March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights 1987
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2024.12.30Description
Poster for the October 11, 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights, which reads, "For Love and for life, We're not going back!" and promotes "Non-violent Civil Disobedience at the Supreme Court on October 13, 1987.Artwork Details
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The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights took place on October 11, 1987, drawing an estimated 500,000 to 750,000 participants. Galvanized by the AIDS crisis and the 1986 Supreme Court decision upholding sodomy laws, demonstrators demanded legal equality, federal funding for AIDS research, and civil rights protections. The event featured the inaugural public display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, laying out thousands of panels on the National Mall to memorialize those who had died. The momentum and collective grassroots energy of the march directly inspired the establishment of National Coming Out Day in 1988.Category
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