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Vintage Pride: 20 Stunning Photographs of Queer Liberation From Decades Past

What did Pride look like 20, 30, 40 years ago?

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A participant at a Gay Pride gathering in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1972. (Photo by Harold Adler/Underwood Archives/Getty Images)
By NewNowNext Editors
June 20, 2018 / 11:24 AM

With Pride Month in full swing, we decided to scrape the archives for vintage photos of queer celebrations. From the 1970s through today, LGBTQ visibility has certainly shifted, but its core meaning has remained the same: We are unabashedly proud of who we are.

Below, find a select sampling of our favorite Pride photographs from 40, 30, and 20 years ago, all of which capture the beauty and resilience of our community.

Boston, 1970

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View of the large crowd, some of whom are holding up handmade signs and banners, participating in a gay and lesbian pride parade in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, 1970. (Photo by Spencer Grant/Getty Images)

Boston, 1970

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View of the large crowd, some of whom are holding up handmade signs and banners, participating in a gay and lesbian pride parade in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, 1970. (Photo by Spencer Grant/Getty Images)

San Francisco, 1972

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A participant at a Gay Pride gathering in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1972. (Photo by Harold Adler/Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

New York City, 1975

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Couples embrace and kiss in Central Park after a Gay Pride Parade, New York, New York, June 26, 1975. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images)

New York City, 1975

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A group, led by several people carrying an 'It's Time! National Gay Task Force' banner, marches up Sixth Avenue during the annual Gay Pride parade in New York City, June 29, 1975. (Photo by Peter Keegan/Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Boston, 1977

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View of female impersonators at gay pride rally, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977. (Photo by Spencer Grant/Getty Images)

New York City, 1982

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Two women embrace during the Gay Pride parade in New York City, USA, June 1982. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

New York City, 1982

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Gay Pride Day in New York City, June 1982. One woman wears a t-shirt with the slogan 'How dare you assume I'm straight'. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

New York City, 1982

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A group of men relax on the street during the Gay Pride parade in New York City, USA, June 1982. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

London, 1983

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Lesbian & Gay Pride, London 1983. (Photo by: Photofusion/UIG via Getty Images)

New York City, 1983

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A transvestite holding a placard reading 'God save the American queens!' during the Pride Parade (later the LGBT Pride March) in New York City, June 1983. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

New York City, 1984

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Two men watching the Gay Pride parade in New York City, USA, June 1984. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

New York City, 1989

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25th June 1989: A crowded parade float full of smiling and dancing gay rights activists passes through the crowd at the 1989 Gay Pride Parade in Greenwich Village, Manhattan (Photo By Walter Leporati/Getty Images).

London, 1990

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Two black men kissing at Gay Pride London UK 1990s. (Photo by: PYMCA/UIG via Getty Images)

London, 1992

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Lesbian & Gay Pride, London 1992. (Photo by: Photofusion/UIG via Getty Images)

New York City, 1995

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New York City, 1995

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227635 01: Two unidentified couples stand at the Third Annual Lesbian Pride Parade June 24, 1995 in New York City. The parade commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969 leading into a month of Lesbian and Gay events held throughout the country in major cities. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Liaison)

Los Angeles, 1997

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HOLLYWOOD, : A man disguised as the actress Cher marches during the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in Hollywood 22 June. Thousands of people gathered to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when drag queens clashed with police in New York City. Since that time, this celebration has become an annual event and one of the largest of this country. AFP PHOTO / Hector MATA (Photo credit should read HECTOR MATA/AFP/Getty Images)

New York City, 1999

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Two men dressed partially in military clothing pose for photographs with tourists on Fifth Avenue during the 30th Annual Lesbian & Gay Pride March 27 June 1999 in New York. This is also the 30th anniversay of the Stonewall Riot in New York, marking the beginning of the gay political movement. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

New York City, 1999

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353646 11: One participant kisses another during the Gay Pride Parade June 27, 1999 in New York City. The Gay Pride Parade is organized for and on behalf of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals and groups, and all others who support the struggle for the liberation of these communities. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Liaison)
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