![]() In 1970, students at SDSU, including architect of our regional movement Jess Jessop, founded the San Diego Chapter of the Gay Liberation Front and held early protests and “ Gay-Ins” in solidarity with the national GLF movement, which conducted and coordinated solidarity events with first annual “ Christopher Street Liberation Day March“. ![]() It reminds me of the legacy gifted to us by the pioneers of our movement – those early struggles and successes of our community as it fought legal oppression, societal norms, and too often internally. I love having that piece of history hanging next to me as I work every day. The year was 1975, the first year to have a permitted Pride Parade, but not the first year of Pride in San Diego. 90% of our income came from button sales. In my office hangs a copy of the oldest known San Diego Pride budget.
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