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The first pro-LGBT event in DFW occurred in 1972; it was an unorganized march in Downtown Dallas. [5] The first official gay pride parade took place in June 1980. [6] Since then, both the Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan divisions of the Metroplex have held their own separate gay pride festivals.
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LGBTQ+ advocates recall the ugliness gay people faced in North Texas.
Prior to the gay liberation movement, there were no LGBTQ community centers in the United States. They became popular in the 1980s following activism to combat HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQ community. By 2009, there were at least 150 throughout the country. [1]
A couple passing by in Echo Lake Park found Snay Gay’s body near railroad tracks about 50 yards from a walking path. When police arrived, the 26-year-old’s body still smoldered. He had been ...
It has been of particular interest to the media that the raid took place on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a notable raid of a gay bar which prompted the modern gay rights movement. [1] The address of the club, 651 South Jennings Avenue, was a classic location of gay bars in Fort Worth. [ 3 ]
Polytechnic Heights, known as Poly by locals, is a neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, located on the southeast side of the city. In 2016, the neighborhood had roughly 20,000 citizens. Texas Wesleyan University is located in Polytechnic Heights. Rosedale Street serves as the neighborhood's main roadway.
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Protesters rally in downtown Fort Worth against raid on gay bar (Queer Liberaction Milk Box event) Los Angeles Times: Texas police raid at gay club stirs ugly memories; Dallas Morning News: US Attorney's office will review raid at Fort Worth gay bar; New York Times; AP: Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar