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22-740: Notes The Legacy Project was conceived at the National March on Washington for GLBT Civil Rights in 1987 . The advent of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt , the first recognition of what would become National Coming Out Day (October 11), the first Act Up civil disobedience at the U.S. Supreme Court, and the simple experience of being at the March itself inspired the Legacy Walk's creators to propose an outdoor LGBT history installation that would leap-frog over

44-554: A home. In 1986, Steve Ault and Joyce Hunter, co-coordinators of the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights , drafted documents to extant lesbian and gay organizations soliciting interest in a new march. The response was favorable, and the two organized an initial planning meeting in New York City on July 16, 1986, where it was decided that the march would be held in 1987. Representatives from all known lesbian and gay organizations were subsequently invited to

66-604: A main focus for the department in 1982. Norman was also the first openly lesbian African-American on the San Francisco Police Commission . Pat Norman was portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg in the docuseries When We Rise , which was released in early 2017. Pat Norman died at an assisted living facility in Las Vegas, on August 4, 2022, at the age of 82. She had suffered from dementia for some time prior to her death. The San Francisco Chapter of

88-431: A national conference in New York City on November 14–16, 1986 where they would discuss the politics, logistics and organization of the event. The delegates would be addressing four primary concerns: The conference was held under the slogan "For love and for life, we're not going back!" Throughout the planning weekend, delegates debated many aspects of the march itself, including the needs of more marginalized members of

110-680: Is joined by its cousin – the traveling "Legacy Wall" – which began a state-wide tour in 2015. In 2017 the Legacy Wall began a national tour that has taken LGBT contributions to world history and culture on the road by visiting libraries, high school and university campuses, cultural institutions, civic plazas, and corporate headquarters across the country. 41°56′43″N 87°38′58″W  /  41.94528°N 87.64944°W  / 41.94528; -87.64944 Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights

132-716: The Lesbian Mothers Union (later known as Lesbian Mothers and Friends) with Del Martin and others; it was concerned with custody problems and provided support for lesbian mothers, who were routinely stripped of their parental rights for being openly gay. As a counselor with the Center for Special Problems from 1972-1979, she wrote and implemented policy regarding mental health services for sexual minority communities. She also developed training programs for health workers who served these communities, training over 300+ staff members to become competent, sensitive, and aware of

154-894: The United States Supreme Court Building . The desire for a national march in the LGBT community was prompted by two major events in the 1980s: the AIDS pandemic, the Ronald Reagan administration's lack of acknowledgment of the AIDS crisis; and the Supreme Court of the United States ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick upholding the criminalization of sodomy between two consenting men in the privacy of

176-803: The March on Washington, who in September 1971 applied for a marriage license with his partner Paul Barwick in Seattle Washington. They later filed the suit Singer vs Hara , which ended in 1974 with a unanimous rejection by the Washington State Court of Appeals. Energized by the sense of community, moved by the AIDS Quilt , and inspired by the activists from ACT UP New York, many participants returned home and started their own chapters of ACT UP or similar lesbian and gay rights organizations. A year later, in commemoration of

198-684: The National Organization for Women, 1987; Harvey Milk Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club, Community Achievement Award, May 1990; 14th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Mobilization Award, Mobilization Against AIDS, May 1997; Certificate of Appreciation, The Greater Geary Boulevard Merchants Association (for her dedication and contributions made to the Merchants of Geary Boulevard, as President of Police Commission), 1998; Certificate of Honor, Board of Supervisors, 1998; Certificate of Appreciation, Police Commissioner, 1999 - (as

220-856: The President of the Office of Citizen Complaints from 1996-1998); California State Assembly, Certificate of Recognition, 2001; Native American AIDS Project, Certificate of Appreciation, 2003; In 2007, Pat Norman was honored with the San Francisco Pride's Lifetime Achievement Award and was the Grand Marshall for the San Francisco Pride Parade that year. Norman has also received numerous awards from places such as Ms. , The Bay Area Women's Leadership Forum, San Francisco Mayors Dianne Feinstein and Art Agnos ,

