8th
Come Out with Joy,
Speak Out for Justice
June 25, 1978
| Name of Event: | Gay Freedom Day | |
| Celebration Site: | Civic Center | |
| Parade Route: | On Market St. from Spear St. to Grove St. and UN Plaza | |
| Temp: | 69° | |
| Crowd Estimate: | 240,000 | |
| Board President: | Celest Newbrough, Chris Ferry | |
| Mayoral Proclamation: | Mayor George Moscone | |
| Chronicle Cover: | The Serious Side of Gay | |
| Examiner Cover: | Gay Freedom Day Marching Band | |
| 1st to Appear: | Gay Freedom Day Marching Band. Rainbow Flags. Dykes on Bikes leads the parade. | |
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| City Grants: | $10,000 | |
| Economic Impact: | Unknown | |
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Harvey Milk in the 1978 Parade
Supervisor Harvey Milk rode in the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade holding a sign that reads, "I'm from Woodmere N.Y." It was just a few short months later in November that Milk was assassinated along with then-Mayor George Moscone. Milk spoke to the crowds at the 1978 Gay Freedom Day Celebration in San Francisco's Civic Center in a scene that was famously depcited in The MILK Movie featuring Sean Penn. The full text of Milk's original speech is available here:
Supervisor Harvey Milk's Speech
at San Francisco Gay Freedom Day 1978
'No Briggotry': Fighting the Briggs Initiative
Harvey Milk's Message in the 1978 Official Program
1978 Parade Route
1978 Gay Freedom Day Event Schedule
