Gay Pride Week '74

GAY PRIDE WEEK '74

During the week of June 22nd to June 30th, Gay women and men will celebrate the 3rd annual Michigan Gay Pride Week in Detroit and Ann Arbor. This year is the 5th anniversary of Christopher Street Gay Pride Week, the celebration of the 1969 Christopher Street rebellion in New York City, when Gays rose up to defend themselves against police attacks.

Since the Christopher Street rebellion Gay women and men have been demanding their full equality and an end to the constant harassment that they go through in their daily lives. We are coming out in greater numbers every year recognizing our Gay identity and our Gay pride. This year our theme symbolizes these feelings: Liberation Now: Gay Pride and Struggle.

During the week of June 22 to June 30, there will be a series of program for Gay people in both the Ann Arbor and Detroit areas.

Local HRP councilwoman Kathy Kozachenko will submit two resolutions to the city council on June 17. The first will call for citywide support of the Gay movement for civil rights and will officially declare the week of June 22-29 as Gay Pride Week. The second will urge all citizens to adopt ordinances like Ann Arbor's Human Rights Ordinance, which although not well enforced by the Republicans, does at least in words protect gays from discrimination. All Gay people and supporters are urged to attend the council meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Other activities and festivities for Ann Arbor have not been finalized as the SUN goes to press. For information call Gay Hotline at 761-2044 or the gay advocates, 763-4186.

Activities in Detroit are numerous:

Saturday, June 22nd, there will be a Fair at Trinity Methodist Church, 13100 Woodward in Highland Park from noon to 8:00 p.m. The Fair will feature films, art collections, music and seminars. There is a $.50 donation at the door. Tuesday, June 25th, there will be a picket line at Traffic Court in Detroit at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday June 26th, there will be a special Television program on Gay Liberation on Channel 56, WTVS from 10:30 to 11:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 27th, there will be a consciousness raising group at 8:00 p.m. at 906 W. Forest (the Gay Community Center) in Detroit. Also on Thursday there will be a special one hour long program of Gayly Speaking, a Gay radio program on WDET-FM 101.9 at 11:30 p.m.

On Saturday, June 29th, there will be a demonstration and rally and a dance in  the evening. The rally will begin 1:00 p.m. at Kennedy Square followed by a march up Woodward at 2:30  which will culminate at Louis Stone Park at Forest and Fourth. Later in the evening there will be a Gay Dance at Cobo, room 3037 from 8:00 p.m.to 1:00 a.m. The admission charge will be $2.00.

On Sunday, June 30th, there will be a picnic at Palmer Park, north of the Duck, which will last the entire day.

Gay women and men are tired of being state being victims of this sexist state and we reiterate our demand: Liberation now: gay pride and struggle.

For further information, interviews, dates, locations, etc. please contact the Gay Pride Week 74 Planning Committee (Box 631-A, Detroit, Michigan - 48232; or call Franz Martin at 833-1920, or Marvin Gried at 864-6164).

From Shots, a collection of photography from the underground press, edited by David Fenton