The Team DC organizer was clear that they "don't want these community nights to just be a monetary transaction, we want to build bridges and encourage inclusion." Washington sports and the LGBTQ communityĪccording to the Washington Blade, the Washington Football Team will accompany the Capitals, Wizards, Mystics, Kastles, Spirit, Prodigy, DC United, Old Glory DC, and Citi Open in hosting Pride Night events in association with team DC. When you can break down a barrier between the LGBTQ community and the NFL, that's rarefied air." The first Pride march in New York City was held on June 28, 1970, on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Team DC organizer Brent Minor commented in an interview with the media outlet the Washington Blade that, "Establishing these relationships is important and who knows where this leads when you are embraced in a positive way. But by the late 1970s, San Francisco’s pride parade had become the country’s largest and most significant. For example, this photograph depicts people marching in San Jose’s first lesbian/gay pride parade in 1974. Now, Pride is celebrated around the world.
The response surprised even the parade's organisers, including Foster Gunnison and Craig Rodwell (pictured here). In April 1972, activists gathered under Albert Parks. Moreover, this news comes just months after defensive end, Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Raiders, announced that he was the first openly gay active player, a big story for the NFL, who have been trying to reach the LGBTQ community for some time now. Many cities in California and across the nation organized their own parades. On June 28, 1970, the first Pride paradeor gay liberation march, as it was called at the timetook place in New York City. Gay Day was Aotearoas first pride, kicking the movement off with a public and provocative start. See you all at FedEx Field for the first #Pride Night Out! Baton drop at 7pm in the Team DC Village.
? I gotta feeling… that tonight’s gonna be a good night…