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The Issue. Music to Watch. Best of Detroit. Today Tomorrow This Weekend. Clair Shores Greater St. New York Beverage Control Board agents and NYC police officers raided the bar to enforce an alcohol control law that was seldom imposed anywhere else in the city. Raids on Gay establishments, however, were common at the time and were conducted regularly with little or no resistance. Fearful Gay patrons were often physically forced out of their gathering places, sometimes beaten, and arrested, with no just cause just for simply congregating.
On this historic night, Lesbians, Gay men and Drag Queens came together to fight back against police harassment for the first time. The crowd inside and outside of the bar erupted into violent resistance against the officers. Word spread quickly about the confrontation and outraged crowds gathered on subsequent nights to protest the mistreatment historically inflicted on the Gay community. These protests came to be known as the Stonewall Rebellion, with the uprising serving as the catalyst for the modern political movement for Gay and Lesbian liberation.
From , the civil rights march took place down Woodward Avenue followed by a rally at Kennedy Square. A party took place at the McGregor Center on the campus of Wayne State University following the rally, organized by a small number of dedicated Gay and Lesbian groups and volunteers. It began the tradition of being held on the first Sunday of June. In , the new chairman Michael C. His leadership continued until In , it was officially renamed Motor City Pride and moved to downtown Ferndale.
Triangle Foundation merged with Michigan Equality to form Equality Michigan; in , Motor City Pride relocated to Hart Plaza in Detroit and expanded to two days with the return of a parade to the festival lineup of events.
The festival grew to drawing over 35, participants and featuring over performers. In Equality Michigan assisted Motor City Pride in founding its own c 3 non-profit organization so the planning committee could concentrate on growing the festival and allowing Equality Michigan to focus on its core mission of victim services, education, and policy work.
Since that time, the festival has grown to attract over 55, attendees. Motor City Pride works to achieve this mission by producing the annual Motor City Pride Festival and Parade and through other community events throughout the year.
Connecting — The annual festival allows individuals to connect with organizations, clubs, companies, and other individuals to learn about services and activities available for our community and agencies working to achieve full equality for LGBTQ individuals. Celebrating — Pride is about celebrating the advances that we have achieved while working for full equality for all.
We are an entirely volunteer run organization with a mission of spreading awareness thru pride. Sunday of pride weekend starts the day off with our annual pride parade. Pride in Detroit! View The Pride Guide. Parking Map. These items are not allowed to be brought into the festival: Weapons Firearms, knives, Tasers, clubs, pepper spray, hazardous chemicals, explosives or incendiary devices of any kind.
Umbrellas , larger than a golf umbrella. Coolers, Hydration packs such as Camelbaks , empty water bottles are allowed Bicycles , Skateboards and inline skates Drones or remote controlled aircraft, cars or toys. Air Horns Laser Pointers. There will be portable facilities throughout the the plaza. Festival Map. Matt Connors Lead Dev. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Brent Matthews Project Cordinator. Trisha Johnson Design Expert.
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