'The San Francisco Gay &amp; Lesbian Freedom Day Parade: 1984-1990'<br /> <br /> We photographed the &lsquo;San Francisco Gay Parade&rsquo; from 1984&ndash;1990, and recognized that given our skills and interests in telling a story thru a documentary photo essay, we could and should document the gay community fighting for its civil rights, for equality, for understanding and awareness, and for coming together as a community - and this became our project's focus.<br /> <br /> We were after three objectives -- to create a photo essay that would capture the love and commitment that we observed again and again by couples and by the community organizations; to create a moving and heartfelt portrait of the gay community through this annual parade; and to create a historical archive of what it was like when gays and lesbians had the courage to march peacefully on Market Street and in the Castro District, demanding their equal rights.
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