With the slogan “Our Day Out,” three hundred gays and lesbians gathered and marched in Durham. One year after the march in 1980, the state’s first gay and lesbian march took place. This was the beginning of a bond between the growing LGBTQ activist community and progressive allies. Reminiscent of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the march in Greensboro brought gays and lesbians into the larger conversation on civil rights in the state. Gay and lesbian activists from across the state joined in the anti-hate protests.
The origins of North Carolina Pride, now Triangle Pride, grew out of the 1980 “March Against Klan/Nazi Terror” in Greensboro.
It is also the home of the Triangle Pride Parade and Festival, the state’s largest pride event held every fall. Durham, North Carolina has a rich history of LGBTQ activism and progress.