242-642: The community – lesbian and gay people of color, those living in poverty and with disabilities. The second meeting of the steering committee was held in January 1987 in the City of West Hollywood at City Hall. Steve Ault, Pat Norman and Kay Ostberg were elected as the three national co-chairs of the event. The final organizational meeting for the march took place in Atlanta on May 2–3, 1987. This meeting served primarily to hammer out logistical details and determine

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264-433: The cultural and business nexus of Chicago's LGBT community. The dedication of the rainbow pylon streetscape brought to an end the eleven-year search for a site to house the outdoor museum. Planning for the Legacy Walk's creation and fundraising for its launch took 13 years. The inaugural dedication of the Legacy Walk's first eighteen bronze memorials took place on National Coming Out Day , October 11, 2012 – exactly 25 years to

286-490: The day that the idea was first conceived. Each year on the anniversary of its creation, additional bronze memorials are added. As of 2019 the Legacy Walk consists of thirty-eight bronze memorials, each of which is digitally linked to a cloud-based system accessed either by scanning a QR Code or by activating a microchip on each marker with Near Field Communication technology. This opens a portal in users' smartphones to watch video and download education resources. The Legacy Walk

308-416: The education system which failed to acknowledge and teach about LGBT contributions to world history and culture. The City of Chicago became the logical site because, in 1991, it had established the first Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame to recognize the contributions of Chicago's LGBT community; and because, in 1998, the City of Chicago had dedicated the "Rainbow Pylon" streetscape on North Halsted Street to define

330-660: The first nationwide bisexual gathering, which led to the eventual 1990 founding of the North American Bisexual Network . Lani Kaʻahumanu 's article " The Bisexual Movement: Are We Visible Yet? ", was also included in the Civil Disobedience Handbook for the Supreme Court action. The 200,000 person estimate, widely quoted from The New York Times , was made several hours before the march actually began; similarly, most of

352-478: The march, and to continue the momentum, the first National Coming Out Day was established. Pat Norman (activist) Elise "Lori" Norman; Angela Norman James Norman Zachary Norman Pat Norman (born Pat Richardson , October 21, 1939 – August 5, 2022) was an American activist for women's rights , as well as the rights of the African American and LGBT communities. In 1971, Norman cofounded

374-695: The needs of the LGBTQ+ communities. Norman was the first openly gay employee of the San Francisco Health Department . While employed with the San Francisco Health Department from 1978-1987, she created the position of Coordinator of Lesbian/Gay Health Services in which she served the gay and lesbian community in San Francisco and helped initiate community response to the AIDS epidemic, which became

396-536: The pictures the mainstream media used were taken early in the morning, or of the AIDS Quilt viewing area rather than of the much larger march itself. Police on the scene estimated numbers during the actual march to be closer to 750,000. The event was supported and endorsed from its early stages by such national LGBT organizations as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force . Faygele Ben-Miriam attended

418-544: The slate of individuals to speak at the rally. The delegates at the West Hollywood convention chose seven primary demands to serve as the platform for the 1987 March. Each of these demands was supplemented with a broader list of demands which extended beyond the scope of single-issue LGBT concerns. In doing so, the organizers wished to underscore their recognition that oppression of one group affects oppression of all groups. The seven primary demands were: The march

440-472: Was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. , on October 11, 1987. Around 750,000 people participated. Its success, size, scope, and historical importance have led to it being called, "The Great March". It marked the first national coverage of ACT UP , with AIDS activists prominent in the main march, as well as making headlines the next day during mass civil disobedience actions at

462-558: Was led by Cesar Chavez , Eleanor Smeal , Jesse Jackson , Whoopi Goldberg and several other celebrities, who were followed by people with AIDS and their supporters, a number of whom were in wheelchairs. Members of ACT UP brought their brand of theatrical and photogenic direct action to the march, and were featured prominently in the media of the event. Speakers at the rally included, among others: The march marked increased visibility for bisexuals. A bisexual contingent of about 75 (co-organized by artist Liz Nania) marched, and then held

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484-496: Was part of six days of activities, with a mass wedding and protest in front of the Internal Revenue Service on October 10, and, three days later, a civil disobedience act in front of the Supreme Court building protesting its rulings upholding Bowers v. Hardwick . The march, demonstration and rally also included the first public display of Cleve Jones's NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt . The march itself

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