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1987 Gay & lesbian rights march on Washington D.C...
1987 Gay & lesbian rights march on Washington D.C...
Item # 718102
October 20, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 20, 1987
* The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
* LGBTQ "The Great March" of 750,000 participants
* During the AIDS epidemic - "ACT UP" political group
The front page has a photo showing demonstrators at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights with heading: "Behind The Lines At The Gay March" (see images)
And beginning on page 26 is an editorial with heading: "ARMIES OF THE DAWN" with subhead and a few more related photos. This editorial continues on multiple inside pages.
AI notes: The 1987 Gay and Lesbian March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, held on October 11, 1987, was a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. Often referred to as the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, it drew an estimated 500,000 people to the nation’s capital, making it one of the largest demonstrations for LGBTQ+ rights at the time. The march demanded civil rights legislation, an end to discrimination, increased AIDS research and treatment, and a repeal of sodomy laws. It was also notable for the first public display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and it helped galvanize the modern LGBTQ+ movement, leading to the first National Coming Out Day being celebrated the following year on October 11.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete with 164 pages, tabloid size, one fold along the center, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
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Category: The 20th Century
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