24th, 1979.
In one photograph demonstrators carry a banner reading “I AM GAY AND I LOVE YOU – THE ADVOCATE EXPERIENCE”. The back of the photo reads “What it’s all about!”
In the second photograph demonstrators are in front of St. Patrick's cathedral. The back reads: “Dignity” on the steps of the “Grand Closet”.
The final photograph shows the protesters which include a drag queen believed to be Mae West II (signed on the back). She carries a picket sign reading “Not every boy dreams of being a marine”.
External Galleries
- Hank O'Neal "The Gay Parade" (1979)
