Shoulders to Stand On

Gay Pride Rochester NY June 28, 1989

History Corner: Pride Around the World

by Evelyn Bailey

1  –  4 July  Madrid Gay Pride 2010: the parade on Saturday, 3 July, is by far the largest gay parade in Spain and one of the biggest parades throughout Europe, with thousands of international visitors. Called ›Madrid Orgullo‹

2  –  4 July CSD Köln – Cologne Gay Pride 2010: parade on Sunday, street festival from Friday till Sunday in the Old Town of Cologne

3 July         London Gay Pride 2010: Pride weeks from 19 June till 3 July, parade on Saturday, 3 July.    Rome Gay Pride 2010: has been announced to start with a ›thousand kisses‹. Vienna Gay Pride 2010: with the Rainbow Parade on Saturday at 14:00 from Stadtpark via Schwedenplatz, Ringturm, Rathausplatz and Parliament to Schwarzenbergplatz, where the free open-air closing event will take place.

9  –  13 July Barcelona Sitges Gay Pride: the first gay pride ever in Sitges. With sporting, cultural and party events and a Gay Pride Village at the promenade every day from 17:00.

9  –  18 July Warsaw EuroPride 2010: with the international parade on Saturday, 17 July, and Pride Park from 16 till 18 July.

11 – 18 July Prince Edward Island  Pride 2010

17  –  18 July Munich Gay Pride 2010: 30 years Christopher Street Day (CSD) München

17 July           Vienna Life Ball 2010: annual glamorous and very excentric ball and the biggest charity event in Europe to fight HIV and AIDS. This year in July, in the night before the XVIII International AIDS Conference starts in Vienna.

22 – 28 July  Finland Tampere Pride 2010 Queer Culture Event 2010

24 - 31 July  Belfast Pride Festival Ireland’s largest lesbian, gay and bisexual festival and ranks in the top ten largest pride parades in the United Kingdom!

26 July – August 1  Stockholm Pride  Stockholm Pride is an oasis for the LGBT community.

Events in Gay History - July

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.

Events in Gay History - June

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.