National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
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| - | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' | + | 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. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[LGBT social movements]] | ||
| + | * [[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) | ||
| + | * [[National Equality March]] (2009) | ||
| + | * [[List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.]] | ||
| + | * [[National Pride March]] (2017) | ||
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The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a large 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 rights and urge the passage of protective civil rights legislation.
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See also
- LGBT social movements
- 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)
- National Equality March (2009)
- List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.
- National Pride March (2017)
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