“All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.” —Harvey Milk
Picketing of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, 1967
Demonstrators carry signs calling for the protection of homosexuals from discrimination as they march in a picket line in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, July 4, 1967.
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First mass rally in support of gay rights, 1969
One month after the demonstrations and conflict at the Stonewall Inn, a group of approximately 200 people march along West Fourth Street (seen here at Grove and Sherdan Square) in the first mass rally in support of gay rights, New York City, July 27, 1969.
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Gay Liberation Front marches on Times Square, New York City, 1969
Students and supporters demonstrate at NYU's Weinstein Hall (which they also occupied) for the rights of gay people on campus.
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Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day parade, 1970
A supporter of gay rights holds a sign reading "I am your worst fear, I am your best fantasy."
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