![]() ![]() On July 4, 1965, forty (40) people carried signs in front of Independence. When few would publicly identify themselves as gay, these brave pioneers challenged pervasive homophobia. The NBA league front office will march in the New York City Pride March this weekend. Gay Pioneers is the story of the first organized annual homosexual civil rights demonstrations held in Philadelphia, New York and Washington, DC from 1965-69. ![]() In May, city employees spoke with Sixers staff members on the history of Philadelphia’s LGBT community and the current landscape of the community in a special staff event. This week, we look back at the country’s first gay pride march held in New York City on June 28, 1970, the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and what led up to that historic. The Sixers haven’t isolated their LGBT outreach to Pride Month. “Participating in the Philly PrideDay Parade created an opportunity for our organization and our community-minded employees, as individuals, to take meaningful, symbolic steps towards a goal of a more inclusive society.” “The Philadelphia 76ers organization is committed to supporting inclusion and acceptance in the communities of the greater Philadelphia and New Jersey region where our fans live, work and play,” Tyneeha Rivers, Philadelphia’s 76ers Vice President of Human Resources, told Outsports in a statement. Members of the team’s front office handed out Sixers paraphernalia to the onlooking crowd as they marched the parade route. The Philadelphia 76ers took to the streets this weekend to celebrate with the LGBT community for the Philly PrideDay Parade.
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