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Gay Liberation Front members demonstrating against police chief, Seattle, May 5, 1973
Order an ImageIn this image unidentified members of Seattle's chapter of the Gay Liberation Front picket in front of Police Chief George Tielsch's condominium on Sand Point Way. Some of the demonstrators carry signs, reading "Gay For Good," "Now is Our Time, Gay is Good," "War Over A Word: Gay," "I Have a Right to Love My Way," and "Stop Harassment of Drag Queens, Transvestites, & Transgenders." The group peacefully paraded for about four hours, drawing attention to Chief Tielsch's refusal to discuss accusations of uniformed police harassing homosexual men and women, particularly in the Pioneer Square area, where many of Seattle's gay night spots were concentrated.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, May 6, 1973, p. 63.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, May 6, 1973, p. 63.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.073.36.02
Date: 1973
Creator(s):
Brownell, Tom, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7.75 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.073.36.02, photo by Tom Brownell
Copyright: All Rights Reserved