Boston Gay Pride 1970 Source Spencer Grant || Getty Images
It is Boston Pride Week so I thought it appropriate to share this photo which was sent to me earlier this spring, depicting people marching in 1970 at one of Boston’s first pride parades. Following the Stonewall riots in NYC in the summer of 1969, the gay community in large cities around the US came together to flex their political muscle and make their voices heard.
These men and women paved the way for people like you and me and we are all in their debt. These are the people who I dedicate this weekly post. Their determination to live an authentic life inspires me and I hope they inspire you.
This photo is almost certainly from 1977, not 1970. There was no march in Boston until 1971. In 1977, Anita Bryant was the big story and one of the marchers is holding an anti-Anita sign.
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Thanks for the clarification. I was surprised by the size of the crowd.
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