Planning the Very First Gay Pride March

01/29/25 • 40 min

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Ellen Broidy proposed and helped lead the very first Pride March in 1970 in NYC. She reflects back on what inspired the march, what its original goals were, and whether she believes those goals have been achieved.

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But We Loved - Planning the Very First Gay Pride March

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But We Loved is a production of iHeart Podcasts and the Outspoken Podcast Network. Hey, it's Jordan. I wanted to share some exciting news. We've been nominated for Outstanding Podcast of the Year at the Glad Awards. This is the top recognition for queer media in our industry, and I just wanted to say thank you so much, because we couldn't have done this without you. Your emails, your messages to me on Instagram and TikTok. They mean so much to me