Over 300 people showed up for Erie's first ever Pride Rally Saturday, October 10th from noon to 4PM on Perry Square.

First and foremost, we should thank all the folks who made Pride Erie '97 such a success.

We had a great turnout this year for the annual Pride Picnic at Presque Isle, despite some potentially unfriendly looking clouds.

An estimated 125 lesbigays, supporters, and their families attended the 1996 Celebrate Pride!

The picture you see on this page was taken on Saturday, October 28, 1995 on the steps of the Erie County Courthouse.

About 120 people showed up for the Erie Pride March/Rally on Sunday, October 3.

The League of Gay and Lesbian Voters (LGLV) organized the 3rd annual Erie Pride Picnic at a cabin near Beach 6 on Saturday, June 10, 1995.

The League of Gay and Lesbian Voters (LGLV) organized the 3rd annual Erie Pride Picnic at a cabin near Beach 6 on Saturday, June 10, 1995.

This is the article which Greg Valiga, one of the main organizers and who was also then the coordinator for the League of Gay and Lesbian Voters (LGLV) Erie, wrote that appeared in the June 1995 issue of Erie Gay Community Newsletter.

The Bridges Picnic on June 11th was a very pleasant, low-key affair.

In June the Pride Picnic was held. The picnic was scheduled for June because that is the month when gay and lesbian pride marches and other observances take place around the country and internationally.