MUSI 2540 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: City Year, Dyke March, Collective Action
9 May 2018
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The Music of Pride
About Pride
● It all started at Stonewall Inn on June 27, 1969
○ Pride events mark a 6-day protest against police raids on gay-friendly
establishments.
● First Pride events held in NYC, LA, and Chicago on June 28, 1970.
● Pride challenges heteronormativity: the imposition of a strict gender binary on individuals
by society.
○ Heteronormativity regulates romantic relationships and gender identity.
● Through Pride celebrations, presence becomes protest.
○ “Festive affairs do the serious work of protest by challenging cultural meanings
as marchers and spectators publicly revel in the joy of being themselves” - Bruce
(2016)
○ Pride events seek broad cultural change
Team Research
● Visit the official website for your city’s Pride
○ When will pride take place?
● How is live music integrated into the festival?
○ Is there a schedule line-up? Who will perform?
● What other are events are scheduled, in addition to the parade and live music?
○ Are other pride/LGBTQ events listed on the site (e.g. Dyke March; Black Pride)?
● How is Pride monetized in your city?
○ Are there ticketed events? Sponsors?
● Share your research!
BOSTON PRIDE
June 9th
Sunday, February 11th
4:30pm
Black Pride 2018 Drag Paint Party
Jacque’s Cabaret
$30
buy
now
Saturday, February
24th
7pm
2018 Youth Valentine’s Dance
City Year
$7
buy
now
Thursday, June 7th
7:10pm
Pride Night @ Fenway Park / Tigers vs. Red
Sox
Fenway Park
$31 or
$33
buy
now
Youth Pride
Latinx Pride
Black Pride
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