Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On June 16, 1977, KPRC-TV reporter Nancy Holland covered a small anti-LGBTQ+ rally outside Houston City Hall — a demonstration organized by Rev. Joe West in support of singer Anita Bryant. 📺📍
What this segment doesn’t show — but what history remembers — is what happened just across downtown the same night, when thousands mobilized in response, igniting a new era of LGBTQ+ activism in Houston. 🕯️🏳️🌈
Digitized through our CLIR grant, this footage offers a rare on-the-ground look at a pivotal moment in the city’s queer history.
#LGBTQHistory #HoustonHistory #QueerHistory #Montrose #TexasArchive
On June 16, 1977, KPRC-TV reporter Nancy Holland covered a small anti-LGBTQ+ rally outside Houston City Hall — a demonstration organized by Rev. Joe West in support of singer Anita Bryant. 📺📍
What this segment doesn’t show — but what history remembers — is what happened just across downtown the same night, when thousands mobilized in response, igniting a new era of LGBTQ+ activism in Houston. 🕯️🏳️🌈
Digitized through our CLIR grant, this footage offers a rare on-the-ground look at a pivotal moment in the city’s queer history.
#LGBTQHistory #HoustonHistory #QueerHistory #Montrose #TexasArchive
