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Image of Gay couple in Pride parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992
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Gay couple in Pride parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992

In this image, Steve Reiswig, left, and Ron Clouse, both of Generic Leather Products of Washington, gather with their dogs, Willy and Jake, in downtown Seattle for the 1992 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Parade/March and Freedom Rally. An estimated 40,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.06
Date:1992
Image of Activists marching in Pride parade, Seattle, June 24, 1990
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Activists marching in Pride parade, Seattle, June 24, 1990

In this image, two men hold a banner for the Freedom Day Committee '90 while they march during Seattle's annual Lesbian-Gay Pride Parade on Capitol Hill. An estimated 20,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to be held annually on the last Sunday in June to honor the…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.07.1
Date:1990
Image of Dykes on Bikes leading the Pride Parade, Seattle, June 28, 1987
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Dykes on Bikes leading the Pride Parade, Seattle, June 28, 1987

The first Pride Week was celebrated by Seattle's gay and lesbian community in June 1974. Now called Seattle Pride, this series of events is held annually in late June to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride in Seattle.Dykes on Bikes began in 1976, with a group of lesbians riding in the San Francisco Pride march. Since then, the tradition has spread to Pride…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.08
Date:1987
Image of Motorcycles and a bicycle at front of  Pride Parade, Seattle, June 29, 1986
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Motorcycles and a bicycle at front of Pride Parade, Seattle, June 29, 1986

The first Pride Week was celebrated by Seattle's gay and lesbian community in June 1974. Now called Seattle Pride, this series of events is held annually in late June to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride in Seattle.Dykes on Bikes began in 1976, with a group of lesbians riding in the San Francisco Pride march. Since then, the tradition has spread to Pride…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.09
Date:1986
Image of Susan Benner and Michelle riding with Dykes on Bikes in the Pride Parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992
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Susan Benner and Michelle riding with Dykes on Bikes in the Pride Parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992

The first Pride Week was celebrated by Seattle's gay and lesbian community in June 1974. Now called Seattle Pride, this series of events is held annually in late June to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride in Seattle.Dykes on Bikes began in 1976, with a group of lesbians riding in the San Francisco Pride march. Since then, the tradition has spread to Pride…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.11
Date:1992
Image of Christina Kempf, Seattle, December 1976
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Christina Kempf, Seattle, December 1976

In January 1977, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a feature over two days about transgender people. An article titled "Women Trapped in Men's Bodies" told the stories of two transgender women, Thea Williamson and Christina Kempf. The women discussed their pasts and experiences before, during, and after their transitions. An article the following day titled "Mind and Body Should Match" discussed…
ID Number:2000.107.103.27.02
Date:1976
Image of Norm Rice and others campaigning against Initiative 35 in downtown Seattle, November 6, 1990
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Norm Rice and others campaigning against Initiative 35 in downtown Seattle, November 6, 1990

Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African-American mayor. Rice has remained a civic leader…
ID Number:2000.107.152.12.05
Date:1990
Image of Dennis Coleman conducting Seattle Men's Chorus rehearsal, November 26, 1990
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Dennis Coleman conducting Seattle Men's Chorus rehearsal, November 26, 1990

In 2016, Dennis Coleman (1949-) retired from the Seattle Men's Chorus, having served 35 years as artistic director of the organization, one of the largest gay men's choruses in the world. The chorus continues to be a treasured part of Seattle culture, touring widely, recording often, and performeding with the Seattle Symphony. In this image, singers watch director Dennis Colman…
ID Number:2000.107.177.01.01
Date:1990
Image of Interior of Shelly's Leg bar, Seattle, March 22, 1976
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Interior of Shelly's Leg bar, Seattle, March 22, 1976

Shelly's Leg was the first publicly gay disco and bar in Seattle when it opened on November 13, 1973, in a converted hotel in Pioneer Square at the intersection of South Main Street and Alaskan Way. Co-owner Shelly Bauman (1947-2010) funded the wildly popular party spot with settlement money from an accident at the Bastille Day Parade in 1970 which…
ID Number:2000.107.189.27.01
Date:1976
Image of Thea Williamson, Seattle, December 1976
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Thea Williamson, Seattle, December 1976

In January 1977, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a feature over two days about transgender people. An article titled "Women Trapped in Men's Bodies" told the stories of two transgender women, Thea Williamson and Christina Kempf. The women discussed their pasts and experiences before, during, and after their transitions. An article the following day titled "Mind and Body should Match" discussed…
ID Number:2000.107.231.13.02
Date:1976
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