1982
1977
The Festival is moved to the Parking Lot
Orange Juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant’s
of the West Coast Production Company,
anti-gay crusade unites the community.
on Hancock St.
1970
Protesters carry signs saying “Let she who is
without sin, cast the first orange.”
The San Diego chapter of the Gay Liberation Front is
formed by students at San Diego State College. They
hold the first “Gay-In” at Presidio Park the same year.
1980
A split forms in the
1974
community as many
200 gays and lesbians march in protest
Lesbians, unhappy with
for the first time through the streets of
the March becoming a
1989
downtown SD; some cover their heads
Parade, leave the pride
Chris Kehoe and other commu-
with paper bags for fear of reprisal - This
committee to form
nity leaders convene a new Pride
action is recognized as the first organized
the Lesbian Solidarity
1983
organization to celebrate the 20
march in San Diego
Movement.
Mayor Roger Hedgecock
years since Stonewall. The new
issues a “Proclamation for
Pride committee hires the first
Human Rights.”
Executive Director, Tim Williams.
1975
Gay Pride March starts
downtown at “Hobo Park” and
ends in Balboa Park. Barbra
Gittings and Alan Spear are
Grand Marshals. 1987
Mayor O’Connor becomes
the first politician to walk in
1971
1981
the parade. At the Rally after
the parade Nicole Murray-
Members of
After years of ad hoc
Ramirez, Gloria Johnson,
the GLF picket
committees, Lambda Pride
and Rick Anderson get 3,000
outside the
is formed and becomes San
people to march on city
SDPD office to
Diego’s first permanent pride
hall carrying 289 wreaths
protest police
organization. The first festival
representing aids victims.
harassment of
is held on Juniper St.
1978
The wreaths were laid on the
homosexuals.
State Senator John Briggs attempts
steps of city hall.
to pass Prop 6, which would allow gay 1986
and lesbian teachers to be dismissed Lambda Pride cancels the festival due to lack of
and forbid any positive portrayal of funds, but an outraged community leads to an ad
homosexuality in the schools. hoc committee organizing its own separate festival.
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