<em>Gay Community News</em> staff with banner at Pride 1990
Gay Community News
Bromfield Street Educational Foundation
Boston Pride
Men and women of <em>Gay Community News</em> holding a large banner in the 1990 Pride march in Boston.
Susan Fleischmann
The History Project, Inc.
1990
Please credit Susan Fleischmann. Email info@historyproject.org for information about rights, reproductions, etc.
GCN.ORG.00272
Banner group of the Freedom Trail Band in Copley Plaza during Pride 1985
Lesbian and Gay Freedom Trail Band
A man twirls a baton and marches in the 1985 Pride Parade in front of a banner for the Lesbian and Gay Freedom Trail Band.
Susan Fleischmann
1985
Please credit Susan Fleischmann photographer
GCN.ORG.00234
Beverly Smith speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.
Smith, Beverly
Ketover, Dede
Combahee River Collective
Black Feminism
Lesbian Feminism
Boston Pride
Black LGBTQ+ People
Beverly Smith and two unidentified demonstrators, possibly Barbara Smith, speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.
Dede Ketover
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
1979
Copyright Dede Ketover 1979.
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GCN Vol. 6 No. 48
Black-and-White Photograph
8 x 10 inches
English
Still Image
GCN.PPL-00.637
Boston, MA
Cambridge Lavender Alliance co-chair Sue Hyde introduces Alice Wolf
Cambridge Lavender Alliance
Hyde, Sue
Wolf, Alice
In this photograph, Cambridge Lavender Alliance co-chair Sue Hyde introduces Alice Wolf to the participants at the Alliance sponsored brunch at City Hall. The large group of participants is standing in the lobby of City Hall with Hyde and Wolfe at the foreground on a staircase. The brunch was held as part of the annual Pride celebrations in Boston on June 8, 1991. The Cambridge Lavender Alliance was founded as a gay, lesbian, and bisexual political organization, largely for adults in Cambridge.
Susan Fleischmann
The History Project, Inc.
1991-06-08
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GCN.ORG.00179
Club Antorcha in the 1991 Pride Parade
Club Antorcha
Boston Pride
Club Antorcha (initially Latinos Unidos) was founded in 1989 from a focus group and survey conducted by Orlando Del Valle on Latino gay men's health sponsored by Latino Health Institute. It provided a social network to develop the extended family bond, and expand the visibility of Latino gay men in Boston. The motto of Club Antorcha was "Illuminating Our History, Lighting the Present, A Beacon Into the Future" which you can see on the banner carried by the men in the photograph. Club Antorcha's founders include Orlando Del Valle, Wilfredo Escobar, Fernando Miranda, and William Vélez. José de Jesús, co-founder of El Comité, Jarrett Barrios, and Yuri Orellana are original members. The group ended in 1992.
Susan Fleischmann
The History Project, Inc.
1991
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GCN.ORG.00197
Coll. 006: Boston Pride Collection
Boston Pride
The Boston Pride Collection consists of papers (some originals and some photocopies), photographs, and ephemera from 1970 to 2008 related to the Boston Pride March and Rally, as well as materials from various celebrations and events during Pride week. The bulk of the collection is news coverage surrounding Pride Week preparations, goals, controversies, and summaries.
The collection is arranged by year, and then by series. Most years contain folders for the following four series: Pride Week Guides, News Articles, Flyers/Pamphlets, and Images. Other series, which occur in certain years, are Pride Week Committee Papers (with folder titles stating the name of whichever committee was overseeing the Pride planning for that year), Speeches, Miscellaneous, Maps and Ephemera. The series entitled Pride Week Guides may contain itineraries, programs, or calendars describing Pride week events. Many of these folders also contain notes on Pride week events for that particular year. The News Articles series may contain newspaper articles (originals and/or photocopies), journal and magazine articles, and/or press releases. The Images series may contain original photographs, photocopies, or enlarged photocopied images from newspapers.
The History Project has original slides and photographs for the following years: 1973-1975, 1977-1980, 1986-1987, 1990-1991, and 1997. The Flyers/Pamphlets series contains flyers, pamphlets, bar or party cards, and religious service/interfaith service leaflets. The only Speeches series included at present is from 1970 and contains the original manuscript to a speech given at the Massachusetts State House by Laura McMurry.
