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Lesbian/Gay Freedom March poster, Seattle, June 27, 1981
Order an ImageThe "Stonewall Rebellion 1981 Lesbian/Gay Freedom March" occurred outside the federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle on June 27, 1981. About 1,500 demonstrators participated in the event, criticizing leaders of the country's "Moral Majority" for their conservatism, which marchers said negatively affects the jobs, pay, housing, and life-style of queer people. The event was sponsored by the Stonewall Committee, a Seattle coalition of gay men and lesbians that organized the city's early pride marches.
This poster for the event lists the different issues the march was to address, as well as instructions on where to meet. Endorsers of the event are listed from Seattle, the Tri-Cities, and Bellingham.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, June 28, 1981, p. 60; "LGBTQ Organizations and Periodicals, the Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project, The University of Washington, https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/lgbtq_organizations.htm
This poster for the event lists the different issues the march was to address, as well as instructions on where to meet. Endorsers of the event are listed from Seattle, the Tri-Cities, and Bellingham.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, June 28, 1981, p. 60; "LGBTQ Organizations and Periodicals, the Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project, The University of Washington, https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/lgbtq_organizations.htm
ID Number: 2014.89.2
Date: 1981
Creator(s):
Stonewall Committee, Creator
Physical Description: 1 poster : color ; 14.75 x 21.75 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, 2014.89.2
Copyright: All Rights Reserved