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1977 Christopher Street West Pride Parade 3
1media/Screen Shot 2023-03-27 at 3.35.00 PM_thumb.png2023-03-27T22:35:45+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911“Dressed in flowing gowns with Carmen Miranda-type headgear, a car load of participants in the Gay Pride Parade rolls down Hollywood Boulevard.” Photograph dated June 23, 1977. According to first-hand accounts of the first appearance before the L.A. Police Commission, Police Chief Ed Davis began by asking, “Did you know homosexuality is illegal in the State of California?” After a short debate over the issue, the chief made his position even more clear. “Well, I want to tell you something. As far as I’m concerned, granting a parade permit to a group of homosexuals to parade down Hollywood Boulevard would be the same as giving a permit to a group of thieves and robbers.”plain2023-03-27T22:35:45+00:001977Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49