June 28, 1970: On the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, a "gay-in" is held in Sheepshead Meadow in Golden Gate Park.
June 27, 1971: Gay Pride activities include a rally and party.
June 25, 1972: San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto refuses to give a gay pride proclamation.
June 24, 1973: Name changed to "Gay Freedom Day."
June 27, 1976: First mayoral proclamation, by George Moscone.
June 26, 1977: A postcard issued for the occasion was written to anti-gay leader Anita Bryant. "Dear Anita, Having a gay time. Wish you were here," it read.
(Courtesy GLBT Historical Society Archive)
First parade downtown on Market Street.
June 25, 1978: Harvey Milk rides in the parade as an openly gay elected official.
(Photo: Dan Nicoletta)
June 25, 1978: Rainbow flag debuts; first year of city funding.
(Photo: Rick Gerharter)
June 29, 1980: Child care was provided for a donation of $1 per child. Lunch and a snack were provided.
June 28, 1981: Dykes on Bikes, shown here in 2008, became the lead contingent in the parade. Women had been riding their motorcycles in the event since 1973.
(Photo: Jane Philomen Cleland)
June 28, 1981: Name changed to Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade.
June 27, 1982: The Pride Parade's only death occurred this year �" Darryl Kevin Anderson was run over by a float.
June 30, 1985: Senator Alan Cranston (D-California) became the first U.S. senator to speak at a gay celebration.
June 26, 1988: Mayor Art Agnos, shown in the 1987 parade as he campaigned for mayor, became the first San Francisco mayor to appear in the parade.
(Photo: Rick Gerharter)
June 26, 1988: The parade started in the Castro for the first time.
June 26, 1988: At the height of the AIDS epidemic, the San Francisco Pride guide included this racy ad from the SF AIDS Foundation urging gay men to wear a condom.
(Courtesy GLBT Historical Society Archive)
June 27, 1993: The Pride Parade's theme was the controversial "Year of the Queer."
(Courtesy GLBT Historical Society Archive)
June 18, 1995: The name was changed to LGBT Pride Parade. This was the last year that San Francisco and Los Angeles pride events alternated weekends; San Francisco's would after this year be the last Sunday in June.
June 29, 2001: The Pride Parade's theme was the less-controversial "Queerific."
June 26, 2003: The U.S. Supreme Court issued its Lawrence v. Texas ruling that struck down sodomy laws across the county. The decision came just days before San Francisco's Pride Parade.
June 29, 2008: The state Supreme Court's May 15 decision legalizing same-sex marriage led to a "magical" SF Pride Parade, by which time couples had started marrying in the Golden State. Some, like Keith and Eric Evans from Reno, marched in the 2008 Pride Parade.
(Photo: Rick Gerharter)