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At Philadelphia's first gay pride march, people were 'jeering at us and booing'

The organizers risked their jobs, lives, and safety to hold the 1972 march.

Thousands attended Philly’s first gay pride march in 1972, despite fears that spectators might attack them.
Thousands attended Philly’s first gay pride march in 1972, despite fears that spectators might attack them.Read moreTommi Avicolli Mecca