Lesbian and Gay Pride, 1988

Lesbian and Gay Pride Marches were community affairs in the early days. There were no barriers between the viewers and the marchers. Often marchers would spot friends on the sidelines and stop to talk and watch the march for a while, rejoining the march when other friends or interesting groups passed by. Similarly, people who started out watching would spot friends and join the march. Thus there was a fluidity to the event and no clear distinction between observer and participant – everybody was part of the community. Also, as this was a community event, people marched as individuals or as members of community organizations or ad hoc groups (e.g., Fags Against Facial Hair). The only corporate floats represented bars, not huge international corporations. 00:30- Michael Cowling 00:45- ACT UP (also 04:54, 06:11) 01:00- Eric Sawyer (01:42, 03:53) 01:09- Herb Spiers 01:34- Frank Jump, Rich Jackman 01:52- Michael Neslin 02:01- Howie Pope 02:18- Jennifer Munson, Scott Heron 02:54- The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps 03:12- Lesbian Herstory Archives 03:53- ACT UP Housing Committee 04:26- Reno 05:08- Michael Molyneux 05:24- GMHC 05:41- Michael Savino 06:31- Robert Vazquez-Pacheco 07:15- Mark Fotopoulos 07:45- PWA (People with AIDS) Theater Workshop