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Demonstrators holding a gay pride flag. March organizers agreed upon seven primary demands, each with further secondary demands. The primary demands were: [7] 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 ...
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, [1] [2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
January 19 – Women's March on Washington (and many other local marches) [72] February 16 – Take Back the Vote, march on Washington before Congress introduces the new Voting Rights Act. [73] March 14 – Kids at Washington Liberty, Yorktown, and other schools near D.C, marched against gun violence. Kids wore orange and held big signs to protest.
Watch live as March on Washington takes place on Saturday 26 August, with thousands expected to attend the 6pth anniversary of Dr King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Crows are gathering at the ...
Judy Tallwing McCarthey, the leather community's keynote speaker at the march [12] Robin Tyler, activist, producer, and out gay comic, also emceed the main stage at the march and produced "The Wedding," the first mass act of civil disobedience by the gay community in support of the right to marry. The march marked increased visibility for ...
It’s been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, but Fatima Cortez Todd says she still remembers the sense of unity she felt standing on the national mall that day.
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 1979.The first such march on Washington, it drew between 75,000 and 125,000 [1] gay men, lesbians, bisexual people, transgender people, and straight allies to demand equal civil rights and urge the passage of protective civil rights legislation.
Thousands of people are expected to gather in the nation's capital Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march.