Primary Source Set: pride

Since 1970, LGBTQ people have gathered each summer in San Francisco to celebrate the power, distinction, and style of queer culture. Pride began as a brief march down Polk Street and a "Gay-In" in Golden Gate Park to honor the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Police arrested some participants, setting the stage for a tradition of Pride celebrations as both party and protest. The event's name would evolve -- from Christopher Street West, to Gay Freedom Day, to the International Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parade -- until 1995, when it was renamed the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, or simply "Pride."

Selected Source Set

Additional Resources

50 Years of Pride online exhibit.

Labor of Love: The Birth of San Francisco Pride, 1970–1980 online exhibit.

San Francisco Pride Research Guide.

San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee records (#2019-78).  

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