200 Years of LGBTQIA+ History

From Shadows to Pride — UK & Global Timeline

Source Record

Gay and proud

Why this source is used

Library of Congress catalogue record for Lilli Vincenz's 1970 film of the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March; the live page may deny automated requests.

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Start with the answer How did Pride marches begin? Pride marches began as public protest and commemoration after Stonewall, then spread through liberation movements that used visibility, solidarity and celebration as political tools. Read the topic guide Pride Movement Origins Modern Pride grew from resistance to police harassment, the Stonewall uprising, early liberation organising, and public marches that connected protest with visibility.

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Library of Congress
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archive
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high
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3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://www.loc.gov/item/2024603228/ Accessed 2 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.loc.gov/item/2024603228/

Used by Topics

Pride Movement Origins

Used by Questions

How did Pride marches begin?

Used by Timeline Events

28 June 1970 ActivismCulturalInternational

Christopher Street Liberation Day

The first Gay Pride march, commemorating the Stonewall riots, took place on June 28, 1970, in New York City, marking a milestone in the LGBTQ rights movement as a bold demonstration of visibility and solidarity.