Stonewall 40
www.sdPrideHistory.org
an online arcHive debuts
the Stonewall 40 project began last year when San Diego Pride decided that the Center played an important part in the early San Diego Pride movement.
it was time to collect and preserve the history of the San Diego Pride movement Back then, the Center was literally at the center of the lGBt social community. In
before it was too late. It was a daunting task because few people had been those days, the Center was often the meeting place of the ad hoc pride commit-
keeping records along the way. Sadly, as is often the case with many civil rights tees which would organize each year to plan the Pride March.
movements, the lGBt community was often more focused on the next battle for as time went by, Pride became more organized. Doug Moore formed the
equality or the latest attack from the conservative right. lambda Pride organization with the hope that a consistent board of directors
It’s been 40 years since the beginning of the modern lGBt rights movement would lead to better organized and more successful Pride events. lambda Pride
began in new York City in a little bar known as the Stonewall Inn. the police raids struggled with many issues throughout the 1980s and were never able to quite
were a common occurrence at the time, but what made this particular raid un- live up to that hope, but that seed of an idea was planted and it began to germi-
usual, was that the clientele fought back! a fight broke out and spilled out into the nate in the minds of the community.
streets of Greenwich Village. Before it was over, the police officers conducting the It wasn’t until 1989, when Christine Kehoe and Scott Fulkerson co-chaired a
raid had to seek shelter within the very bar they were harassing in the first place. new Pride committee consisting of some of the most dedicated and giving mem-
It was the first time that the community had fought back in such a manner and it bers of the community that San Diego Pride really took off. they were dedicated
garnered national attention. to making Pride a success and they changed San Diego Pride forever. they hired
this galvanized people around the country to form their own groups promot- the first executive Director to plan the event. they set into place strict accounting
ing Gay Pride. Here in San Diego, the Gay liberation Front was one such group. procedures. they were poised for greatness.
the GlF consisted largely of college activists and they made a big splash on the the new organization was an enormous success. within a few years they real-
scene. they held annual “Gay-Ins” at local parks, they picketed the police station ized that not only were they able to make enough money to pay for the following
downtown to protest the unfair treatment of gays, they hosted regional lGBt year’s events, but they had a surplus, which enabled them to make grants to the
conventions from around the state, and they attended one of the first national community. Since 1994, San Diego Pride has given more than $1.3 million to our
lGBt conventions in Chicago. community. our San Diego Pride history is fascinating! Visit our website at www.
the GlF eventually faded away as members decided to devote their energy to- sdpridehistory.org to learn more. Read about the history of San Diego Pride and
wards opening a gay community center. In 1973, the Gay Center became a reality. a few of the many people who have been instrumental to the success of the local
For the first time, queer people in San Diego had a place, other than the bar scene, Pride movement. tell us YoUR story and send us your photos, videos, t-shirts, and
where they felt like they belonged, and where they could hang out, and feel safe. other Pride memorabilia.
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