Grey Villet-The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Gay rights protest, 1971. They also encourage press coverage of their protest actions. ![]() Militants often charge police brutality and welcome arrest for the sake of publicity. Grey Villet-The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Caption from LIFE A homosexual activist steps between a pair of police horses to be interviewed during a New York demonstration. With fists raised, they shout a football style "Gay Power" cheer at police blocking the building. ![]() Grey Villet-The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Caption from LIFE When a bill guaranteeing equal job opportunities for homosexuals stalled in New York City Council last spring, militants demonstrated at City Hall. The parade involved 300 male and female homosexuals, who marched without incident two miles from Gay Activists headquarters to a park near City Hall. “This is the life that I have always lived in my head and now it’s real.” Silent No More: Early Days in the Fight for Gay Rights Caption from LIFE In commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, militants this year designated the last week in June as Gay Liberation Week and celebrated with a candlelight parade. “I want to live my life unapologetically because I am proud of who I am and I am not going to apologize for who I am anymore,” she said in closing.
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