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The March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C., on April 25, Organizers estimated that 1,, attended the March. Over , people gathered on the National Mall in Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Testifying on behalf of New York’s Gay Rights Bill of , Rustin gave a speech, ‘The New Niggers are Gay’, outraging black civil rights patriarchs and clergymen who were appalled by his suggestion that gay persecution was an injustice on par to Jim Crow.

We demand passage of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights bill and an end to discrimination by state and federal governments including the military; repeal of all sodomy laws and other laws that criminalize private sexual expression between consenting adults. The March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi (Sexual) Equal Rights and Liberation was a joyous, peaceful affair, lacking--except for a few speakers--the angry tone that so often.

Maybe I should do a story for the Village Voice on bisexuality.

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Comments 5. By the time I got to the top of the stairs and walked to edge of the backstage I was over it. There we were in the front of the March carrying the banner, performing on the morning stage, and marching loud, proud and visible with almost every group. Many national organizations objected to the manner in which the march had been called, without a debate and a broad coalition in place such as those that had preceded previous marches.

Two days after the march to people were arrested at a civil disobedience action at the Supreme Court. Marchant, Ian A quiet sense of pride filled me the morning of April 25th. We are everywhere. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.

After all I had been a producer and I understood the situation they were in, however editing my speech to two minutes was completely out of the question. Just days after the march, Confidential magazine reported on a homophile conference in Philadelphia, where one Washington, D. Supporters of the Millennium March saw the event as a necessary means to rally the community in a vital election year. You bet your sweet ass we are!

Thegovernment must provide safe sex education to all youth. He wanted to do a story paralleling the Martin Luther King March and this one. Says Richen, a little-known fact is that the march was organized by Bayard Rustin, a vocal gay activist. Marchant, Anyda — United States U. Yoruba Richens. She said that she could sense that our group was full of love. They have seemingly similar goals: basic human rights and equality. Following the grassroots organizing structure of its predecessor, the march also dramatically expanded the network of local organizations working for change in rural areas and gave birth to National Coming Out Day that is marked each year on the march's anniversary.

This was it. Loraine Hutchins with her bisexual pride t-shirt flashing stood out in this crowd. Certainly not us We are every race, class, culture, age, ability, religion, gender identity and sexual orientation.