Some years contain series folders for the committee that was overseeing the Parade for any given year. These folders may contain correspondence, notes, forms and photocopies of incorporation documents from the Secretary of State’s office. Also included are several 990 Federal Tax statements from some years.
There is a separate series for the Boston Dyke March, a separate march which has taken place 1994, and on the Friday before the Pride march.
The collection is arranged by year, with further arrangement by series. Every year contains a folder for Pride Week Guides and a folder for News Articles.
Email info@historyproject.org for information about rights, reproductions, etc.
THP-FA-006
Community members in Boston's annual Pride march holding a sign that reads "Women Hold Up Half the Sky"
Boston Pride
Image from the 1979 Pride showing marchers coming down Charles Street.
Unknown
The History Project, Inc.
07/1979
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Slideshow-PRIDE-June-1979-30
Contact Sheet of Boston Pride 1974
Sidney, Sylvia (Drag Performer)
Boston Pride
Six photographs from Boston Pride 1974 including parade floats, cars, drag performer Sylvia Sidney and other shots.
Unknown
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
1974
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Contact Sheet (partial)
10 x 2.5 inches
English
Still Image
GCN.PPL-00.615
Boston, MA
Dignity/Boston at Pride 1978
Dignity/Boston
Dignity/Boston was formed in the first waves of the Gay Liberation movement that followed the Stonewall Riots, and has been providing a home for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Catholics, their friends and supporters since 1972. Dignity/Boston was formed to unite these people and provide an instrument through which the voices of GLBT Catholics may be heard by the Church and by society. In this photograph, members of the Dignity/Boston are shown marching with signs in the 1978 Gay Pride March. Some of the signs read: "Dignity Boston, Be not afraid, I go before you." and "We are Priests," "We are nuns," and "We are police."
Ken Rall
The History Project, Inc.
1978
Please credit Ken Rall. Email info@historyproject.org for information about rights, reproductions, etc.
GCN.ORG.00213
Drag Performer Sylvia Sydney at Boston Pride 1974
Sidney, Sylvia (Drag Performer)
Boston Pride
Drag performer Sylvia Sidney marching in drag at Boston Pride 1974.
Unknown
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
1974
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Black-and-White Photograph
8 x 10 inches
English
Still Image
GCN.PPL-00.614
Boston, MA
Four LESLA members march with banners in 1990 Pride march
Lesbianas Latinas (LESLA)
LESLA (Lesbianas Latina) formed in 1986. Their statement of purpose reads: "We are a group of Latina lesbians who are committed to supporting each other through our biweekly meetings. We come with a variety of experience, needs, and expectations. Our common bond is our culture. Together we share our experiences and our lives as Lesbians. Our meetings focus on what is needed by the group and what is happening in our lives." In this photograph, four women march in the Pride march with the Lesbianas Latinas (LESLA) banner on Charles Street in Beacon Hill, while a crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Susan Fleischmann
The History Project, Inc.
1990
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GCN.ORG.00363
Jimmy (James) Saslow on GCN Pride Car
Gay Community News
Boston Pride
Saslow, James
LGBTQ+ Activism
Jimmy (James) Saslow in a unitard with wings poses on the hood of a Gay Community News car in Boston Pride 1974, which also marked the 1st anniversary of GCN.
Unknown
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1974-06
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GCN.ORG.00276
Jimmy (James) Saslow On GCN Pride Car
Saslow, James
Boston Pride
LGBTQ+ Activism
Gay Community News
Picture of James (Jimmy) Saslow, in costume, standing on top of the Gay Community News car in the 1974 Boston Pride parade which also marked the 1st anniversary of GCN.
Unknown
Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999
The History Project
1974-06
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Black-and-White Photograph
8 x 10 inches
English
Still Image
GCN.PPL-00.567
Boston, MA
Three Batucada Bells triangle players in a Pride march, 1986
Batucada Bells
The Batucada Belles, founded in 1982, are an all-women percussion troupe that has performed the Brazilian-inspired batucada samba in the Boston Pride march, the Walk for Hunger, the AIDS Walk, and other social justice rallies in the Greater Boston area. In this photograph, three woman play triangles with other drummers marching behind them through a crowded street.
Bernstein, Susan
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1986
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image/tiff
Image
GCN.ORG.00089