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1979 - Standing up against queer bashing
Lynn businessman and politician, Jay Gilbert, takes a stand against gay bashing. The article describes an assault on Washington St.
Before he came out in 1979, Gilbert ran for Lynn city council at large in 1969, state representative for 9th Essex in 1970, and state representative for 1st Essex in 1971. Gilbert is an advocate for gay rights in Lynn.
Pictured: News clipping
Location: Washington St, Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA
Source: The Daily Item
Date: 1979-12-19
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Before he came out in 1979, Gilbert ran for Lynn city council at large in 1969, state representative for 9th Essex in 1970, and state representative for 1st Essex in 1971. Gilbert is an advocate for gay rights in Lynn.
Pictured: News clipping
Location: Washington St, Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA
Source: The Daily Item
Date: 1979-12-19
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1979 - March on Washington
The front page of the Lynn Item reports that 75,000 marched in Washington, DC for gay rights.
Pictured: The Capitol
Location: The Capitol, Washington, DC
Source: The Daily Item
Date: 1979-10-15
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Pictured: The Capitol
Location: The Capitol, Washington, DC
Source: The Daily Item
Date: 1979-10-15
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1978 - First Gay Pride Flag
The rainbow flag or pride flag is a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of LGBT pride began in San Francisco, California, but eventually became common at LGBT rights events worldwide.
Originally devised by the artists Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara and other activists, the design underwent several revisions after its debut in 1978, and continues to inspire variations as the fight for gay rights continues.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Source: Wikipedia
Date: 1978-06-25
Originally devised by the artists Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara and other activists, the design underwent several revisions after its debut in 1978, and continues to inspire variations as the fight for gay rights continues.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Source: Wikipedia
Date: 1978-06-25
1973 - Robert Dow, gay rights pioneer
Lynn native Robert Dow is an early advocate for gay issues in New England and president of the Homophile Union of Boston, HUB. He lost his job at Lynn's J.J. Nissen Baking Corp after advocating for gay rights during a TV interview. As reported in the Gay Community News, Nissen's fired him because they were afraid that his political and civil rights activism might give them a bad name.
Pictured: Robert Dow
Location: Lynn, MA
Source: Gay Community News, page 3
Date: 1973-11-17
Pictured: Robert Dow
Location: Lynn, MA
Source: Gay Community News, page 3
Date: 1973-11-17
1973 - Robert Dow on WNAC TV
Robert Dow appeared on TV, advocating for Gay rights.
Location: Lynn, MA
Source: Gay Community News
Location: Lynn, MA
Source: Gay Community News
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