1977: “Unity (A Day With Human Rights Is Like A Day Without Sunshine) / No More Miamis”

Grand Marshals Jess Jessop and Gloria Johnson. Lambda Archives of San Diego.

Despite the infighting and dispersion of niche interest groups that occurred the previous year, participation in the 1977 Pride march increased. That year, former Miss America runner-up Anita Bryant began crusading against gay rights and was involved in overturning a Florida ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. Bryant then pushed a Christian fundamentalist-backed national… Continue reading 1977: “Unity (A Day With Human Rights Is Like A Day Without Sunshine) / No More Miamis”