Celebrating diversity for over 33 years
The day began as many had that spring: overcast and rainy. But when Pride stepped off, the sun came out. In reaction to the Iraq War, several contingents in the March made anti-war statements. Two participants reenacted John Lennon’s and Yoko Ono’s 1969 bed-in to protest the war.[1]
First this year: The Parade Simulcast on Jumb-Tron at the Boston Common.
Grand Marshal: The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
Parade Marshals: Dr. James Bonanno and Dr. Nance Norman from Fenway Community Health Center and Gunner Scott a community activist.
Photos and Memorabilia from 2003
LGBTQ Historical Highlight
- The Supreme Court strikes down the Texas sodomy statute, ending legal prohibition of lesbian and gay intimacy that stretched back to the time of Henry VIII[2]
- The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court holds that gays and lesbians have a state constitutional right to marry, making the Bay State the first state in the country to embrace marriage equality[2]
Event Details
Date: June 14, 2003
Theme: Peace Through Pride
Organized by: The Boston Pride Committee, Inc.
Parade Route
START – Copley Sq., Boylston St., Right on Clarendon St., Left on Tremont St., Left on Berkeley St., Right on Boylston St., Left on Charles St., END – Boston Common