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Motorcycles and a bicycle at front of Pride Parade, Seattle, June 29, 1986
Order an ImageThe 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 events in many cities across the US. Seattle's Pride parade has been led by leather-clad women on motorcycles since at least 1978, though the Seattle Dykes on Bikes chapter was only officially recognized in 2023.
This image is a rear view of the balloon-carrying Dykes on Bikes as they lead the 1986 Pride parade. One bicyclist displays a gay pride message on her bicycle as she follows the group's motorcycles along Broadway.
Caption information source: Photo caption, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 30, 1986, p. A5
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 events in many cities across the US. Seattle's Pride parade has been led by leather-clad women on motorcycles since at least 1978, though the Seattle Dykes on Bikes chapter was only officially recognized in 2023.
This image is a rear view of the balloon-carrying Dykes on Bikes as they lead the 1986 Pride parade. One bicyclist displays a gay pride message on her bicycle as she follows the group's motorcycles along Broadway.
Caption information source: Photo caption, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 30, 1986, p. A5
ID Number: 2000.107.073.36.09
Date: 1986
Creator(s):
Ekren, Dave, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 11 x 7.75 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.073.36.09, photo by Dave Ekren
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