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Metropolitan Community Church in St. Louis was established in 1972 with a mission to serve the gay and lesbian community. [26] The church served as a center for organizing and hosted a gay pride rally in 1977. [ 25 ]
PrideFest St. Louis began in 1980 as the St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration. The theme began as "Celebration of Lesbian and Gay Pride" in 1980 and 1981, and changes yearly. The event is held annually during the last full weekend of June The 2017 event took place on June 23, [1] with Cleve Jones as the parade's Grand Marshal.
In June 2014, St. Louis officials licensed four same-sex marriages in order to provide the basis for a lawsuit when the state ordered them to stop the practice. [43] St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison held a hearing in the suit, originally State of Missouri v. Carpenter, on September 29 in state circuit court. [44]
It was published by Piasa Publishing, in St. Louis, Missouri. By 1992, the name had changed to The Lesbian and Gay News-Telegraph. In 1994, The New York Times reported their circulation at 14,000 copies, and in 1995, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said it had been reaching "40,000 readers". [1] [2] It was distributed in six states. [3]
Trinity focused its outreach on these two communities. The Mandrake Society, the first LGBTQ organization in St. Louis, was founded in 1969, and by the summer, Trinity was hosting its meetings in its building. The organization financially supported the legal defense of nine men who were arrested on anti-LGBTQ measures on October 31, 1969.
Garcia is from St. Louis. [2] His advocacy work began in his teenage years organizing local gay rights efforts. [2]After moving to Chicago in 1986, Garcia became a significant figure in the successful 15-year campaign for a 1988 ordinance prohibiting sexual-orientation discrimination. [2]
Dinah: A Monthly Publication of the Lesbian Activist Bureau [47] 1977 COGS: Coalition of Gay Sisters Newsletter: Columbia, Maryland Coalition of Gay Sisters [47] Amazon Farmers: 1977 Fayetteville, Arkansas: Ozark Wimmin on Land Moonstorm: St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Lesbian Alliance [25] Anamika: 1985 Brooklyn, New York Asian American focus
The following is a calendar of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) events. This list includes gay pride parades as well as events ranging from sporting events to film festivals, including celebrations such as Christopher Street Day. Criteria for inclusion on this list are: Active: The event is currently active. Discontinued ...