March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation
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| - | The '''National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights''' was a large [[Demonstration (people)|political rally]] that took place in [[Washington, D.C.]], US on October 14, 1979. The first such march on Washington, it drew between 75,000 and 125,000 gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people, and straight allies to demand equal [[civil and political rights|civil rights]] and urge the passage of protective civil rights legislation. | + | The '''March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation''' was a large [[Demonstration (people)|political rally]] that took place in [[Washington, D.C.]] on April 25, 1993. Organizers estimated that 1,000,000 attended the March. The [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia|D.C. Police Department]] put the number between 800,000 and more than 1 million. |
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| - | * [[LGBT social movements]] | + | * [[National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] (1979) |
| * [[Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] (1987) | * [[Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights]] (1987) | ||
| - | * [[March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation]] (1993) | ||
| * [[Millennium March on Washington]] (2000) | * [[Millennium March on Washington]] (2000) | ||
| * [[National Equality March]] (2009) | * [[National Equality March]] (2009) | ||
| - | * [[List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.]] | ||
| * [[National Pride March]] (2017) | * [[National Pride March]] (2017) | ||
| + | * [[List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.]] | ||
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The March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 1993. Organizers estimated that 1,000,000 attended the March. The D.C. Police Department put the number between 800,000 and more than 1 million.
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See also
- National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1979)
- Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1987)
- Millennium March on Washington (2000)
- National Equality March (2009)
- National Pride March (2017)
- List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.
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