The first Pride march took place in New York City 50 years ago, on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Martin Boyce was there. He recalls watching people join in as the march went on: 'All of a sudden, I realized I was no longer alone.'
In archival film, the marchers look determined. Many wore long-sleeved, button-down shirts. They carried red, purple and yellow banners. The iconic rainbow flag had yet to be created. And they had signs on long wooden sticks that said"Gay Pride" and"I am a lesbian and I am beautiful.""All of a sudden, I realized I was no longer alone," Boyce said."There were people on my left, people on my right. Gays were joining us every three blocks.
But there were darker notes from counter-protesters. There was a sign referencing Sodom and Gomorrah. One man told the filmmakers the march was a communist plot to divide America. He called it"disgraceful and disgusting."YouTube But soon, the marchers started to relax and enjoy themselves. They held hands. They chanted things like,"Say it loud, gay is proud" and"Out of the closets and into the streets."There were no speakers, because the organizers hadn't thought they would even make it as far as the park. They had a"gay-in" instead, similar to the"be-ins" of the time. There was casual folk music.
Activist Victoria Cruz has pictures from Central Park that day. It was the first time she had publicly declared her identity like that, but she says she wasn't scared. "I felt liberated. I felt like, you know, here I am in grade school, saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. And after Stonewall, I felt freedom and justice for all. And that freedom and justice included me, so I was kind of proudThat evening, a similar march was held in Los Angeles. The following year came a march in Boston, and soon Washington D.C., London, Tel Aviv. And 50 years later, all those parades have come together to celebrate globally.
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