by Evelyn Bailey
Sunday, May 16, 1971: the first gay picnic - About 300 people from Rochester, buffalo and other upstate areas gathered in Genesee Valley Park for Rochester Gay liberation Front's First Annual "Gay In." A volleyball game and a women's touch football game highlighted the afternoon picnic.
June 21-27, 1971 is Gay Pride Week all across the country for the second year. In New York City a march by 50,000 gay people on June 27 will be the highlight of the week on the East Coast. The Rochester Gay Liberation Front is charting a bus to New York City for the March. The bus fare is $15 round-trip.
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by Evelyn Bailey
Excerpted from the June 29, 1971 issue of the Empty Closet
GAY PRIDE WEEK in New York City began on Friday, June 18 and consisted of 10 days of plays, movies, workshops, dances, suppers and marches.
Thursday, June 24 a candlelight march to City Hall was held in support of the City Council bill for fair employment for gay people. Several people were arrested.
Friday, June 25 several dances and a community supper were held.
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