In honor of this month's festivities, here are the themes of every San Francisco Pride parade from 1970 to 2019. This year they’re dedicating the entire weekend to the theme of resistance within the political sphere. In 2017, Pride decided to kick off the parade with a #resist contingent as a way of demonstrating against the current administration in Washington DC.
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This year’s theme, "Generations of resistance," pays tribute to the generations of queer pioneers and current activists who are helping pave the way to a more inclusive community and world at large. In 1975 it was "Join us, the more visible we are, the stronger we become," the following year it was "United for freedom, diversity is our strength." In 2003, the theme was a famous quote by activist and assassinated politician Harvey Milk: "You’ve gotta give them hope." in the excitement of having been part of the first gay pride march in history. It was officially called the Gay Freedom Day up until 1981 when it became known as the International Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parade, and then changing again in 1995 to the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration. On the morning of June 28th, 1970, gay activists convened for the first.
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In 19, when the photographs in this topic were taken, the parade had about 250,000 participants, making it the.
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But by the late 1970s, San Francisco’s pride parade had become the country’s largest and most significant. San Francisco’s first-ever parade was a response to New York City’s Stonewall riots. For example, this photograph depicts people marching in San Jose’s first lesbian/gay pride parade in 1974.