The unveiling comes 50 years after Seattle’s first Pride event and during LGBTQ+ History Month.
SEATTLE — Seattle Pride unveiled a new historical marker Tuesday at the site of the city’s first Pride celebration in Occidental Square park.
The marker includes a timeline of significant events in local LGBTQ+ history and is part of the Alliance for Pioneer Square’s “Trail to Treasure” walking tour, which celebrates people and places that have shaped Seattle.
Several organizers of the first Pride event in 1974 were on hand to reveal the marker, including David Neth, who said the first Pride was a truly historical moment.
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