First Pride MarchesPride marches in the LGBT community are events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride and occur annually all over the world, mostly taking place in June commemorating the Stonewall riots of 1969. The first LGBT Pride March in the USA took place in New York, one year after the Stonewall Riots on Saturday 28 June 1970 and was known then as the Christopher Street Liberation Day March. It was the first ever in US history and covered over 50 blocks throughout New York, but did not take as much time as anticipated due to peoples weariness about walking through the streets of New York waving around gay banners. The march was organised by the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organisations (ERCHO) who took a vote on having the march, for which the Mattachine Society abstained. Despite this, the planning for the march went ahead and was a major success. Subsequent marches were held across America in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago that same weekend. These events increased in size with each coming year and were adopted by not only different American states, but also different countries across the world.
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Form of ProtestThe initial aim of these marches were to commemorate the Stonewall Riots or other significant events relating to the LGBT community, but they have also been used bring to attention the issues that the LGBT communities are facing. In recent years, marches have taken on forms of public protests to highlight important issues relating to the LGBT community in America. One of the most important and significant protests
such as the lack of anti-discrimination laws and to promote changes in societies views on the LGBT community. |