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=== June 24, 1979 === | === 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 a 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”. | |||
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File:1979-06-24-christopher-street-1-back.png | File:1979-06-24-christopher-street-1-back.png | ||
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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 a 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”.
