![]() Though the legal victory was short-lived (the law went back on the books until 2003), a spirit of defiance, perseverance, and unity kept the parade growing strong, attracting tens of thousands of people each fall. In 1983, the parade moved from June (the traditional Pride Month) to September and was renamed the Texas Freedom Parade after a judge ruled against the Texas sodomy law. The second Dallas Pride parade wouldn’t happen again until 1980 and by 1982 it was taken over by the Dallas Tavern Guild, a new organization of LGBTQIA+ bars and venues, that fueled the parade’s growth into a major annual event. ![]() Three months later, organizers in Dallas presented the city’s first-ever Pride parade, a politically charged event that was also a celebration of personal liberty and freedom. The events of that fateful June 28 evening in 1969 brought to the forefront a conversation about equality for everyone, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. The Stonewall riots in New York City changed the course of history for the LGBTQIA+ community, not only in the United States but worldwide.
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