London, Berlin, and Zurich had pride marches in the ‘70s, and more would occur in the future decades. This wasn’t exclusive to the United States: the events at Stonewall were a watershed event for this new kind of pride all over the world. In the ‘70s, the United States would see more and more Pride parades pop up in major cities like Philadelphia, Washington D. Something was growing within the community, and it was much more public than ever before. By the time they reached their Central Park destination, their numbers swelled to over 10,000 participants. Not knowing what to expect from the public and the police, the participants in the march that stepped off in Greenwich Village numbered about 200 people. On June 28, 1970, participants, organizers, and the public stepped out on the streets in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles to be loud, to be proud, and to show the public who they were. The old approach in the Annual Reminders and other early picket marches of dressing in suits and dresses with no displays of public affection was no longer accepted. Johnson) rejected their predecessors and often had more radical goals. Groups like the Gay Liberation Front, the Lavender Menace, and STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, created by Silvia Rivera and Marsha P. The term “Gay Liberation” had new meaning within the LGBTQ+ community after the Stonewall uprising. This became more like the marches for what we see today, as compared to the events, like the Annual Reminders, in the previous decade. The events of the previous decades created the backdrop for the creation of the first modern pride march. We didn’t know how we were going to be received and we were pretty much hoping for the best and that is what we got.”-Fred Sargeant, Interview with Pridecast 2014 “We had a lot of questions starting but we didn’t even have our permit until that morning, so things were very much up in the air.
Photo by Diana Davies / New York Public Library To mark the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising the previous year, gay activists organized a march from Washington Place to Central Park on June 28, 1970. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Men holding ‘Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day 1970’ banner while walking down the middle of the street in NYC. “One officer’s situation does not reflect the vast majority of officers that work in the Salt Lake City Police Department and certainly not Chief Burbank’s.”Ĭopyright 2014 The Associated Press. “We have gay men and women that serve in the police department,” Jones told The Salt Lake Tribune. The department also will have a community outreach and recruitment booth at the pride festival, Jones said, and participates in a standing committee to address public safety issues relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. Police Chief Chris Burbank has marched in the parade in the past, and three deputy chiefs will march Sunday while he is out of town. Clearly, bigotry is alive and well,” Armes said in a statement. “Our goal is to make sure that police training and certification includes policies and oaths to ensure that all officers are committed to providing equal service and treatment of all citizens. Utah Pride Center spokeswoman Deann Armes said her group is pleased with the department’s stance and thinks officers should undergo sensitivity training before joining the force. The officer, whose name was not released, is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.
She declined comment on the officer’s reason for refusing the assignment. “We don’t tolerate bias and bigotry in the department, and assignments are assignments … To allow personal opinion to enter into whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department,” Jones told KSL. The officer was among about 30 officers assigned to provide traffic control and security for the annual Utah Pride Parade on Sunday in Salt Lake City, said department spokeswoman Lara Jones. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Salt Lake City police officer has been placed on leave after refusing an assignment to work at a gay pride parade.