Millennium March on Washington
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The Millennium March on Washington was an event to raise awareness and visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and issues of LGBT rights in the US, it was held April 28 through April 30, 2000 in Washington, DC. The Millennium Pride Festival was held prior to the March, it was a huge event that saw tens of thousands flock to the US capital. A march from the Washington Monument to the front lawn of the United States Capitol took place on April 30, where the crowd was addressed by several members of Congress and, via video, by President Bill Clinton. Estimates of attendance ranged from 200,000 to 1 million people.[1][2] Including a 18 year old Pete Buttigieg.
Equality Rocks concert
[edit | edit source]One of the weekend's more successful events was the sellout Equality Rocks concert produced by LGBT rights organization Human Rights Campaign. The concert was held in Washington's RFK Stadium and included stars such as Melissa Etheridge, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Garth Brooks, k.d. lang, and Tipper Gore.
Controversies about lack of inclusiveness and financial mismanagement
[edit | edit source]The event was criticized for a lack of inclusiveness and political focus as well as concerns over financial accountability.[3]
Allegations of theft from a vendor and severe financial mismanagement arose after the event.[4] The final accounting showed the event ended with $330,000 in unpaid debt.[5] In terms of the expense per participant, it was the least cost-efficient of any national LGBT march to date.[6]
Portrayal in a documentary
[edit | edit source]The documentary A Union in Wait was filmed at the march.
See also
[edit | edit source]- National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1979)
- Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1987)
- March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993)
- National Equality March (2009)
- National Pride March (2017)
- List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Sandalow, Marc. Exuberant Gay March in D.C., San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2000, retrieved August 9, 2007
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- ^ Sandalow, Marc. Millennium March:Gay Rally Bares Deep Divisions, San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2000, retrieved August 9, 2007 from commondreams.org
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- ^ Gallagher, John. Past due, forever - Millennium March debt, The Advocate, July 17, 2001, retrieved November 4, 2009 from the Internet Archive
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