Protestors read aloud a list of demands at four of these sites, which were believed to represent oppressive institutions: Jacque’s Cabaret in Bay Village, Boston police headquarters on Berkeley Street, the State House on Beacon Hill, and St. This parade was explicitly political. Its route included thirteen sites of demonstration.
The first official Gay Pride March in Boston took place on Saturday, June 26, 1971-two years after the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests in New York largely credited with sparking the U.S. Boston has played a historically important role in drawing national attention to LGBTQ rights.
