1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1987_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian_and_Gay_Rights

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	protest LGBT pride event
gptkbp:date	October 11, 1987
gptkbp:estimatedAttendance	200,000 750,000
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:1993_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian,_Gay_and_Bi_Equal_Rights_and_Liberation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
gptkbp:legacy	AIDS Memorial Quilt public debut helped establish National Coming Out Day increased visibility for LGBT rights movement
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	national
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:AIDS_Memorial_Quilt_display National Coming Out Day established
gptkbp:notablePerformer	gptkb:The_Flirtations gptkb:Sweet_Honey_in_the_Rock gptkb:Holly_Near
gptkbp:notableSpeaker	gptkb:Allen_Ginsberg gptkb:Cesar_Chavez gptkb:Jesse_Jackson gptkb:Whoopi_Goldberg gptkb:Eleanor_Smeal gptkb:Larry_Kramer gptkb:Del_Martin gptkb:Phyllis_Lyon gptkb:Robin_Tyler
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:National_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian_and_Gay_Rights_Committee
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1979_National_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian_and_Gay_Rights
gptkbp:purpose	LGBT rights anti-discrimination AIDS awareness
gptkbp:requires	passage of a federal lesbian and gay civil rights bill ban discrimination based on sexual orientation increased funding for AIDS research and treatment legal recognition of lesbian and gay relationships repeal of laws criminalizing sodomy
gptkbp:slogan	For Love and For Life, We're Not Going Back!
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian,_Gay,_and_Bi_Equal_Rights_and_Liberation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6