8 | OutBoise Magazine | 2015 Pride Guide
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On May 24,1981 Metropolitan Community Church organized the first gay rally
on the Statehouse steps to protest Jerry
Falwell. Around 200 people attended.
On August 25, 1985, MCC hosted a picnic
in Municipal Park, representing a coming
out for Boise’s gay community. It was the
first open event for Boise gays. It was held
during the first AIDS Awareness Week. The
church also raised over $1,200 to fight
AIDS with a telephone pledge line.
Below, you can see the cover of Boise’s very first Pride Celebration’s “Pride
Guide.” The guide included information about the first celebration, Parade
Etiquette, as well as an LGBT dictionary,
to educate people on well-known terms
referring to LGBT culture.
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We’re quickly approaching the 25th anniversary of LGBT Pride in Boise. With that
in mind, we felt it important to recognize
the history surrounding the Pride