Now, the people in this film are perceived as pioneers - in 1972 they were simply weirdos. Chase felt that gay people should make their own case to the public, and this film was made in hope it might be helpful in changing attitudes in the straight community. Filmed in in financial district near Market Street, the sparseness helped the film makers with their interviews on the street. It was the first Gay Pride in a city in the UK and the. Notice the turnout was sparse (only two blocks of well-wishers turned out to watch the begining of the parade, but the atmosphere was electric. On 1 July 1972 a carnival parade of protest was held from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square London. We are proud to see that for the first time, the Government. Governor Martyn Roper, Premier Hon Wayne Panton, and Member of Parliament Barbara Conolly to the event. The Cayman LGBTQ Foundation announced that it has officially invited H.E. That parade followed two years later (1972), with a huge attendance and a lot of very brave people. Meantime, for the first time, Government officials have agreed to take part in the Cayman Pride Parade. The very first parade was held a year after the Stonewall Riots (1970) on Folsom Street, organized by the rock group Black Sabbath as a promotional event for a number of emerging bands. This was actually the first “official” gay parade, organized with permits by the city. PARADE 1972 This film of the very first Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco was believed to be lost for almost 50 years.
