Pride Picnic
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Title
Pride Picnic
Subject
Event Narrative
Description
First Pride Picnic was held on June 26, 1983
Before parades, there were Pride Picnics and Pride Festivals, private events where gays and lesbians could celebrate pride month without the fear of being outted by television cameras. They were held at Turkey Lake Park, Lake Whipporwill, Camp Heronwood, and the Central Florida Fairgrounds livestock pavilion before eventually combining with the Pride Parade celebration in downtown Orlando.
"In the early years, pride picnics consisted of volunteers putting a sound system and a keg of beer in their car and heading to the biggest private park we could find that would allow us gather and grill. The media was not invited" - David Bain
Before parades, there were Pride Picnics and Pride Festivals, private events where gays and lesbians could celebrate pride month without the fear of being outted by television cameras. They were held at Turkey Lake Park, Lake Whipporwill, Camp Heronwood, and the Central Florida Fairgrounds livestock pavilion before eventually combining with the Pride Parade celebration in downtown Orlando.
"In the early years, pride picnics consisted of volunteers putting a sound system and a keg of beer in their car and heading to the biggest private park we could find that would allow us gather and grill. The media was not invited" - David Bain
FREEDOM FEST '83
GIANT "FAMILY" PICNIC
TURKEY LAKE PARK
HIAWASEE RD ORLANDO
GAMES FUN FOOD
12 NOON 5 p.m.
*This is the first Pride Picnic we can find a printed record of but it might not be the first. We do know the first pride picnic was held at Turkey Lake Park.
*This is the first Pride Picnic we can find a printed record of but it might not be the first. We do know the first pride picnic was held at Turkey Lake Park.
Creator
David Bain
Event Item Type Metadata
Event Type
Picnic
Citation
David Bain, “Pride Picnic,” LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida - Digital Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, https://floridalgbtqmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/16942.
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