What the records say
- When
- 14 Oct 1979
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 38.90° N, 77.04° W
- Description
- 1979 political rally for LGBT rights in Washington, D.C.
- Participants
- 37500
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
1979 political rally
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 gay men, lesbians, bisexual people, and straight allies to demand equal civil rights and urge the passage of protective civil rights legislation.
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