- Title: GERMANY: GAY PARADE IN MEMORY OF 1969 CLASH BETWEEN TRANSVESTITES AND U.S POLICE.
- Date: 1st July 1995
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (JULY 1, 1995) (RTV -- ACCESS ALL) 1. SLV GAY PROTESTERS WITH BANNER READING IN GERMAN: "WE WANT AN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW" 0.04 2. SV TWO MEN PLAYING BADMINTON 0.06 3. SV CHEERLEADERS DANCING (3 SHOTS) 0.16 4. SLV TOPLESS WOMAN /MALE CHEERLEADERS DANCING (3 SHOTS) 0.26 5. MCU BRIGHTLY DRESS
- Embargoed: 16th July 1995 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
- City:
- Country: Germany
- Reuters ID: LVAB25QF1D3CI7PRW7LPAWDA6WRT
- Story Text: Thousands of colourfully dressed homosexuals paraded through central Berlin on Saturday (July 1) in memory of a 1969 clash between transvestites and New York City police.
At least 10,000 people marched in the "Christopher Street Days" parade, a police spokesman said.
Thousands of curious Berliners were on hand to watch the marchers dance along the route, many sipping champagne and spraying one another with water on a hot summer's day.
Many had painted their bodies, wore feathers in their hair or donned costumes as cheerleaders or the Pope.
The parade was commemorating three days of rioting in New York in June, 1969, which were sparked by police raids on Greenwich Village bars which were popular with gays and lesbians.
The New York riots are considerd to be the foundation of the gay awareness movement in North America.
- Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None