The decade after the 1969 Stonewall riots was an era of rebellion, activism, and visibility. These pictures show how New York City's LGBT community and its allies celebrated the city's pride march in the 1970s.
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Left: View along Sixth Avenue as hundreds of people march toward Central Park, June 26, 1975. Right: A couple kiss on Sixth Avenue, June 26, 1975.Bettmann / Bettmann ArchivePeople parade through Manhattan, 1971.A group of men dressed in leather cross 32nd Street and Fifth Avenue, 1979.Left: Demonstrators holding signs from DignityUSA, a national Catholic LGBT organization, pause in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1977. Right: A marcher makes his way down Fifth Avenue, 1979.
Onlookers watch the march from the curb on Sixth Avenue as a roller skater rides in the street, June 26, 1975.Members of the Gay Activists Alliance take part in Pride, 1971. Behind them is the organization's Washington, DC, chapter.Contact
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