| Name of Event: |
|
International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day |
| Celebration Site: |
|
Civic Center Plaza |
| Parade Route: |
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Along Market St. from Spear to Grove/8th St. |
| Temp: |
|
62° |
| Crowd Est.: |
|
250,000 |
| Board Co-Chairs: |
|
Barbara Cameron and Greg Day |
| Mayoral Proclamation: |
|
Mayor Dianne Feinstein |
| Chronicle Cover: |
|
"Huge Gay Parade" |
| Examiner Cover: |
|
"Utah Gay's Coming out Party in SF" |
| 1st to Appear: |
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5 of 11 City Supervisors ride in Parade. No marching fee. |
| Major Events: |
|
- Event name changed to International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade,
adding "Lesbian" to the event name for the first time.
- Weeks earlier on June 5, 1981, a
CDC report
entitled "Pneumocystis Pneumonia --- Los Angeles"
notes the rare rise in California and New York
of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in young gay men. The article was later acknowledged
as the beginning of general awareness about the AIDS epidemic.
- Largest gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender people in the world at the time.
|
| City Grants: |
|
$9,325 |
| Economic Impact: |
|
Unknown |
| Grand Marshals: |
|
N/A |
